Alterna Capital Solutions Executive to Join Affiliate’s PE Fund Advisory Board

Alterna Capital Solutions (ACS), a specialty and alternative financier to high-growth small businesses, today announced that one of its executive team members, Greg Carpenter, will join the newly formed advisory board for a private equity fund from affiliate Alterna Equity Partners (AEP). In this advisory role, Carpenter will serve the fund by providing guidance on investment strategy, exploring new opportunities through an expanded network and sharing insights from his experience in alternative and institutional financing.

“I’m honored to join AEP’s board,” said Greg Carpenter of ACS. “Rob has proven his keen abilities to identify healthy founder-owned and family-owned companies and nurture them into high-value assets. I’m eager to share my expertise and contribute to the fund’s success.”

“Greg’s financing experience in the SME sector and insights from working directly with business owners are valuable additions to our fund’s advisory board,” said Rob Konrad, founder & managing partner of AEP. “I’m confident he’ll offer sound guidance as we greatly expand our reach of control and non-control investment opportunities.”

Greg Carpenter is an EVP and Managing Partner at ACS, where he focuses on growing revenue and distribution channels for the firm. Before joining ACS, Carpenter served in a variety of roles in the alternative and institutional financing sectors, including positions at LSQ Funding, Bank of America Securities and Goldman Sachs.

Alterna Capital Solutions is committed to elevating small-business success into greatness through innovative and comprehensive small-business financing solutions delivered with a personal touch. Founded in 2018, ACS provides financing for up to $25 million in growth capital.

Alterna Equity Partners focuses on control and non-control investments in lower middle market companies in the United States. The fund will build upon the principals' experience investing in lower middle market founder- and family-owned businesses, targeting companies with under $10 million in EBITDA. AEP seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to continue to scale their businesses, investing between $5 million and $20 million in equity per transaction.

CONTACT:

Stan Carpenter, President of Alterna Capital Solutions
M: 407-497-4464
SCarpenter@AlternaCS.com