Scott Peters
Managing Director
Scott Peters, a Managing Director with JEGI, represents a wide array of consumer and business publishing, information, marketing services and online media companies in an M&A advisory capacity. Having successfully completed nearly 75 transactions, Mr. Peters offers clients a comprehensive understanding of the media, marketing and information industries, with extensive sell-side, buy-side and advisory experience.
Since joining JEGI in 1997, Mr. Peters has played an instrumental role in many of the firm's signature transactions, including:
- The merger of Festival Network and Festival Productions and then the subsequent $10 million financing of Festival Network by Guggenheim Partners;
- The sale of Phillips International’s Phillips Investment Resources to Avista Capital Partners;
- The sale of Pfingsten Partners’ Pfingsten Publishing to Summit Business Media (Wind Point Partners);
- The sale of Great Hill Partners’ Action Media to Action Pursuit Group (Apprise Media);
- The sale of Yoga Journal to Active Interest Media (Wind Point Partners);
- The sale of Asian Venture Capital Journal to Incisive Media;
- The sale of Vibe magazine to The Wicks Group of Companies;
- The sale of Evanta to dmg world media;
- The sale of Governance Institute to National Research Corporation;
- The sale of Gold Standard to Elsevier;
- The sale of Seaport Capital’s Strategic Publications to SV Investment Partners;
- The acquisition of Yachting Promotions for Active Interest Media (Wind Point Partners);
- The acquisition of Vacation Connections for Stone Canyon Entertainment;
- The $20 million capital raise for AdSpace Networks; and
- The acquisition of WMI for Halyard Capital and Steelpoint Capital Partners.
Mr. Peters offers a unique blend of traditional investment banking and direct operating experience. Before rejoining JEGI, he was the co-founder of AngelSociety, an information, communications and transaction company serving the early stage investing or 'angel' investing market. Prior to his initial employment with JEGI, Mr. Peters was with VS&S, where he served as director of research and later, director of business development for the investment bank and private equity fund.
Mr. Peters currently serves as a Media & Entertainment Sector advisor to The New York City Investment Fund ("NYCIF"). NYCIF was founded by Henry R. Kravis and is a $100 million, New York City-based private fund with a civic mission.
Mr. Peters earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BBA from Babson College.
Interested parties may contact Mr. Peters via e-mail, or at the firm's address.
