71 West Capital Partners

Prior to founding 71 West in 2013, Park spent over a decade in the technology investment banking group at J.P. Morgan, advising on M&A and capital raising for software services and digital media companies. There is no separate investment committee or partners outside of Park known publicly.

71 West only executes direct deals — control buyouts, recapitalizations, and structured growth equity investments in single companies. It does not allocate to external funds, venture capital managers, or fund-of-funds vehicles. The firm writes equity checks between $10 million and $50 million per investment from its own balance sheet or discretionary committed capital.

71 West does not invest in biotechnology, hard tech hardware, oil and gas, real estate, or financial services outside of software tools serving those industries. Its mandate focuses narrowly on enterprise software services and digital media, and even within that lens it avoids pre-revenue or burn-rate-dependent models. The goal is cash-flow-positive operating businesses where the firm can control the capital structure.

Structuring founder retention is central to 71 West's deal architecture. The firm frequently builds earn-outs and equity rollover incentives into its control buyouts, designed to keep founding operators motivated through the value-creation period. Park's personal involvement as a board member post-close is intended to give founders a single known relationship to rely on rather than a rotating cast of deal professionals.