Jeri Harman
Founder and Chairwoman
Avante Capital Partners
Jeri Harman joined the board of NN Inc., a diversified industrials company, last year. She was named one of the most influential women in mid-market M&A by Mergers and Acquisitions magazine in 2020, a designation she has received every year since 2016. Avante Capital Partners has invested more than $400 million in lower middle-market businesses across the U.S. to date. Harman’s company makes debt and equity investments of $5 million to $25 million to lower middle-market businesses to finance buyouts, minority recaps, acquisitions and growth. She has more than 30 years of financing and M&A experience. Prior to Avante, Harman founded and led the Los Angeles offices for American Capital Ltd. and Allied Capital Inc. She also co-chairs the Association for Corporate Growth’s Los Angeles Business Conference and is a member of the Private Equity Women Investor Network’s Steering Committee.
