Vestar Capital Partners
Private equityNew York · 41 people tracked
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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 Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 41 people
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What they invest in
from 15 of 87 portfolio companiesConsumer ×6Healthtech ×5Direct to Consumer ×3E-commerce ×3FoodTech ×3Hardware ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:United States×9
Investments · 87 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12 dated
Celestial Seasonings is a tea company, founded in 1969 as an herbal tea maker, that produces and sells teas positioned around health and wellness.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechWellness & Fitness
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
Joerns manufactures integrated beds, surfaces, and lifts designed to improve clinical outcomes and reduce caregiver injury risk in healthcare settings.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAurora Capital
La Petite Academy provides early childhood education and care services, preparing children for elementary school through social and educational development programs in classroom settings.
ConsumerEdTechImpact & Social GoodSocial
MAG Aerospace is a U.S.
Defense Tech
Co-investorsAea InvestorsNew Mountain Capital
Michael Foods is a food industry company that provides advanced technologies, processes, and research capabilities to food professionals and consumers.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechFoodTechNew England, US
Co-investorsGoldner Hawn
Press Ganey provides software platforms, data analytics, and consulting services to healthcare organizations to measure and improve patient experience, caregiver engagement, and care quality.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSouth Bend, US
Irwin PressinRod GaneyinPatrick Ryan(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)
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)inHanjie Yu(Executive Officer)
BoardLewis F Semones(Director)Shahzar Visram(Director)
Co-investorsAurumHyde Park AngelsPallasite VenturesWinklevoss Capital
Sunrise Medical develops, manufactures, and distributes manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and seating and positioning systems for people with mobility needs.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMobility & Transportation
Triton is a Brookfield Infrastructure portfolio company that provides shipping container leasing and management services for the maritime industry.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply Chain
Woodstream manufactures pest control, animal control, and bird feeding products across multiple consumer and professional brands.
ConsumerE-commerceHardwarenot specified on page, US
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
21St Century Oncology360TrainingAccanto HealthAdvanced OrganicsAearoAnvil KnitwearArgo TechAz ElectronicBig Heart Pet BrandsBigr VenturesBirds Eye FoodsBorder Media PartnersCesare FiorucciCircanaClark SchwebelConsolidated Cigar CompanyConsolidated Container CompanyDevilbiss HealthcareDr PraegersDuff And PhelpsEdward Don And CompanyEssent Healthcarefor ISSGleasonGold Toe CorpHampshire ChemicalHealthgradesHearthside Food SolutionsInsight CommunicationsInternational AirpartsLeretaMcg CapitalMercury HealthcareMobile Technologies IncMontpelier RENonnisNox HealthNternet Venture WorksNybron Flooring InternationalOgf GroupParis RePerfect Fit IndustriesPethonestyPinnacle AutomationPolo Jeans CoPresence MarketingPrestone ProductsPyramid CommunicationsQuest AnalyticsRedprairie CorporationRemington ProductsRussell StanleySab WabcoSeleniaSevesSheridan HealthcareSiegel GaleSolo CupStaywellStratusSun ProductsSuper D DrugsSymetraTech24TervitaTitan Frozen FruitTobii DynavoxTransmontaigneValidusWilton ReWindstreamZml Industries
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSimple Mills · arabfounders.net · May 5, 2025
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, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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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