Peter J.L. Vogt

Founder and Managing Partner

Peter is the Founder and Managing Partner of Hayden Creek Capital, and has a over a decade of private equity investing experience.

Prior to the founding of Hayden Creek Capital, Peter was a Vice President at Murano Group, a San Francisco based family office private investment firm, where he executed growth equity and buyout transactions principally in the consumer food and beverage industry. Peter was intimately involved in the firms investing activities focusing on deal origination, transaction structuring and execution, debt and equity capital markets, as well as portfolio company oversight. Peter served as Interim-CFO of A.G. Ferrari Foods, post acquisition, and worked extensively with the firm’s portfolio companies.

Prior to Murano, Peter worked with GESD Capital Partners, a San Francisco based institutional private equity fund that focused on the consumer industry. His responsibilities included deal evaluation, transaction support, financial modeling, and assisting with portfolio company oversight.

Prior to GESD, Peter worked at Financial Technology Partners, an Investment Bank in San Francisco, where he focused on a variety of transactions, including buy and sell side mergers and acquisitions, and private equity placements for numerous clients.

Peter graduated with honors from Saint Mary’s College of California with a double major in Economics and Finance.

Phone: 415-545-8035
E-Mail: Peter@HaydenCreekCapital.com

Adam Valainis

Managing Partner

Adam is an accomplished middle market private equity investor and operator with over a decade of experience acquiring, starting and operating consumer-oriented and B2B organizations. Over the past 12 years Adam has led or supported private equity investments totaling several hundred million dollars in both debt and equity, has occupied Board of Director roles, has been on the founding team of two companies, has been an advisor to multiple start-ups, and has been critical in the turn-around of the distressed operations of two organizations

Adam’s investment experience includes:

• Founder at Stoa Capital, an independent equity sponsor;
• Directing equity investments with Kingfish Group, an established consulting firm;
• Prospect Capital Management, executing private equity investments including LBOs, mezzanine and high-yield debt;
• Co-Founder at Growth Capital Management, a private investment firm designed for small companies focused on growth; and
• GESD Capital Partners, focused on the consumer, restaurant, and business services sectors.

Adam began his career in Ernst & Young’s Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice, which he left to develop and implement an internal control and compliance infrastructure as well as an operational process improvement regime for Elan Pharmaceuticals. Adam was also a member of the founding team of Banyan Water, developing predictive and real-time intelligence and data analysis solutions to promote efficient management decisions in water and waste-water systems.

Adam received his BA in Economics and Spanish from the College of the Holy Cross, his MS in Accounting from the University of Virginia, and his MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.

Phone: 415-545-8035
E-Mail: Adam@HaydenCreekCapital.com