Our Focus
West Pike focuses on creating long-term value through opportunistic investments in the beverage industry. We accomplish that through transformation to operations, vertical integration, sustainability and decades of experience.
Our team has over 80 years experience in vineyard and winery operations management, premium wine production, brand building, digital marketing, and high-touch storytelling.
We look at opportunistic investments in vineyard acquisitions, direct-to-consumer and operations heavy industry support.
We focus on vertical integration that captures attractive full-chain margins from these acquisitions; while fostering the industry focus on sustainability.
Our Approach
We take a long-term approach to investing. We believe this is better suited for the long-term nature of capital investments and the business cycles of the wine & agribusiness sector
Identify attractive opportunities in the U.S. based on operations, valuations, sustainability and economics of scale.
Select operational assets within areas focused on revenue, value enhancement, infrastructure, and tenants.
Increased cash flow from vertically-integrated production capabilities.
Who We Are
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Founder
Over 25 years in global wine industry across all disciplines, from land to brand. Founder and CEO of CustomVine and BOYANCI Napa Valley. Former senior executive for DTC wine and global hospitality companies, representing over $1b in annual revenue.
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Advisor
Former Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. CEO of Rose Lake Inc. and investor and advisor in multiple global companies.
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Partner
7 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry specializing in financing, title and property development. Masters in Healthcare Administration.
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Advisor
Managing Director & Global Co-Head of Capital Structure Advisory at Moelis and Company since 2008
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Advisor
Founder and CEO of Firstleaf, one of the largest global wineries and DTC wine companies, with lifetime online sales nearing $600m. Former founding CEO of Snooth, Lot18 as well as the inventor of multiple patents around wine technology.
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Chief Financial Officer
Former CFO, AdTech & BioTech businesses; Director, UBS, Co-Founder Lanternback Capital. Has coordinated over 8 figures worth of M&A, and strategic financing activity over the past three years.