Blue Point Capital Partners announced the addition of Megan Kneipp as its Head of Business Development. Kneipp will oversee the firm’s new deal origination efforts, strengthen its investment banking and other intermediary relationships, and assist portfolio companies with their add-on acquisition sourcing.   

Kneipp brings a wealth of experience in the private equity business development space, following her time as Vice President of Business Development at CenterOak Partners.  Prior to CenterOak, she was an Associate at Credit Suisse Securities and previously an Associate in Brokerage Services at Direct Development in Dallas.  Kneipp holds a M.B.A. with honors from Southern Methodist University and a B.A. from the University of Texas, with a concentration in Economics.

"Megan's significant experience sourcing new investments and her extensive relationships with investment banks and other deal sources make her an ideal resource to lead our business development efforts as we work to invest Blue Point Fund IV, a $730 million fund that closed earlier this year,” said John LeMay, a Partner with Blue Point.  “We are fortunate to add Megan to our team and look forward to leveraging her skills to enhance our sourcing efforts.” 

Blue Point will continue to work with Jim Marra as a key part of the firm’s business development efforts and he will maintain his strong presence in the market fostering relationships with key deal sources.