Transition capital. Transformation partners.
Private Equity for Lower Middle Market Businesses seeking ownership transition
Overview
W3Capital is a family owned Private Equity investor seeking partnerships with other successful founder and family owned companies. We facilitate ownership transition and enable management teams to successfully lead their businesses into the future.
Transformation
We do more than provide capital. We work with business leaders to enhance enterprise value through additional capital, complementary acquisitions, operating improvements and team additions.
Inspiration
We leverage our team members' investing experience, public and private company management experience and proven entrepreneurial success to assist and inspire business managers to lead their companies to their full potential.
Focus
Our investments are made with personal capital. We are focused on helping our current investments succeed, rather than raising our next fund. We are not pressured by typical private equity investment horizons and invest with a view toward long term success.
Attention
Our partners work on every aspect of our transactions and guarantee post-transaction access. The only way we win is by making sure that you win.
Team W3C
The W3Capital team combines experience with passion, creativity and dedication. We share common educational backgrounds, but differing yet complementary work experience relevant to helping businesses and business leaders succeed.
Rob Wadsworth
Partner, Boston
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA
MBA, Harvard Business School
Senior Advisor & Founder, Harbourvest Partners, LLC
Steve Wadsworth
Partner, San Francisco
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA
MBA, University of California Los Angeles
Chairman, Tapjoy, Inc.
Jay Wadsworth
Partner, Richmond
B.S. Systems Engineering, UVA
MBA, UNC Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler
Founder, InSight Aviation Insurance
Criteria
We invest in successful businesses to facilitate transition and enable growth
Enterprise Value - Up to $100 Million
- Low to Medium Capital Intensity
- Recurring Revenue Base up to $100 MM
- History of Stable, Positive Cash Flows between $2 and $12 MM
Business Profile
- Family and Founder Owned or Corporate Divestitures
- Headquartered in North America
- Defensible market positions
- Identifiable organic and acquisition growth prospects
Key Verticals
- Software / SaaS
- Proprietary Data Services
- Specialty / Value Added Distribution
- Niche Manufacturing
Transaction and Post Transaction
- We seek control investments
- We work with existing management teams to enhance enterprise value through additional capital, complementary acquisitions, operating improvements and team additions
- We collaborate with business leaders to achieve substantial and sustainable improvements in growth and profitability
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Partners
We build genuine partnerships with the teams we back
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