nick jean-baptiste

Nick Jean-Baptiste is Managing Partner of Jacmel Growth Partners. Founded in 2015, Jacmel is a diverse owned private equity firm targeting lower middle market, family-operated companies in the U.S. Jacmel pursues the traditional private equity growth model, but takes a differentiated approach by applying an ESG lens to all investments, specifically focusing on workforce development and inclusive economy initiatives for employees.

Nick developed the firm's differentiated approach to value creation after nearly fifteen years of Wall Street and private equity experience, working to scale businesses and provide growth capital to companies. Prior to founding Jacmel, Nick was Principal at Peterson Partners, a $1.5 billion AUM growth private equity firm, where he sourced and led transactions across a wide range of industries. He also served as Vice President with Macquarie Capital, where he provided strategic advice and capital market solutions to private equity clients. Nick began his career in Citigroup's Investment Banking Division as a member of the banks' Healthcare Coverage Group. Over the course of this career, Nick has taken part in providing over $10 billion of debt financing to private equity-sponsored recapitalizations and several published equity offerings.