Institutional Grade Execution with Main Street Deal Flow
Capstone partners with private equity firms to provide institutional quality sell-side, buy-side, and financing solutions while delivering access to one of the most robust privately held company pipelines available.
We have a dedicated sponsor coverage team and full-service solution designed for private equity portfolio companies. Our sponsor team develops relationships with leading middle market private equity firms and captures critical proprietary data regarding each firm’s investment criteria and buying patterns. This intelligence allows us to better serve our private clients by constantly monitoring for potential investment criteria and cultural fit.
Recent Insights for Private Equity Sponsors:
Middle Market Private Equity Index – 2025
Private Equity Activity in the Middle Market
Our latest Middle Market Private Equity Index Report is now available, examining private equity dealmaking in the middle market. Leveraging market research and Capstone’s proprietary data, we seek to provide sponsors and portfolio companies greater transparency into U.S. middle market private equity activity including fund formations, dry powder, loan issuance, platform and add-on acquisitions, transaction valuations, hold time, portfolio exits, and return distributions.
The report features Capstone’s Middle Market Private Equity Index, which aggregates proprietary middle market private equity data on a quarterly basis and indexes the values to 100 with a base quarter of Q1 2006. Through this methodology, Capstone is able to provide sponsors and portfolio businesses with a unique perspective on the general health of Private Equity market activity.
Capstone Transactions for Sponsor Clients
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For more information, contact Scott Smith, Co-Head of Sponsor Coverage.