New York · Growth · 96 people tracked
Also known as Midocean Credit Fund Management, L.P. · MIDOCEAN US ADVISOR, L.P.
Investment thesis
MidOcean pursues value creation across the middle-market private equity and alternative credit markets. Its private equity strategy combines theme-driven sector focus, engaged operating resources, and collaborative partnerships with founders, entrepreneurs and leadership teams to build strong companies. Its credit business invests across the capital structure using an integrated, platform-based approach supported by a dedicated credit research team and the broader MidOcean platform. The firm emphasizes disciplined, rigorous and imaginative investing to generate superior returns, while measuring success both by economic returns and by benefits delivered to the communities where it operates.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 96 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 26 of 61 portfolio companiesConsumer ×12FoodTech ×6Direct to Consumer ×4Media & Entertainment ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3E-commerce ×3Mobility & Transportation ×3Wellness & Fitness ×3
HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×1
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAgilex is a fragrance manufacturer that develops custom scents and scent solutions for mid-sized brands and manufacturers across categories including air care, home care, laundry care, personal care, bath and body, fine fragrance, pet care, and industrial and institutional products.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerNew MaterialsNew Jersey, US
Blokur operates a music rights conflict platform that enables music publishers and users to identify and manage ownership disputes and conflicts across songs and rights holders.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentLondon, GB
Phil Barry(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupFrontline VenturesAscension Ventures
Casper's Ice Cream produces ice cream and frozen confections under the FatBoy brand, sold to consumers across the United States.
ConsumerFoodTech
Casper Merrill
Empower Brands provides systems, processes, and support teams to help franchisees run their businesses from signing the franchise agreement through eventual sale.
Enterprise Software
FullSpeed Automotive is a large U.S. franchisor and operator of quick oil change and automotive service centers, offering franchise ownership opportunities under its brands.
ConsumerMobility & Transportation
GHR Healthcare offers a Managed Service Provider (MSP) program for healthcare staffing, using a network of over 200 affiliate vendors to fill openings and handling the full process including credentialing and billing.
HealthtechHR Tech
Co-investorsAea Investors
IMAGE Skincare develops clinically oriented skincare products, including cleansers, serums, moisturizers, retinol treatments, and SPF products, sold to consumers and through skincare professionals.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsVestar Capital Partners
InterVision is a technology services provider offering managed and professional services across cloud, cybersecurity, contact center, data and generative AI, enterprise management, and IT consulting/GRC.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsNorth Castle Partners
KidKraft makes wooden children's toys and furniture, including outdoor playhouses, swing sets and playsets, play kitchens, dollhouses, and playroom furniture such as activity tables, easels, and storage.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsStellus Capital Management
Louisiana Fish Fry offers a range of seafood boil and fry products, with a guided tool that helps shoppers select product combinations for cooking.
ConsumerFoodTech
MPearlRock is an investment partnership that provides growth capital and operational support to emerging consumer brands in food, beverage, and personal care, offering distribution access, data analytics, marketing, and supply chain resources.
ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US
Music Reports provides music rights and royalty services, including publisher licensing through its Songdex Marketplace, license administration, cue sheet management via Cuetrak, catalog health checks, and unclaimed royalty processing.
Data & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsABRY Partners
Nutrabolt is a consumer health and wellness company that develops products aimed at maximizing human potential.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAMBERSTONECAVU Consumer PartnersDoehler VenturesTorch Capital
Prior MidOcean investment in the B2B information services space.
Pragmatic Institute offers online, on-demand, and in-person training courses for product professionals, built around its Pragmatic Framework for product management and marketing decisions.
EdTechSales Tech
Questex is an information services company that produces industry events, publishes market insights, and provides data products.
AdTechB2B MarketplacesClimate TechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsShamrock Capital
Sbarro is a pizza chain serving New York-style pizza by the slice, with options for pickup, delivery, and catering.
ConsumerFoodTechColumbus, US
Mark S. Inzetta(Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel)J. David Karam(Director and Chief Executive Officer)Anne E. Pritz(Director and Chief Marketing Officer)Rohan Kent Shearer(Chief People Officer)Gerard Charles Lewis(Director and Chief Concept Officer)Mira L. Kipker(Chief Financial Officer)
Smith System offers driver risk management and fleet safety training programs, built around its Smith5Keys methodology, delivered through classroom instruction, eLearning, and behind-the-wheel coaching.
EdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsLevine Leichtman
The Carpenter Health Network is a network of post-acute care providers offering primary care, skilled nursing, therapy, rehabilitation, palliative home health, and end-of-life hospice care for patients and their families.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
The Planet Group provides staffing, recruitment, and workforce advisory services, connecting companies with specialized talent and helping candidates find roles across a range of industries.
Future of WorkHR Tech
Prior MidOcean investment in the B2B information services space.
Co-investorsFreeman Spogli
Residential construction data, advisory, and media platform formed by the 2018 merger of Hanley Wood and Meyers Research, rebranded to Zonda in 2020.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesNutrabolt · texasmonthly.com · Aug 12, 2026
GSTV · businesswire.com · Apr 21, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3
as of Jun 2024| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidOcean Partners VI, L.P.LPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System | 2021 | — | -31.8% | 0.71x | 0.00x |
| MidOcean Partners IIILPs: New York City Police Pension Fund | 2006 | — | 13.6% | 2.23x | 2.23x |
| MidOcean Partners III, L.P.LPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York +1 more | 2006 | — | 13.6% | 2.23x | 2.23x |
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
- How many investments has MidOcean made?
- MidOcean has 61 tracked investments.
- What stage does MidOcean invest at?
- MidOcean invests at the Growth stage.
- What sectors does MidOcean focus on?
- MidOcean focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software.
- Where is MidOcean located?
- MidOcean is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does MidOcean co-invest with?
- MidOcean most often shares deals with AMBERSTONE, Beringea, Digital Currency Group, among 12 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamTed Virtue, MidOcean Partner Founder & CEO opens up to the public - video dailymotion
feribsaterz · Ted Virtue · dailymotion.com
Ted Virtue, Founder & CEO - MidOcean Partners - YouTube
OneWire · Ted Virtue
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