Bio

Jeff has over seven years of investment banking experience executing sales, mergers, divestitures and go-private transactions for entrepreneurs, family-held businesses, private equity firms and publicly-held companies. His client base is comprised of representation across multiple industries, including consumer branded products, retailers, manufacturing products, healthcare products and services, building products and business services. Jeff joined Hennepin Partners as part of its founding in 2018. Prior to Hennepin Partners, Jeff was a member of the M&A Group at Craig-Hallum Capital, alongside other current colleagues of Hennepin Partners. Jeff started his investment banking career with Imperial Capital, a Los Angeles based, full-service investment bank, where he primarily focused on entrepreneur and privately owned consumer businesses, as well as healthcare and real estate transactions. Prior to Imperial Capital, Mr. Peterka spent nearly 4 years in the audit practice of Deloitte and Touche where he served middle market clients in the healthcare, financial services, construction, and oil and gas sectors. Jeff received a B.A. (Accounting and Pre-Business Law) from Ohio University.