Emerald Lake Capital Management (Emerald Lake), a growth-oriented middle market private equity firm focussed on the industrial and services sectors, has made two additions to its investment team – Eric Rea as Principal, and Bobby Jahrling as Associate.
Rea brings over a decade of experience investing in multiple sectors and transaction types in the Private Equity Group at Ares Management, where he played a senior role in leveraged buyout and distressed transactions in the industrials, business services, healthcare, and consumer/retail sectors.
Prior to joining Emerald Lake, Jahrling worked at Incentrum Group, a global merchant bank focused on the healthcare, technology, life sciences, industrials, aerospace, and defence industries.
Founded in 2018, Emerald Lake manages approximately $1.6bn of equity capital and has made ten platform investments to date.