Fort Point Capital

The firm is led by Co-Founders and Managing Partners Brooke Ablon and Paul Lipson, who have run the firm since its founding in 2010. They are supported by Partners Christina Pai, Mike Hermsen, and David Gagliardi. The team shares responsibility for sourcing, execution, and portfolio-company oversight, with the Management Advisory Board providing additional strategic guidance.

Fort Point targets control buyouts in the lower middle market, focusing exclusively on service-oriented businesses. It targets companies with up to $125 million in enterprise value and commits up to $50 million in equity per platform. Transaction types include family- and founder-owned transitions, management buyouts, and recapitalizations.

The firm runs an in-house growth-support model rather than relying predominantly on third-party consultants. It works alongside management to build out sales and marketing functions, develop new product modules, and professionalize infrastructure. This playbook was applied at WolfePak Software (now PakEnergy) — where the firm invested behind a sales engine and M&A — and at Strata Information Group.

Fort Point Capital deploys capital exclusively through direct control buyouts and add-on acquisitions. The firm does not operate as a fund-of-funds or make passive LP commitments to other private equity funds, reflecting its hands-on operational approach.

Add-ons are a central part of the firm's growth strategy. Portfolio company VisuSewer completed the add-on acquisition of United Survey, Inc. in March 2026. Fort Point uses add-ons to expand service lines, geographic reach, and scale within existing platform holdings.

Fort Point Capital operates as a sector-focused private equity firm headquartered in Boston. It has raised three committed funds since 2010, totaling over $625 million, and has completed more than 60 investments. The firm is not a family office but a traditional closed-end fund manager investing on behalf of institutional limited partners.

Fort Point pursues a focused strategy on service-oriented companies but applies it broadly across industries, from logistics and software to environmental services. The firm does not publicly list excluded sectors, but the consistent emphasis on service-based business models and middle-market enterprise values suggests it avoids capital-intensive heavy manufacturing and commodity-based businesses that lack a service wrapper.