PETER M. GRANT - Partner

Mr. Grant has over twenty years of experience in private equity investing, investment banking and capital market transactions. Prior to forming Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Grant served as U.S. Chairman of Minneapolis-based RBC Capital Markets and as President and COO of Dain Rauscher Wessels. He served on the Executive and Operating Committees of both firms. Mr. Grant was responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of a global investment banking and equity capital markets institution, including primary P&L responsibility and management of over 1,100 people. In his position prior to Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Grant was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, served on the Management Committee of Royal Bank Capital Partners, and was the Managing Partner of DRW Venture Partners, LLC. In addition, he was on the Board of Directors of Tamir Fishman & Company (the largest investment bank in Israel) and the Advisory Board of Tamir Fishman Ventures.
Prior to RBC Capital Markets/Dain Rauscher Wessels, Mr. Grant had a distinguished career as a Managing Director in the equity capital markets divisions of Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS, in New York. Mr. Grant serves as Chairman of the Board of Global Impact, a Washington, D.C. based non-profit, dedicated to international relief work. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Medical Foundation, the Board of Managers of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, and the Board of Directors of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia. He is also active in the Leadership Giving Campaign of the Greater Twin Cities United Way. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A.) and the Darden School at the University of Virginia (M.B.A.).

CHARLES B. LANNIN - Partner

Mr. Lannin has over twenty years of experience in private equity investing, structuring and transaction execution in the upper Midwest. Prior to forming Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Lannin served as a general partner at Norwest Equity Partners (“NEP”) where he invested in traditional buyout transactions. Prior to joining NEP, Mr. Lannin formed his own Merger and Acquisition boutique, Greene Holcomb & Lannin, co-directed the Merger & Acquisition department at Piper Jaffray, Inc., and served as a corporate acquisitions attorney for The Quaker Oats Company. In his Midwestern career, he has directed over one hundred merger and acquisition transactions as well as numerous debt and equity recapitalizations and offerings. He has worked with numerous privately held companies, as well as public corporations such as ADC Telecommunications, Applebee’s International, Bemis Company, 3M, St. Jude Medical, Tenneco, Inc. and Tyson Foods.
Mr. Lannin is a frequent speaker at private equity/merger and acquisition seminars and is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A.), the University of Minnesota Graduate School of Law (J.D.), and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.). He is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Minnesota.

F. CLAYTON MILLER - Partner

Mr. Miller has over fifteen years of private equity investing and legal experience, investing in, managing, structuring and executing both public and private M&A and capital market transactions throughout the United States and internationally. Prior to forming Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Miller was the Managing Partner of Minneapolis, Minnesota based Churchill Equity Partners ("CEP"), the private equity arm of Churchill Capital, Inc. While at CEP, he invested in a broad range of industries in traditional leveraged buyout and platform buy-and-build transactions in the middle market and was responsible for managing over $400 million of committed capital.
Prior to joining CEP, Mr. Miller spent several years with SCF Partners, a Houston, Texas based private equity firm focused on the energy services market. While at SCF Partners, Mr. Miller participated in numerous similar transactions in the energy services industry throughout North America. Prior to his tenure at SCF Partners, Mr. Miller was a corporate M&A attorney with Shearman & Sterling, structuring , executing and advising on a broad range of acquisitions, divestitures and capital raising transactions in New York and London. Mr. Miller is a frequent speaker on private equity and related topics and active in community volunteer activities. Mr. Miller is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A.), Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude), and Harvard University (M.B.A., with honors). He is licensed to practice law in New York.

R. WILLIAM VAN SANT - Operating Partner

Mr. Van Sant has enjoyed a long and successful operating career and has over six years of private equity experience. Born and raised in Iowa, he worked for Deere & Company for 26 years in various capacities, including Vice President and Director of Manufacturing and Engineering Services and General Manager of John Deere Engine Works and Waterloo Tractor Works. Mr. Van Sant subsequently rose to become President and Chief Operating Officer of Cessna Aircraft; President, CEO and COO of Blount, Inc.; and Chairman and CEO of Lukens, Inc.
In 2001, Mr. Van Sant joined Mr. Lannin as an operating partner at Norwest Equity Partners in Minneapolis, where he worked for six years and directed two of the fund's most successful private equity investments, Warn Industries, Inc. (as Chairman) and Paladin (as Chairman and CEO). Mr. Van Sant currently serves on the Board of Directors of two Minnesota public companies, Graco Inc. and H.B. Fuller Company. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa (B.S. and M.E.).

KELLY J. HORNER - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Horner has over ten years of experience in private equity investing, structuring, due diligence and transaction execution. Prior to joining Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Horner served as Vice President of Investment Audit and Compliance at Churchill Capital ("Churchill"). There, he helped form a new investment due diligence and restructuring team and provided transaction and portfolio support for a variety of equity and subordinated debt investments. Before joining Churchill, Mr. Horner was an Experienced Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services practice at Arthur Andersen. He provided financial due diligence services to several financial and strategic acquisition clients, both private and public, and also spent time auditing primarily middle market companies in a variety of industries.
Mr. Horner is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with honors) and is a Certified Public Accountant.

PETER R. OFFENHAUSER - Vice President

Mr. Offenhauser has over seven years of experience in investment banking and private equity. Prior to joining Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Offenhauser spent four years as a Senior Associate with Churchill Equity Partners (“CEP”), the private equity arm of Minneapolis based Churchill Capital, Inc. During that time, he was responsible for evaluating, executing and facilitating the identification, acquisition, financing and growth of a broad range of portfolio investments. Additionally, Mr. Offenhauser worked at Ferrer Freeman & Company, a Greenwich, CT based private equity firm focused on healthcare related investments.
Mr. Offenhauser began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldsmith, Agio, Helms & Lynner (Lazard Middle Market). As an analyst, he was involved in the sale and financing of numerous middle market businesses. Mr. Offenhauser is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (B.S. in Accounting and Economics, with honors) and Columbia University (M.B.A., with honors).

DANIEL H. ENGWALL - Analyst

Prior to joining Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Engwall interned at the Minneapolis based, boutique investment bank Greene, Holcomb & Fisher. While at Greene, Holcomb & Fisher, Mr. Engwall worked on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions within the business service and industrial sectors. Mr. Engwall is a graduate of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota (B.S.B. in Finance).

ERIK T. LATTERELL - Analyst

Prior to joining Stone Arch Capital, Mr. Latterell was an Analyst at the Minneapolis based, boutique investment bank TripleTree, LLC. While at TripleTree, Mr. Latterell focused on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions within the technology and business services industries. Mr. Latterell is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas (B.A. in Finance).

MICHAEL P. O'NEILL - Analyst

Prior to joining Stone Arch Capital, Mr. O’Neill was an Investment Banking Analyst at Lazard Middle Market. While at Lazard Middle Market, Mr. O’Neill focused on mergers and acquisitions transactions within a variety of industries, including industrial products, oil and gas services, business services, food and agriculture, and technology. Mr. O’Neill is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas (B.A. in Finance and History).

SARAH WIND – Administrative Assistant

Prior to joining Stone Arch Capital, Ms. Wind was an Administrative Assistant with Howard R. Green Company, an engineering firm in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Wind is a graduate of Northwestern College in St. Paul (B.M).