At-A-Glance

30+
Years
Founded in 1991
$2.6+
Billion
Invested
$25+
Billion
In Gross Transaction Value
$75 - 300
Million
Equity Per Transaction
210+
Transactions

Bryan Carruthers, CEO of Anser Advisory, Bill Macey, and James Soldano

We are a “go-to” middle market private equity firm in distribution and business services – concentrating on recession resistant segments characterized by secular growth tailwinds, significant fragmentation, and recurring demand dynamics

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Recurring Demand
Competitive Advantages from Scale
Technology Leadership
Competes on Basis Other than Price
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Building and facilities servicesBuilding and facilities services ConsumablesConsumables Essential and outsourced servicesEssential and outsourced services Acquisition Opportunities
GDP-Plus Growth End Markets
Strong Free Cash Flow Generation

Hear From Our Companies

Anser
Camp
Heartland
Aurora
Kendall/Xylem

Our Core Values

Perservance

We take a patient, long term approach to address challenges and build businesses, and help prepare companies for the unexpected, both opportunities and risks.

Entrepreneurship

We take a customized approach to each investment and are committed to maintaining and supporting an entrepreneurial spirit embedded in each of our management teams.

Certainty

We pride ourselves on saying what we mean and doing what we say.

Integrity

We hold ourselves to high standards of ethical conduct. We build trust-based relationships by being professional, respectful and honest in all of our interactions.

Partnership

We view management teams as our true partners and accordingly strive to work with them in a highly collaborative manner in all of our interactions.