US mid-market investing, with Patrick Turner of VSS Capital Partners

Episode notes

Ross Butler hosts Patrick Turner, Managing Director at VSS Capital Partners, a US-based lower mid-market private equity firm founded in 1981, originally named Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Patrick joined VSS in 2014, bringing a wealth of experience from his extensive career in leveraged buyouts in the US, and private equity in China. VSS focuses on the US lower mid-market, specifically targeting three verticals: education, healthcare, and outsourced business services with a technology angle. VSS’s approach to structured capital, which includes debt, preferred equity, and equity, tailored to the needs of founders looking to grow their businesses without giving up control. This strategy allows VSS to be competitive and less dilutive compared to traditional growth capital. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: VSS focuses on the US lower mid-market, specifically targeting three verticals: education, healthcare, and outsourced business services with a technology angle. VSS’s approach to structured capital, which includes debt, preferred equity, and equity, tailored to the needs of founders looking to grow their businesses without giving up control.

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