Peter Van Raalte Bio

Mr. Van Raalte is a co-founder of Corinthian Capital and serves as Chairman of the Board of Best Lighting and M&R, and previously served as Chairman of Board of Friedrich Air Conditioning, Sabre Industries, Audio and Video Labs, and Wolf-Gordon. He has overseen the growth and successful realization of numerous private equity investments for over two decades. Prior to co-founding Corinthian Capital, Mr. Van Raalte was a co-founder, Senior Managing Director and member of the investment committee at Lincolnshire Management for over 19 years where he led the deal origination group and participated in transaction financing, due diligence, and portfolio management. Previously, he was an officer in the Special Buyout Finance Division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), with the responsibility of underwriting leveraged loans for leading private equity firms. Mr. Van Raalte is a graduate of the University of Vermont (B.A. in Economics) and New York University (M.B.A. in Finance).