Vestar Capital Partners
Private equityNew York · 36 people tracked
Investment thesis
Vestar Capital Partners partners with management teams to build and grow companies, applying its expertise to realize value. The firm encourages heavy investment in sales, marketing, and product/service development to accelerate revenue growth, sometimes trading near-term profitability for long-term gains. It supports expansion into new end-markets, geographies, and adjacent products, and helps management build scalable systems, people, and process infrastructure. Leveraging deep sector networks, Vestar connects portfolio companies with customers, advisors, and board members. It also backs acquisitive growth, offering sourcing, structuring, execution, and integration expertise to pursue buy-and-build consolidation and transformative strategic combinations.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 36 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 14 of 87 portfolio companiesConsumer ×6Healthtech ×4Direct to Consumer ×3E-commerce ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Digital Health ×2FoodTech ×2
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 87 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCelestial Seasonings sells packaged teas, including wellness blends and well-known varieties like Sleepytime, directly to consumers online.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Sevita provides home- and community-based services for children, adults, and seniors, including foster care, behavioral health, autism day programs, and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsAscension Ventures
Friday Health Plans was a group of state-based health insurance companies operating in Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas.
HealthtechInsurTechOklahoma City, US
Co-investorsThe Colorado Impact Fund
Co-investorsMidOcean
Joerns Healthcare designs and manufactures post-acute and long-term care equipment, including hospital beds, therapy surfaces, patient lifting and repositioning systems, and connected-care technologies like asset tracking and digital wound imaging.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAurora Capital
La Petite operates schools providing childcare and early education for children from infancy through age 12, including infant care, preschool programs preparing children for kindergarten, and before- and after-school support for students.
ConsumerEdTech
MAG Aerospace is a U.S.
Defense Tech
Co-investorsAea InvestorsNew Mountain Capital
Michael Foods manufactures and supplies industrial and foodservice egg and potato products, offering ready-to-use, bulk food solutions for high-volume operations.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTech
Co-investorsGoldner Hawn
Co-investorsCharlesbank Capital Partners
Co-investorsLeonard Green
Roland Foods sources and distributes premium global specialty food ingredients, supplying restaurants, operators, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply Chain
Bruno Scheidt(Co-founder)Suzanne Scheidt(Co-founder)
Simple Mills makes packaged foods using minimally processed, natural ingredients, positioning its products as healthful alternatives free of artificial ingredients.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechChicago, US
Katlin Smith(Founder)Lewis F Semones(Director)Shahzar Visram(Director)Hanjie Yu(Executive Officer)Katlin A Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAurumHyde Park AngelsPallasite VenturesWinklevoss Capital
Sunrise Medical designs and manufactures mobility and seating products, including manual and powered wheelchairs and postural support systems for people with disabilities.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Triton leases and sells intermodal shipping containers and related equipment to major global shipping lines through a network of more than 400 third-party depots worldwide.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Wabtec Corporation is a company operating in the rail and transportation equipment industry, with businesses spanning digital technology, manufacturing, and engineering.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Woodstream markets a portfolio of consumer brands offering pest control solutions, home and garden products, and birding accessories.
ConsumerE-commerce
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 5
as of Dec 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestar Capital Partners VII, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Minnesota State Board of Investment | 2018 | — | 7.0% | 1.24x | 0.59x |
| Vestar Capital Partners VI, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board, Minnesota State Board of Investment, Oregon Public Employees Retirement System +1 more | 2012 | — | 23.2% | 2.00x | 1.77x |
| Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, Washington State Investment Board, Oregon Public Employees Retirement System +6 more | 2005 | — | 3.9% | 1.31x | 1.31x |
| Vestar Capital Partners IV, L.P.LPs: California State Teachers' Retirement System, Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Minnesota State Board of Investment +4 more | 1999 | — | 13.4% | 1.76x | 1.76x |
| Vestar Capital Partners III, L.P.LPs: Oregon Public Employees Retirement System, Washington State Investment Board, Rockefeller Foundation | 1997 | — | 2.6% | 1.14x | 1.14x |
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 Vestar Capital Partners made?
- Vestar Capital Partners has 87 tracked investments.
- What sectors does Vestar Capital Partners focus on?
- Vestar Capital Partners focuses on Consumer.
- Where is Vestar Capital Partners located?
- Vestar Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Vestar Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Vestar Capital Partners most often shares deals with Ascension Ventures, Aurum, Hyde Park Angels, among 13 tracked co-investors.
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