VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS
Vestar Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm specializing in management buyouts, recapitalization, and growth equity investments. Headquartered in New York, with offices in Denver and Boston, we invest in companies with valuations from $100 million to $1 billion. Our target equity investment is $50 million to $150 million. Since our founding in 1988, Vestar has maintained a prudent, long-term approach to investing that has served us well throughout numerous business and econ... omic cycles. We have completed 78 investments, in companies with a total value of more than $40 billion. We credit much of our success to a strong culture of partnership both within the firm and with our portfolio company management teams. We value transparency and collaborative decision-making. And with four founders continuing to manage the firm, we know first-hand the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our management teams to want to run a business as their own. Supporting that spirit has been the business of Vestar for over 25 years.
VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS
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Industry:
Financial Services Impact Investing
Founded:
1988-01-01
Status:
Active
Total Funding:
263.9 M USD
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Acquisitions List
| Date | Company | Article | Price |
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| 2021-07-07 | Stratus | Stratus acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2021-06-14 | PetHonesty | PetHonesty acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2021-01-21 | Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods | Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2017-11-14 | Nonni's Foods LLC | Nonni's Foods LLC acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2017-08-22 | Quest Analytics | Quest Analytics acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2016-08-08 | Mobile Technologies | Mobile Technologies acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2015-04-27 | Woodstream | Woodstream acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2014-04-30 | Institutional Shareholder Services | Institutional Shareholder Services acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
| 2010-07-28 | Healthgrades | Healthgrades acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | 294 M USD |
| 2006-09-11 | MediMedia | MediMedia acquired by Vestar Capital Partners | N/A |
Investors List
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HarbourVest Partners
HarbourVest Partners investment in Venture Round - Vestar Capital Partners
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Antares Capital
Antares Capital investment in Debt Financing - Vestar Capital Partners
Investments List
| Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
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| 2022-07-19 | 360training | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - 360training | N/A |
| 2022-05-25 | Friday Health Plans | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - Friday Health Plans | 70 M USD |
| 2021-04-01 | Friday Health Plans | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - Friday Health Plans | 100 M USD |
| 2019-10-07 | Simple Mills | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - Simple Mills | N/A |
| 2018-11-20 | IRI | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - IRI | N/A |
| 2017-03-02 | Edward Don & Company | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - Edward Don & Company | N/A |
| 2016-01-01 | Yunzhou Intelligence Technology | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Series B - Yunzhou Intelligence Technology | 150 M CNY |
| 2015-08-03 | Veritas Collaborative | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Venture Round - Veritas Collaborative | N/A |
| 2015-03-02 | Bhakti | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Series A - Bhakti | 4 M USD |
| 2004-12-22 | Wilton Re | Vestar Capital Partners investment in Private Equity Round - Wilton Re | 600 M USD |
Key Employee Changes
| Date | New article |
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| 2021-09-07 | Vestar Capital Partners Promotes Ian Singleton To Vice President |