Our Team

Our team brings together experience across advising, operating, and investing in businesses at their most important inflection points. We view our role as strategic partners to great management teams, with a focus on building durable businesses over time. We work closely with our partners to support growth, strengthen operations, and allocate capital thoughtfully.

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Lance Gurley

Managing Partner

Mr. Gurley is the Founder and Managing Partner of Haywood Lane, where he is responsible for directing strategy, developing investment opportunities and capital allocation. He currently serves on the board of directors for Alta Arbor Holdings (Chairman) and Wilkerson Crane Rental.

Mr. Gurley founded Haywood Lane following over 15 years in investment banking, most recently as a Managing Director with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. He was formerly a Partner and Managing Director at Blackhill Partners prior to its acquisition by Stephens Inc. He received his BA from the University of Mississippi.

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Randy Luck

Partner

Mr. Luck is a Partner at Haywood Lane and leads all day-to-day operations of the Firm. He also serves as President of Alta Arbor Holdings, a leading operator of landscape products businesses.
 
Randy joined Haywood Lane in 2023 after 10 years at Bain & Company, where he guided corporate and private equity-owned clients on merger integration and post-acquisition strategy.

He received his BBA from Texas A&M University and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

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Megan Tervo

Partner

Ms. Tervo is a Partner at Haywood Lane, where she actively participates in underwriting new investments and oversees financial reporting and forecasting across the holding and portfolio companies. She is concurrently the senior financial officer of Alta Arbor Holdings, a portfolio company of Haywood Lane. Megan joined Haywood Lane in 2024 from the Boston Consulting Group where she primarily served in the CFO Excellence practice.

She began her career at PwC in the audit practice.She received her BSB from the University of Minnesota and her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

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Trevor Pownell

Vice President

Mr. Pownell is a Vice President at Haywood Lane with responsibility for managing the acquisition process for our portfolio companies. Trevor focuses on business development, target underwriting and due diligence, and execution of value creation plans. Trevor joined Haywood Lane after 5 years at Bain & Company, where he focused on private equity diligence and strategic transformation. He also serves concurrently as Vice President of Alta Arbor Holdings.

He received his BBA from Texas A&M University and his MBA from the Yale School of Management.

Our Promise

When we partner with a business, we recognize the trust that comes with that decision. What founders and leaders have built represents years of effort, sacrifice, and care.

As a team, we approach that responsibility with empathy, discipline, and a long-term perspective. Our commitment is simple: to support the people behind the business and help strengthen what they have built for the years ahead.

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Thoughtful partnerships start with a conversation.

If you are considering the future of your business, exploring long-term capital, or looking to connect, we welcome the opportunity to speak.