MIRAMAR - Key Persons
Chase joined Miramar Equity Partners in 2021. Prior to Miramar, Chase was an investor at Tritium Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth companies. At Tritium, he was responsible for executing new investments and managing portfolio companies in several industries, including fintech, software, healthcare, business services, and logistics. Chase started his career in the investment banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the industrials group, where he advised on M&A and financing transactions.
Chase graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University with a BS in finance. He received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Chase lives in Dallas with his wife and kids. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and eating Texas BBQ.
Kurt Leedy - Founder, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Director
Kurt co-founded Miramar Equity Partners in 2018. Prior to Miramar, Kurt spent more than 13 years at Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm with more than $2.5 billion of capital under management. At Ridgemont he was responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing investments in the technology, media, and telecommunications industries. Kurt started his career in the Dallas and Mexico City offices of Bain & Company, a leading strategy consulting firm, where he helped companies in a variety of industries tackle challenges related to growth and profit improvement.
Kurt graduated with Highest Honors with a BBA in Finance and a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his MBA, with Honors, from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar. He is a CFA charterholder and is (or used to be) fluent in Spanish.
Kurt lives in Dallas with his wife and two daughters. He is active as an alum of the McCombs School of Business and also serves on the board of Wesley Rankin Community Center, an organization providing education and support services to a community in West Dallas. In his spare time, Kurt enjoys reading, traveling, and riding motorcycles.
Kyle Coots - Founder, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Director
Kyle co-founded Miramar Equity Partners in 2018. Prior to co-founding Miramar, Kyle spent nearly seven years in the private equity sector, most recently at RedBird Capital Partners, a growth equity firm that invests in close partnership with company founders and entrepreneurs. While working at RedBird, he was responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing investments in the business services and energy sectors. Before joining RedBird, Kyle focused heavily on investing in growth-oriented, middle market buyouts at Austin Ventures.
Prior to Austin Ventures, Kyle served as a Consultant at Bain & Company where he concentrated on turnarounds, growth strategies and performance improvement initiatives across a multitude of industries, such as natural resources, telecom, consumer products, business services and healthcare. Kyle was also previously an Analyst at TPG as well as an Associate at PwC.
Kyle graduated with a BBA in Accounting and Finance and an MPA from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and serves on the board of Rainbow Days Inc., a Dallas-based non-profit serving children in need.
Kyle lives in Dallas with his wife, Kyla. Kyle developed a strong affinity for the local sports teams, specifically the Texas Longhorns and the Dallas Stars, while growing up in Mansfield, and he can often be found at local sporting events with at least one of his and Kyla's three children.
Maxson joined Miramar Equity Partners in 2023. Prior to joining Miramar, he began his career at Greenhill, where he worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking group. During his time there, he provided advisory services for M&A and financing transactions. Maxson earned a BBA in Business Honors and Finance from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021.
Tommy joined Miramar Equity Partners in 2021. Prior to Miramar, Tommy worked at Jefferies in Houston where he was in the energy investment banking group. While at Jefferies, he worked on mergers and acquisitions, debt, and equity offerings in the energy sector. Tommy graduated with a BBA in Finance with a specialization in alternative asset management from Southern Methodist University in 2019.