SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS – February 9, 2010 – Insight Equity has completed its current fundraising efforts and is now fully closed on $525 million of new capital. Insight Equity’s investors include blue chip educational endowments, private foundations and retirement funds. With both equity capital as well as captive mezzanine debt at its disposal, the firm is poised to partner with its network of lenders to pursue new investment opportunities.
Insight Equity’s strategy is to make control investments in middle market, strategically viable, asset intensive companies with transformational upside. The firm has remained true to this strategy since inception because it has been instrumental in delivering top decile returns to its investors. Insight Equity’s target deal size is $50 million to $250 million and invests in companies with revenue primarily between $75 million and $1 billion. Insight Equity takes a very “hands on” operationally intensive approach to managing its portfolio companies. The Insight Equity team partners with line management to drive each company to achieve its full potential as efficiently and effectively as possible. The process begins with the joint development of a “value creation plan” followed by frequent, no less than monthly, meetings to work implementation issues and to brainstorm new and improved ways for adding value to each enterprise.
The firm’s success to date has largely been driven by the strength and depth of the Insight Equity team. Insight Equity is currently 20 people strong including: Ted Beneski, Victor Vescovo, Conner Searcy, Robert Strauss, Brandon Bethea, Eliot Kerlin, Chris Zugaro, Andrew Boisseau, Brad Buser, Jack Waterstreet, Jimmy Crain, Eddie Lin, Sahar Meghani, Joe Mckie, Andrea Schkolne, Andrew Snopkowski, Rob Conner, Kevin Slaton, Felicia Hardwick and Tiffany Perez. Insight Equity’s professionals bring a rich blend of private equity, investment banking, consulting and operational experience to every deal opportunity. Insight Equity believes its people are some of the most talented and accomplished private equity professionals in America.
Insight Equity would encourage anyone with a prospective investment, which fits its investment criteria described above, to reach out to any member of the team, at any time. Insight Equity is willing to pay finder fees and share equity with selling shareholders as appropriate.
About Insight Equity
Insight Equity makes controlling investments in strategically viable, middle market, asset intensive companies with $75 million to $1 billion in revenue across a wide range of industries. Insight Equity specializes in partnering with companies experiencing some level of under performance. Insight Equity also seeks complex and challenging situations, including corporate divestitures, bankruptcies, restructurings, and private family ownership. The firm leverages a proven collaborative value creation model to facilitate operational enhancements and growth. Insight Equity’s headquarters is located near the Dallas / Ft. Worth International Airport in Southlake, Texas.