Private equity capital tailored for the lower middle market
Corporate Private Equity
Core to our strategy is to take a partnership approach to investing. We seek to partner with management teams to drive value through acquisitions, business development initiatives and operating improvements.
We typically prefer situations where the seller is willing to retain a meaningful equity stake. We strongly believe that establishing a structure in which both investors and key managers share a common ownership vision, and are motivated to maximize value, is critical to achieving superior return on investment.
We believe in a solutions-oriented and flexible investment approach. We are long-term investors and structure our investments with that philosophy in mind.
Typical investment candidates include family-owned businesses, management-led buyouts, companies that require new capital for growth, strategic initiatives or balance sheet restructurings.
Investment Criteria:
Industries:
Partnership Approach to Investing
We invest alongside founders and management teams who retain meaningful equity, aligning interests and creating a shared ownership vision focused on long-term value creation.
Growth Through Acquisitions
We are seasoned buy & build investors, providing our partners with capital, a deep deal sourcing network, and the operational resources and integration expertise to scale companies through acquisitions.
Operationally Focused Investors
Our dedicated in-house operations team works alongside management from day one, driving integration, operational improvements, and sustainable performance across our portfolio.
Corporate Private Equity Team

Elie P. Azar
Founder, CEO & CIO

Richard Leggio II
Managing Director & PE Team Lead

Blake Conner
Managing Director & PE Team Lead

Teddy Kesoglou
Analyst
WWC Operations Team

Corry Doyle
Managing Director & Head of Portfolio Operations

Andres Gutierrez
Managing Director

Sean Lafferty
Operating Executive

Russell Holm
Operating Executive

Marguerite Moore-Rotich
Integration Manager

Elias Nohra
Managing Director & Canada Managing Partner