Executive Bios

Pete Davis

In 2008, Mr. Davis formed Peachtree Investment Solutions, LLC to meet the needs of clients in the Private Equity (traditional and tax-advantaged), Real Estate, and Investment Banking sectors in a consulting and advisory capacity.   Mr. Davis is the Managing Principal of Peachtree Investment Solutions, LLC.

Previously, Mr. Davis served as a Managing Director in Credit Suisse’s Global Real Estate Division and President of two subsidiary businesses. Mr. Davis successfully launched a new subsidiary, Column Capital, LLC, in Atlanta, GA.  Credit Suisse charged Mr. Davis with the integration of Column Guaranteed, LLC, a $1.8B operation with Column Capital, LLC in 2006. Business activities for these entities included; originating multi-family mortgage debt for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA (HUD), syndication of Tax Credit Equity, as well as various investment banking activities in conjunction with the Credit Suisse Renewable Energy platform. Mr. Davis simultaneously raised monies, increased revenue generation, and reduced year-over-year expenses while ensuring regulatory compliance and growth within both organizations.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Mr. Davis served as Executive Vice President, Shareholder, Board of Directors Member, and Senior Vice President-Director of Investments of Guilford Capital Corporation which was acquired by Credit Suisse in 2005. While at Guilford, Mr. Davis had direct involvement in development and syndication. In addition, Mr. Davis served as Financial Services Officer within Regions Bank in Montgomery, AL, and held several positions within the University of Mississippi.

Mr. Davis was educated at the University of Mississippi and holds a Master of Education in Education Leadership / Management and Bachelor of Arts in English.

Mr. Davis is a Board Member of the National Multi-Housing Council and the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association.

Maxwell Elbe, CPA

Mr. Elbe is the Managing Principal of Peachtree Housing Partners, LLC, a subsidiary of Peachtree Investment Solutions, LLC.

Previously, Mr. Elbe was a Vice President with Column Capital LLC (a Credit Suisse Company) where his clients included major publicly-held fortune 100 companies and experienced developers from across the United States.  He has a background in partnership taxation and real estate consulting.  At Column, Mr. Elbe was directly involved in the syndication of over $350MM of Federal Tax Credits and $25MM of State Tax Credits.  His responsibilities included investor sales, deal structuring, portfolio analysis and investor reporting.

Prior to joining Column Capital, Mr. Elbe was a senior manager with the Reznick Group in the Real Estate Consulting group. At Reznick, his responsibilities included preparing and reviewing projections for conventional, historic, new market and bond-financed tax credit real estate partnerships, examining financial forecasts, conducting due diligence on deals and tax reviews of cost certifications as well as reviewing partnership documents.  Mr. Elbe has been involved in real estate projects encompassing all stages including initial syndication, 10% carryovers, final completion, cost certifications, ongoing operations, re-syndication of existing properties and funds, GP and LP portfolio exit analysis and valuations, and residual analysis.  In addition, he has an extensive background in Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Section 47 Historic Tax Credits and experience with Section 48 Energy Credits.  Mr. Elbe has participated as a public speaker at numerous professional seminars and conferences dealing with low-income housing tax credits and historic tax credits.

Mr. Elbe graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant (State of Indiana).

Steve Bush

Mr. Bush is the Managing Principal of Peachtree Clean Energy Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Peachtree Investment Solutions, LLC.

Prior to joining Peachtree, Mr. Bush was the Chief Operating Officer of TalentQuest, a leading Human Capital Consulting and Software company.  As COO, Mr. Bush was responsible for the Accounting, Finance, HR, IT, and Legal functions of the business.

Previously, Mr. Bush served as Director of Customer Service and General Manager for Recall North America, a global document management company.  In his numerous P&L positions at Recall, Mr. Bush specialized in business metrics, continuous improvement strategies (such as Lean and Six Sigma), training, and standard operating procedures.

Mr. Bush has also worked as project manager and engineer for Chevron Pipe Line and as design engineer for Georgia Power, A Southern Company.

Mr. Bush graduated Summa Cum Laude from Auburn University with a degree in Electrical Engineering (Concentration in Power).  He also graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a Master of Business Administration degree (Concentrations in Finance and Economics). 

Josh Thomason

Mr. Thomason is the Development Manager for Peachtree Housing Partners, LLC, a subsidiary of Peachtree Investment Solutions, LLC.

Previously, Mr. Thomason served as a Development Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Ironwood Development, LLC.  At Ironwood, Mr. Thomason was responsible for the preparation and submittal of tax credit applications in Georgia and Kentucky.  As part of this tax credit application work, Mr. Thomason procured property, rezoned property, ensured the proper local governmental permits and supports were granted, and prepared development and operational budgets. During the development stage of the properties, Mr. Thomason served as the construction risk manager.  His duties included ensuring the projects were progressing within the budget, corresponding with the contractor, architect and engineers regarding construction progress, conducting site visits,  ensuring the projects were being constructed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations (UFAS, Section 504, FHA, ADA, Davis-Bacon, local ordinances, etc.), and notifying all applicable state and federal agencies regarding the development’s progress.  During his tenure, Mr. Thomason developed over 550 housing units utilizing Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

Prior to joining Ironwood, Mr. Thomason was a senior associate with the Reznick Group.  At Reznick his responsibilities included performing audits of conventional and affordable housing partnerships, cost certifications, 10% carryovers, break-even analyses and debt-service coverage ratio calculations for tax credit real estate partnerships.

Mr. Thomason graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration.