CenterGate Capital
Erik Zentner currently serves as Vice President at CenterGate Capital since August 2021, following a progression from Senior Associate at Aldine Capital Partners between July 2016 and August 2021. Erik's earlier experience includes a role as Senior Associate in Deal Advisory at KPMG US (August 2015 - July 2016) and various positions at KPMG US starting as an Intern in Transaction Services in 2012. Responsibilities at KPMG involved financial due diligence for both buy-side and sell-side transactions. Prior to KPMG, Erik gained experience as a Summer Intern at Northern Trust Corporate & Institutional Services, where significant savings were identified through managerial accounting analysis. Erik holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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CenterGate Capital
CenterGate Capital is a private equity firm focused on improving and growing lower middle market companies with revenues of $20 to $250 million. In order to realize their potential, these companies need flexible capital, strategic guidance and strong management teams. We bring together a balance of transactional and operational experience, along with a network of advisors and strategic relationships, which provide our portfolio companies with exceptional resources. CenterGate Capital’s goal is to realize shareholder value for our investors and all other stakeholders of our portfolio companies. Our holistic approach to value creation utilizes proven best practices to identify market opportunities, offer tailored investment structures and serve as active board members. We advise our portfolio companies on management recruiting, strategic acquisitions, geographic expansion, operations improvement, KPI management and financial reporting. CenterGate Capital invests in a broad range of industries including industrial, manufacturing, business services and consumer products. We look for exceptional companies with proven business models, established customer relationships and sustainable revenues, which have reached an inflection point, such as a period of underperformance, presenting an opportunity for transformation.