Scott Peters EMBA ’98

Scott Peters, a co-president with the Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (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 managed more than 80 transactions, Mr. Peters offers clients a comprehensive
understanding of the media, marketing and information industries, with
extensive sell-side, buy-side and advisory experience.

Mr. Peters joined
JEGI in 1997 and was appointed Managing Director in 1999. Since then, he 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;
  • 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.