Odyssey Investment Partners
Private equityNew York · Growth–Late Stage · 14 people tracked
Also known as ODYSSEY INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
Investment thesis
Odyssey Investment Partners pursues a thematic private equity strategy centered on industrial and business services markets. Its Buy, Build and Integrate model aims to transform middle-market companies into efficient, diversified market leaders with strong long-term growth. The firm emphasizes collaborative, proactive engagement and transparency, positioning itself as a partner of choice for families, founders, and managers. It builds cross-functional teams to integrate systems and resources and drive efficiencies so management can focus on growth. Since 1997 it has raised over $8.3 billion, investing in more than 50 platform companies that completed roughly 300 add-on acquisitions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 1 of 54 portfolio companiesBiotech ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 54 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathChicago, US
Mark Fisher(Director of General Partner of Issuer)Brian Kwait(Director of General Partner of Issuer)Daniel Nettesheim(President of General Partner of Issuer)Andrew Learned(Executive Officer)
BoardJonathan Hall(Director of General Partner of Issuer)
Board seatCraig Staub· per SEC Form D · filed Jun 2024
BiotechNew York, US
Mark Fisher(Director)Jake Gillman(Director)Dawn Sherman(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Chestnut(Executive Officer)Brian Kwait(Director)Jeffrey McKibben(Director)
Board seatHenry Bendit· per SEC Form D · filed Oct 2020
Supplier of electrical, HVAC, and building technology products to commercial, industrial, and building technology markets in North America.
Global leader in packaging engineering, logistics, testing, and supply chain solutions serving data center, semiconductor, aerospace and defense, and medical customers.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Investment Partners Fund VILPs: Michigan Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island | 2020 | — | 17.9% | 1.76x | 0.17x |
| Odyssey Investment Partners Fund V, L.P.LPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, District of Columbia Retirement Board | 2014 | — | 7.3% | 1.52x | 1.51x |
| Odyssey Investment Partners Fund V, L.P. Private EquityLPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System | 2013 | — | — | 1.30x | 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 Odyssey Investment Partners invest at?
- Odyssey Investment Partners invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Odyssey Investment Partners's typical check size?
- Odyssey Investment Partners typically writes checks of $100M – $300M.
- What sectors does Odyssey Investment Partners focus on?
- Odyssey Investment Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech, Construction Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, HR Tech, InsurTech, LegalTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketing Tech, New Materials, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Odyssey Investment Partners located?
- Odyssey Investment Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Odyssey Investment Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Odyssey Investment Partners leads investment rounds.
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