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Vestar Capital Partners, Inc.

(formerly The First Boston Corporation) Active
245 Park Avenue 41st FloorNew YorkNew York (NY)10167United States
(212) 351- 1600
Founded: 1988
1988
Founded
Year established
3200
AUM
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About Vestar Capital Partners, Inc.
Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. is a United States middle market private equity firm that specializes in management buyouts, growth capital investments, and corporate carve-outs across three core sectors — Consumer, Business and Technology Services, and Healthcare — with historical activity spanning food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media and communications, digital health, and medical technology. The firm targets middle market companies with enterprise values generally ranging from $100 million to $1 billion, deploying equity investments of $50 million to $150 million per transaction, while also participating selectively in opportunities with enterprise values above $1 billion through co-investments. Vestar pursues management-led buyouts, corporate carve-outs, first-time institutional capital transactions in founder- and family-owned businesses, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, buy-and-build industry consolidations, and secondary buyouts. The firm invests across North America and Western Europe, with a particular emphasis on partnering with incumbent management teams and private owners to build long-term enterprise value. Vestar's sector-focused investment professionals provide strategic, operational, and financial expertise throughout the holding period, applying a creative and flexible approach to transaction structuring that has supported over 84 platform investments and more than 200 add-on acquisitions since inception. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in New York, New York, United States, with additional offices in Boston and Denver.
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Portfolio Breakdown
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SectorCountDistributionKey Companies
Business Services 38
34%
Consumer Products 22
20%
Healthcare 18
16%
Industrial 16
14%
Technology 12
11%
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What does Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. do?
Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. is a United States middle market private equity firm that specializes in management buyouts, growth capital investments, and corporate carve-outs across three core sectors — Consumer, Business and Technology Services, and Healthcare — with historical activity spanni
Where is Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. headquartered?
Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York (NY), United States.
What type of firm is Vestar Capital Partners, Inc.?
Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. is a Private Equity firm.
When was Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. founded?
Vestar Capital Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988. The firm manages approximately 3200 in assets under management.
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