John Carroll Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Directo...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

John Carroll General Information

Biography

Mr. John Carroll serves as Managing Director at Summit Partners. He served as a Board Member at Harvey Performance Company. He first joined Summit Partners in 1993 as an Associate. Today, as a Managing Director, he focuses primarily on business services and tech-enabled services opportunities. John is currently a board director of 48forty Solutions, OTR Solutions, Patriot Growth Insurance Services, Snap Finance, and CollisionRight. His prior investments and directorships include Associa, Blue Ocean Software (acquired by Intuit), Clinical Pathology Laboratories (acquired by Sonic Healthcare), Continuum (acquired by Thoma Bravo), FineLine Technologies (acquired by L Squared Capital Partners), FleetCor Technologies (NYSE: FLT), Fortegra Financial (NYSE: FRF, later acquired by Tiptree Financial), Harvey Performance Company (acquired by Berkshire Partners), HelpSystems (acquired by H.I.G. Capital), Innov-X Systems (acquired by Olympus Corporation), Masternaut, Solid State Equipment (acquired by Veeco Instruments), Sybari Software (acquired by Microsoft) and Systems Maintenance Services (acquired by Partners Group). Before Summit, John worked at BayBank. While attending business school, John worked for Bain & Company before rejoining Summit in 1998. John holds an AB in economics, cum laude, from Dartmouth College and an MBA, with distinction, from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Director, Summit Partners
Education
Northwestern University (Kellogg), MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Dartmouth College, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
jc
Phone
+1 (617)
Address
  • 222 Berkeley Street
  • 18th Floor
  • Boston, MA 02116
  • United States
+1 (617)

John Carroll Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Summit Partners Investor Managing Director Boston, MA PE/Buyout

John Carroll Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
CollisionRight Automotive Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed Columbus, OH
Patriot Growth Insurance Services Insurance Brokers Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed Fort Washington, PA

John Carroll Lead Partner on Deals (21)

John Carroll has been the lead partner on 21 deals. Their latest deal was with Mander Collision & Glass, a automotive company. The deal was made on 31-Jan-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Mander Collision & Glass 31-Jan-2025 Buyout/LBO Completed Automotive Waukesha, WI
Reynolds Body Shop 01-Nov-2024 Completed Automotive Indianapolis, IN
Tripps Collision 11-Sep-2024 Completed Automotive Jackson, MI
CollisionRight 29-Jan-2024 Completed Automotive Columbus, OH
Epay Manager 10-Jan-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Maryland Heights, MO
Sable 14-Aug-2023 Completed Other Commercial Banks New York, NY
Taylor Pallets & Recycling 07-Jun-2023 Completed Other Commercial Products Anderson, SC
Dependable Pallet Logistics 29-Nov-2022 Completed Forestry Processing Fontana, CA
Innovative Data Systems 12-Sep-2022 Buyout/LBO Completed Software Development Applications Bohemia, NY
Pallet-Ops 07-Sep-2022 Buyout/LBO Completed Forestry Processing Houston, TX

John Carroll Network (244)

Board Members (117)

Name Company Representing Location From
Joseph Farrelly Corpay Self Atlanta, GA
Michael Libert Fortra TA Associates Management Eden Prairie, MN
Medical Information Technology Medical Information Technology Canton, MA
Medical Information Technology Medical Information Technology Canton, MA
Casa Systems Summit Partners Andover, MA

Portfolio Executives (94)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Randy McPherson Mander Collision & Glass Founder 31-Jan-2025 Waukesha, WI
Nathan McPherson Mander Collision & Glass President 31-Jan-2025 Waukesha, WI
Reynolds Body Shop Founder 01-Nov-2024 Indianapolis, IN
Reynolds Body Shop Owner 01-Nov-2024 Indianapolis, IN
Tripps Collision Co-Founder 11-Sep-2024 Jackson, MI

John Carroll Affiliated Funds (7)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Summit Investors XII Summit Partners Growth/Expansion Open
Summit Ventures V Summit Partners Venture - General Fully Invested 1998
Summit Partners Europe Private Equity Fund Summit Partners Growth/Expansion Closed 2008
Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X Summit Partners Growth/Expansion Closed 2018
Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XI Summit Partners Growth/Expansion Closed 2021

John Carroll FAQs

  • Who is John Carroll?

    Mr. John Carroll serves as Managing Director at Summit Partners.

  • How much does John Carroll typically invest?

    John Carroll's median deal size is .

  • What is John Carroll’s main position?

    John Carroll’s primary position is Managing Director.

  • What are the contact details for John Carroll?

    John Carroll’s email address is jc and his phone number is +1 (617) .

  • How many active board seats does John Carroll hold?

    John Carroll holds 2 board seats including CollisionRight and Patriot Growth Insurance Services.

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