Funds

The VSS funds invest private capital to support lower middle market companies in the information, education, media, communications and business services industries in North America and Europe.

VSS provides a range of financing options to Media company owners and managers, including control and non-control equity as well as senior and subordinated debt.

VSS currently manages two categories of private investment funds: (i) control-oriented private equity funds (the "Equity Funds"), and (ii) mezzanine/structured capital funds (the "Structured Capital Funds"). Generally the Equity Funds invest as a majority equity investor in transactions where the enterprise value of the company is between $50 million and $750 million. The Structured Capital Funds generally invests minority equity and/or subordinated debt capital in companies with an enterprise value of between $50 million and $350 million.

There are six important factors that differentiate VSS from other private equity managers:

  1. An investment team comprised of both former industry operating executives and corporate finance professionals;
  2. The firm's exclusive focus on opportunities within the information, education, media, communications and business services industries;
  3. A consistent focus on lower middle market companies;
  4. A consistent strategy of building equity value through add-on acquisitions;
  5. A consistent focus on investing in both North America and Europe;
  6. A successful track record of investing for over 20 years, through multiple business cycles.