About

Firm Overview
Our Difference
Guiding Principles

Who We Are

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Summit Park was founded in 2006 to make control investments in products and services businesses. Our firm’s history is rooted in trust, enduring relationships, and a shared vision to invest in great companies looking for a partner for their next phase of growth. Summit Park has an established track record of partnering with business owners. For two decades, our strategy has remained consistent and the importance of fostering a cohesive partnership and vision for growth remain foundational elements of how we do business.

Why We're Different

Our firm is, in many respects, similar to the businesses in which we invest. While entrepreneurial in spirit, we have built a strong team and institutional infrastructure designed to support founders and their companies. Our senior professionals bring deep experience and remain actively engaged in every investment, ensuring thoughtful partnership and hands-on involvement.

We understand that a sale is one of the most important decisions an owner will make, with implications for both the business and its people. We approach this responsibility with care, striving to create outcomes that respect the company’s legacy while positioning it for future success.

Because we value the unique culture of each business, we work to preserve what makes it special while using our resources to minimize disruption and guide change at the right pace. This balance—protecting the core while enabling growth—is at the heart of enduring partnerships and long-term success in the lower middle market.

Operational Resources

We understand the nuances of small business culture and work to preserve what makes each company unique. By minimizing disruption and setting the right pace of change, we create true partnerships. From our investment strategy to the people we hire, Summit Park is designed with founders in mind.

Our Value Creation Team (VCT) team provides hands-on support in finance, talent and human resources, sales and marketing, and M&A. Extended by our LEAD program and executive network, we help management teams move faster and achieve more.

We focus on Products and Services companies where we have deep expertise and relationships. Through thematic campaigns and an in-house business development team, we proactively identify opportunities and serve as an informed, engaged partner to drive growth and create value.

What Guides Us

Our guiding principles are the compass that directs how we grow our team, collaborate with partners, and generate strong results for all stakeholders.

Shared Values Create Better Outcomes

We are passionate about building companies of extraordinary value alongside management teams who share our values of integrity, honesty, and fair dealing.

Commitment When It Counts

We pride ourselves on being an engaged and thoughtful partner, willing to make the investments necessary for accelerated growth, and investing with a longer term perspective.

Building From a Strong Foundation

We are disciplined in executing our investment strategy and conservative in the use of debt capital, as financial leverage should never limit a company’s ability to grow.