We help leading management teams build and scale strategically valuable businesses
Identify leading businesses
We partner with management teams who have a strong vision for their business, a compelling value proposition, and a clear path to achieving scale.
We support founders and managers as both minority and majority capital partners, and we tailor our investment structures and time horizons to the needs of the business.
We actively engage to help our partners scale their businesses and create lasting competitive advantage. We leverage our experience as both investors and operators to provide strategic and tactical support.
Flexible capital for scaling businesses
We partner with exceptional management teams with a demonstrated track record of success. We look for managers with a clear and compelling vision for their business.
We make flexible equity investments to fit founding team / management objectives:
Size Criteria
Opportunity to invest $25-100M+ of equity
Businesses with $10M+ of EBITDA
Flexible Structures
Minority or majority control investments
Primary growth or secondary capital
Common and/or preferred equity capital
Add-on equity capacity to support M&A
Indefinite investment time horizon based on business needs
Focus on industries
we know
We invest in growing businesses in attractive niches within specialized & technology-enabled services and sports, media & entertainment. We identify investment opportunities through proactive thesis development that leverages our network of founders, executives, operators, and investors.
Select niches within our industry focus areas:
Specialized & Technology-Enabled Services
Corporate and consulting services
Financial services
IT Services
Pharmaceutical services
Specialty distribution & logistics
Vertical market software
Advertising and marketing
Content production in audio, film, and TV
Creator tools
Live entertainment
Music record labels & publishers
Our flexible investment approach aligns with founders and managers looking to maximize the long-term value of their business
Select Partner Companies
Position Music
Independent record label and music publisher
Founder-owned and led for 25 years
We partnered with Position Music in 2023 via a minority investment. Together, we are scaling the business by expanding Position’s client roster and catalog, elevating the brand, and building the team and infrastructure to continue delivering excellent service to clients.
“With Vesper’s investment and strategic experience, we are well-positioned to build on the foundation we have established over 25 years.”
— Tyler Bacon
Founder & CEO, Position Music
League One Volleyball
Unique community re-imagining the future of volleyball
Majority founding team-owned
We have been advisers to LOVB since 2020 and investors since 2022. Together, we are supporting access to volleyball, nurturing youth clubs, developing coaches, and building the next American major sports league, featuring some of the world's best volleyball players.
“Vesper involvement is more than monetary; the team bought into the vision, and offered expertise that helped support our growth.”
— Peter Hirschmann,
Executive Chairman & Founder, LOVB
