Garnett Station Partners (GSP), a New York-based principal investment firm managing over $2.3 billion in assets, hired Dan Lee as a partner. Lee brings more than two decades of experience sourcing, partnering with and financing founder-owned businesses to further enhance GSP’s business development efforts.
Lee joins the team from Comvest, where he spent 13 years as partner and co-head of consumer and retail for the company’s direct lending strategy. In this role, he led business development operations, originating, structuring and managing investments primarily in the consumer and retail industries.
“We are very excited to welcome Dan to Garnett Station. His expertise and long career partnering with founders and business owners across the country align well with our investment approach, and we look forward to leveraging his strong presence in the market to source new investments and expand our business development capabilities,” Matt Perelman, co-founder and managing partner of GSP, said.
“Dan’s experience scaling businesses and his extensive and well-established network will help us identify and foster relationships with companies and founders across the United States, reinforcing GSP’s positioning as the leading partner for capital and strategic solutions in our areas of focus,” Alex Sloane, co-founder and managing partner of GSP, said.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Garnett Station at this exciting time of growth for the firm,” Lee said. “Matt, Alex and the entire team have established a strong track record of success, particularly in helping founder-led companies achieve accelerated growth. I look forward to contributing to the firm’s investment team and business development efforts.”
Prior to Comvest, Lee served as senior director of Dymas Capital Management, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, where he was part of the investment committee and played an instrumental role in the formation and growth of the firm from a start-up to an established middle-market finance company. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business and a B.A. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
