RETAIL VENTURE CAPITAL INFORMATION & STATS
The retail industry is considered the second largest industry in the United States with total revenues exceeding $3 trillion and a large portion of employment rates. Technology has started to play an important role in retail with the launch of companies focused on providing retail-focused technologies and solutions such as online catalogs and e-commerce capabilities.
Given the importance of consumer goods and services, retail venture capital firms are equally interested in products, services, and solutions that improve the operation, efficiency, and cost of retail ventures as well as the actual retail concepts themselves. For the same reason, retail financing companies may also back suppliers or consumer goods manufacturers that are focused in the retail industry. Since the industry is so large, a lot of retail private equity is used for buyouts, acquisitions, growth, expansion, recapitalizations, and restructuring as opposed to seed stage or early stage financing.
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The Florida Mezzanine Fund is a principal investment firm looking to invest in debt and equity, focusing on small and mid-sized companies. The firm seeks to invest in Florida-based companies in industries such as manufacturing, distribution, healthcare. The fund tends to invest $500,000 up to $30 million per deal. Based in Orlando, the firm was formerly known as Gator Mezzanine Fund. The Florida Mezzanine Fund represents one of the Southeast’s premiere mezzanine funds.
Kurt Salmon Associates is a management consulting firm focusing on the consumer goods, retail, and healthcare industries. Although it provides consulting and advisory, it also backs clients in private equity for growth and acquisition investments as well as provides investment banking services. Located in Atlanta, Kurt Salmon Associates represent a big player in southeast funding.
William Blair & Company has been in operation since 1935. It provides investment and advisory services to institutional, individual, and issuing clients. An employee-owned business, William Blair & Company has offices in the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Weston Presidio was established in 1993 and has since then provided late stage funding and growth equity to businesses across the nation including MapQuest, JetBluet Airway, and AMC. It has invested five funds totaling $3.3 billion to companies in diverse industries with funding amounts ranging from $10 million to $75 million.
Raymond James is a publicly-traded financial services holding firm with a network of dealer/broker subsidiary. It manages nearly $254 billion in client assets for accounts in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
White Cap Private Equity Management is an advisory services firm and investment focusing on high-growth businesses in the retail, consumer products, IT, life sciences, healthcare, media, and clean technology. The company specializes in private placements, buyout funding, and acquisitions.
W Capital Partners specializes in acquiring equity investments from businesses, private equity firms, and financial institutions in secondary markets. The firm usually focuses on companies with more than $25 million in revenue within the consumer, healthcare, media, technology, business services, and financial services areas.
Apax Partners provides financing to mature, high-growth companies in the retail, consumer, media, telecommunications, technology, healthcare, and financial and business service industries. Across diverse funds operated by Apax Partners Worldwide Llp, the firm has more than €2 billion in equity invested in the worldwide retail industry.
Bessemer Venture Partners has been in the venture capital industry for 100 years. To date, the firm has invested seed stage and start up funding into companies in diverse industries such as Staples and The Sports Authority. They currently manage $2 billion in invested capital spread across businesses worldwide. Bessemer has aided companies in their portfolio to reach IPOs and major buyouts.
Retail & Restaurant Growth Capital Lp provides growth equity to retail businesses and restaurants as well as retail-focused solution providers and suppliers across the nation. It manages $60 million in capital and also provides backing for buyouts, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. Since its launch, it has provided financing to businesses such as Quizno’s and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon.
