
Comvest Partners
Description
Comvest Partners is a prominent private investment firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, dedicated to providing both equity and debt capital to lower middle-market companies across North America. The firm's strategic focus spans diverse sectors, including healthcare, technology, financial services, and industrials, where it seeks to partner with management teams to foster growth and enhance operational efficiency. Comvest's approach is characterized by its flexibility in capital deployment, offering tailored solutions through both control equity and various debt instruments.
Comvest's investment strategy is rooted in identifying businesses with robust fundamentals and substantial growth prospects within their target markets. For its equity investments, the firm typically targets companies with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $500 million, aiming to acquire controlling stakes or provide significant growth capital. Comvest distinguishes itself through a hands-on approach, leveraging its deep operational expertise and extensive network to support portfolio companies in critical areas such as strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and financial optimization.
Beyond its equity arm, Comvest is also a significant provider of flexible debt capital, offering solutions such as senior secured, unitranche, and second lien facilities. These debt solutions are generally extended to companies with revenues between $15 million and $500 million, with individual transactions typically ranging from $20 million to $200 million. This dual capability allows Comvest to customize financing structures to meet the specific needs of businesses, whether for acquisitions, recapitalizations, or organic expansion. The firm manages over $10 billion in assets under management, highlighting its substantial capacity and established presence in the private investment landscape.
Investor Profile
Comvest Partners has backed more than 40 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 25 rounds, about 63% of its total and boasts 20 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Private Equity, Debt Financing, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in United States, Italy, India.
- Strong thematic focus on E-Commerce, Financial Services, Health Care.
- Led 3 rounds in the past year.
- Typical check size: $20M – $200M.
Stage Focus
- Private Equity (43%)
- Debt Financing (23%)
- Series Unknown (13%)
- Series C (10%)
- Series B (5%)
- Series D (3%)
- Series A (3%)
- Post Ipo Debt (3%)
Country Focus
- United States (95%)
- Italy (3%)
- India (3%)
Industry Focus
- E-commerce
- Financial Services
- Health Care
- Advertising
- Telecommunications
- Internet
- Consulting
- Retail
- Hospital
- Medical
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