About Vestar Capital Partners
Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1988. It is primarily based in New York City, United States. As of Apr 2026, Vestar Capital Partners has a portfolio of 43 companies, comprising 43 funding rounds and 46 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Bermuda. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer Goods. Its latest investment was a $***** Unattributed round in Tech-24 on Oct 05, 2023
Overall Vestar Capital Partners portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 23 acquisitions, namely Press Ganey, Wilton Re and Symetra. A lot of funds co-invest with Vestar Capital Partners, with names like GreyLion sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Vestar Capital Partners has a team of 43 people, including 12 partners.
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Founded Year
1988
Location
New York City, United States
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Vestar Capital Partners' Portfolio
Vestar Capital Partners has a portfolio of 43 companies. They have invested in a total of 43 companies. Their most recent investment was in Tech-24 (Unattributed round) on Oct 05, 2023. Here are the most recent investments by Vestar Capital Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 05, 2023 | Unattributed | 7678 | - | |
Aug 03, 2023 | Series A | 2986 | ||
Nov 30, 2022 | Seed | 3068 | - | |
Jul 20, 2022 | PE | 9667 |
Vestar Capital Partners has acquired 46 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of PetHonesty on Jul 14, 2021. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Vestar Capital Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jul 14, 2021 | Manufacturer of veterinary supplements | - | 2018 | |
Jul 07, 2021 | Provider of repair & maintenance services | - | 1953 | |
Jul 06, 2021 | Provider of tax and flood services to the financial services industry | - | 1986 | |
Jan 21, 2021 | Frozen food company | - | 1994 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Vestar Capital Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2023
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2021
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Bermuda
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Vestar Capital Partners
Vestar Capital Partners has a team of 43 members including 12 Partners and 5 Principals located in United States and France. Vestar Capital Partners' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Vestar Capital Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Denver | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Bronxville | - | - |
Co-investors of Vestar Capital Partners
Over the past 38 years, 12 investors have co-invested in Vestar Capital Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Vestar Capital Partners: 12 investors entered a company along with Vestar Capital Partners. These include investors like GreyLion (1 company).
Vestar Capital Partners News
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Flowers Foods, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Simple MillsPerishableNews.com•Feb 22, 2025•Flowers Foods, Simple Mills, Vestar Capital Partners
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Vestar Capital Completes Recapitalization of Roland Foods, Supporting Company’s Next Phase of GrowthPerishableNews.com•Aug 16, 2024•Vestar Capital Partners, Roland Foods
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Artisanal cookie maker Nonni’s Bakery to be acquiredVendingmarketwatch•Aug 06, 2024•CTH, Nonnis, Vestar Capital Partners
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Ferrero-related company to acquire US-based Nonni’s BakeryJust-Food•Jul 25, 2024•Ferrero, Nonnis, CTH, Vestar Capital Partners
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Vestar Capital Partners’ $1.2 Billion Continuation Vehicle for CircanaGlobal Legal Chronicle•May 13, 2024•Vestar Capital Partners, Circana
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Vestar closes $1.2bn continuation vehiclePrivate Equity Wire•Apr 25, 2024•Vestar Capital Partners, Circana, Blackstone, HarbourVest Partners and 1 other
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Vestar Capital Partners completes sale of Edward Don & Company to SyscoPrivate Equity Wire•Dec 05, 2023•DON, Sysco, J P Morgan, William Blair and 1 other
