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We know it is the unique innovation and hard work of entrepreneurs that create extraordinary outcomes. We hope you will consider partnering with us to take your business to the next level.

Blue Highway Capital is a U.S. based investment firm growing small middle market companies nationally, with a focus on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.  We provide growth capital to primarily rural businesses that are at an inflection point. Our firm’s name refers to the backroads on traditional maps and atlases, which were drawn in blue.

 

Providing capital is just a starting point for how we can assist in achieving your vision.  Our principals draw from a wealth of sector expertise, personal networks and investment experience to help companies develop growth strategies, recruit talent, execute company acquisitions and navigate the inevitable twists and turns of rapidly growing businesses.

Karin Gregory, J.D.

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Karin Gregory, J.D.

Karin is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Highway Capital. She has over 30 years of business experience as an attorney, executive and early stage investor. She spent five years as Vice President at Mass Ventures, an early stage socially responsible venture capital fund focused on urban and rural areas of Massachusetts.
Prior to co-founding Blue Highway, Karin served as Chair of CEI Ventures, a socially responsible impact private equity firm and served on the board of its parent company, Coastal Enterprises, Inc (CEI), a nonprofit lender and investor specializing in rural business and community development, financing and related policy. She serves on for-profit and non-profit boards throughout New England.
In 2006, Karin co-founded Furman, Gregory Deptula (FGD Law), a full service law firm which represents early stage technology companies and investors throughout New England.
Karin has extensive contacts throughout the region’s technology, business, and civic communities. She is active in a number of relevant industry and professional organizations and is frequently a guest speaker at many private equity events throughout the New England area.
Karin holds a B.A. degree from Wells College, an M.P.H. from Boston University in Health Services, and a J.D. degree from UNH School of Law, as well as a certificate in Advanced Licensing. Karin is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and in Maine.
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Christine Jones

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Christine Jones

Christine is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Highway Capital. Chris has 25 years of expertise in sourcing, structuring, and managing investments through two funds she co-founded. Her investment portfolio includes small middle market companies across a broad range of industries including business services, health care services, telecommunications, transportation and logistics, consumer products, and manufacturing. These investments have been made in rapidly growing businesses and structured to support growth, acquisition and recapitalization strategies.
Chris has served on the boards of numerous portfolio companies and various industry associations. Ms. Jones was a member of the Board of Directors of the St. John’s International School in Waterloo, Belgium and its Foundation in the United States.
Chris holds a B.A. degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ryan Pierce

Principal

Ryan Pierce

Ryan is a Principal of Blue Highway Capital. Prior to joining Blue Highway, Ryan was a Vice President at Mufson Howe Hunter & Company, a middle-market investment bank focused primarily on M&A and the private placement of growth capital for first-to-market, privately-held companies in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Ryan provided both sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, as well as capital raises, acquisition financings, valuations and strategic advisory services to clients in a variety of industries. Ryan began his career with Grant Thornton LLP working in the Business Advisory Services group where he focused on conducting financial due diligence (FDD) engagements on transactions.
Ryan holds a B.S. in Accounting from Fordham University, and an M.B.A. from LaSalle University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds FINRA Series 63 & 79 Licenses. Ryan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).
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Blue Highway Capital is a rural business investment company and is certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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