About
Cole Hattler is a Vice President on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he focuses on the Building Products & Services, Distribution & Logistics, and Commercial & Field Services sectors. Before AEA, he worked as an investment banking analyst in Credit Suisse's global industrials group. He earned a B.S.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Duke University, graduating cum laude.
Invests in
Logistics & Supply Chain
Experience
- AEA InvestorsVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- AEA InvestorsPrivate Equity Senior Associate2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- AEA InvestorsPrivate Equity Associate2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Analyst2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Bull City BedsCEO and Partner2019 — 2020Durham, North Carolina
- Bull City BedsPartner and VP of New Ventures2018 — 2019
- Bull City BedsGeneral Body Member2017 — 2018Durham, North Carolina
- Duke Investment ClubSenior Anayst2019 — 2020
- Duke Investment ClubGeneral Body Member (ITP Certified)2018 — 2019Durham, North Carolina
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- Marlin Equity PartnersSummer Associate2018Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- The Gores GroupSummer Associate2017
- People Assisting The Homeless (PATH)Development Intern2017
Skills & more
Financial ModelingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Entrepreneurship6Programming6Foreign Languages4Event Planning1Research1French2Leadership4Teamwork1Java6Matlab4
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Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordFrom Cole's professional profile.
Colleagues at Aea Investors
Aaron Tobias
Associate at Aea Investors
Abram Turner
Data Scientist, Data Analytics at Aea Investors
Adam Goetsch
Operating Partner and Head of e-Commerce at Aea Investors
Alex Bales
Vice President at Aea Investors
Alex Reedy
Vice President at Aea Investors
Allexandre Mehfar
Partner at Aea Investors
Anne-Sophie Marchal
Associate at Aea Investors
Anneka Kamel
Partner at Aea Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cole Hattler?
- Cole Hattler is a Vice President on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he focuses on the Building Products & Services, Distribution & Logistics, and Commercial & Field Services sectors. Before AEA, he worked as an investment banking analyst in Credit Suisse's global industrials group. He earned a B.S.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Duke University, graduating cum laude.
- Where does Cole Hattler work?
- Cole Hattler is Vice President at Aea Investors.
- What does Cole Hattler invest in?
- Cole Hattler invests in Logistics & Supply Chain.
- Where did Cole Hattler go to school?
- Cole Hattler studied at Duke University (BSE, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Harvard-Westlake School.
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