Drum
Private equityStamford Β· Growth Β· 5 people tracked
Also known as Drum Capital Management Llc
Investment thesis
Drum Capital pursues value-based investing in lower middle market companies, specializing in deep value, turnaround, and special situation strategies. Founded in 2004, the firm combines operational and financial expertise to build value across primary fund investments, co-investments, and direct investments in operating companies. It leverages a broad network of General Partners to source primary fund opportunities as well as unsyndicated direct and co-investment deal flow. Drum emphasizes understanding of capital structures, asset collateral value, and identifying strategies suited to particular economic cycles, aiming to provide risk-adjusted, differentiated exposure to private lower middle market companies across a variety of industries.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team Β· 5 people
from the firm's websiteFund performance Β· per public LP disclosures
as of Dec 2021| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Capital Management Special Situation Partners II, L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration | 2004 | β | 7.9% | 1.78x | 1.30x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Drum invest at?
- Drum invests at the Growth stage.
- What is Drum's typical check size?
- Drum typically writes checks of $5M β $100M.
- What sectors does Drum focus on?
- Drum focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Drum located?
- Drum is headquartered in Stamford, US.
- Does Drum lead rounds?
- Yes, Drum leads investment rounds.
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