Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA – October 17, 2019 – Sverica Capital Management, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, announced today the promotion of Ryan Harstad to Partner effective immediately.

David Finley, Managing Partner, noted, “This promotion reflects the many years of dedication and hard work that Ryan has contributed to our firm and portfolio companies.”

“We are excited to welcome Ryan into our partnership,” added Jordan Richards, Managing Partner. “His deep industry domain expertise resonates with entrepreneurs helping them execute on various growth strategies and drive value for our investors.”

Frank Young, Managing Partner, also commented, “We expect that Ryan will continue to help us find new attractive investment opportunities.  He will be an important part of our growth as we look to invest our latest fund.”

Ryan Harstad joined the Sverica San Francisco office in 2011 and has over eleven years of private equity experience.   He focuses on sourcing and evaluating new investments, transaction execution, and portfolio company operations for technology, technology services and software companies.  He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Analytical Finance from Wake Forest University and earned an MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  He currently serves as a Board Member at 7Summits, iWave Information Systems, Stream Companies and Synoptek.