Michael Blackburn
Founder, Managing Partner at Petra Capital Partners
- Role
- Managing Partner at Petra Capital Partners
- Location
- Nashville, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Blackburn
Investor in high growth small businesses.Specialties: Small business investing
Experience
Managing Partner
Jun 1998 — Present · Nashville, TN, US
Fund management company with 5 funds totaling approximately $730M of invested capital. Currently investing our fifth SBIC fund, Petra Growth Fund V, with $270M of available capital to invest. Focused on US small businesses in need of growth capital in the form of subordinated debt and equity. Will invest up to $20M in subordinated debt and equity in companies with at least $1M of ebitda at time of investment. Prefer healthcare services, IT, telecommunications and business services.
Education
Vanderbilt University
BA, English
1982 — 1986
Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
1994, MBA
1992 — 1994
Skills
- Healthcare
- Ipo
- Middle Market
- Business Intelligence
- Investment Banking
- Capital
- Investments
- Valuation
- Funding
- Venture Capital
- Insurance
- Due Diligence
- Mutual Funds
- Small Business
- Outsourcing
- Management
- Corporate Development
- Strategic Planning
- Private Equity/Venture Capital
- Strategy
- Business Strategy
- Leadership
- Mergers
- Business Services
- Start-Ups
- New Business Development
- Consulting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Telecommunications
- Equities
- Asset Management
- Private Equity
- Mezzanine
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