Summit Park Announces Addition of Mike York to the Firm

Summit Park, a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the lower middle market, is pleased to announce the addition of Michael York to our team. Mr. York joins Summit Park as a Principal and will support the firm's efforts in sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, as well as monitoring the performance of our portfolio companies.

"We are pleased to have Mike join the Summit Park team. He has strong experience in the middle market, and we expect him to contribute significantly to the continued growth of our firm from day one," said Bob Calton, Managing Partner of Summit Park.

Prior to joining Summit Park, Mr. York was an Associate at BlackArch Partners. Prior to BlackArch, he was the founder and CEO of Soldthru, an ecommerce services company focused on pricing optimization for online retailers. Before Soldthru, Mr. York worked at Fidelity Equity Partners as a Private Equity Associate focused on investments in middle-market companies in the business services and technology-enabled services sectors. Mr. York began his career at Rothschild where he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst in the business services, media and energy sectors.

Mike received a BA in Economics from Amherst College and his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Summit Park (www.summitparkllc.com) is a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the lower middle market. We focus on investing in businesses with revenue between $20 to $100 million or EBITDA between $4 and $12 million. We review a variety of transactions in the business services, light manufacturing, and distribution industries with operations primarily based in the Southeast, Mid-South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S.