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Andrew Galante | Principal and Founder
Andrew Galante founded Sunlake Capital to invest in private companies and partner with their management teams.
Mr. Galante's background includes private equity investment and service on Boards of Directors in multiple industries. Prior to founding Sunlake, Mr. Galante was an investment professional with Boyne Capital Partners and Glencoe Capital. At these firms Mr. Galante specialized in executing and managing lead-sponsor private equity investments, as well as enhancing the operations of acquired businesses.
Mr. Galante earned his BBA from Loyola University of Chicago and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Corporate Governance:
Chairman
Patrol Protect Secure
Platform investment in the contract security industry.
Director
JBM Patrol & Protection
Midwest security personnel and patrol company.
Director
American Heritage Protective Services
Provider of off-duty law enforcement and private security officers.
Director
Internal Security Associates
Security services provider to state government and commercial clientele.
Director
SSA Security Group
Los Angeles based provider of private security.
Director
Genric, Inc.
Multi-region provider of security personnel and systems for Fortune 500 and medium size commercial clientele.
Advisory Board
Belfry Software
Software company focused on operations and management software for the security personnel sector.
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Brett Morris | Principal
Brett Morris joined Sunlake Capital in January 2024 to lead private equity investments and support portfolio companies in partnership with their management teams.
Mr. Morris’ background includes over 15 years of investing and M&A advisory. Prior to Sunlake, Mr. Morris was an investment professional at The Cline Group, a family office with an energy infrastructure investment strategy. Mr. Morris previously worked at ClearSky, a growth stage private equity firm focused on cybersecurity and enterprise services companies. Early in his career, Mr. Morris executed M&A transactions for middle market companies at Harris Williams.
Mr. Morris received his BA from Rhodes College and MBA from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business.
Corporate Governance:
Board Observer
Resilient Systems
Cyber security incident response platform acquired by IBM
Board Observer
Novinium
Energy infrastructure services provider acquired by Southwire
Board Observer
RedOwl
Cyber security analytics platform acquired by Forcepoint
Board Observer
CyberGRX
Vendor risk management and risk assessment exchange acquired by ProcessUnity, a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners
Board Observer
Verodin
Cyber security instrumentation platform acquired by FireEye (Mandiant)