Imlay Investments

Imlay Investments

John Imlay founded Imlay Investments following the sale of Management Science America (MSA), a pioneering mainframe software company he co-founded in the 1960s and grew into one of the largest independent software firms before its acquisition by Dun & Bradstreet in the 1990s. The family office is headquartered in Atlanta with an additional office in Zurich, reflecting a transatlantic investment posture. The firm invests across private equity and real estate, targeting direct co-investments and buyout opportunities in enterprise software, business services, and select industrial niches. Publicly disclosed holdings have included a minority stake in the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise and real assets in Switzerland. Geographic coverage spans the United States and Western Europe, sourced through a network of GPs and family office peers rather than a formal fund structure. Imlay Investments operates with a lean team and does not raise third-party capital, managing the Imlay family's wealth exclusively. The family office maintains a philanthropic arm, the Imlay Foundation, which supports educational and cultural initiatives in Atlanta. No recent deal activity has been publicly reported since the firm's early 2010s stake in the Atlanta Hawks. The structural differentiator is the firm's hybrid transatlantic footprint — rare among single-family offices of moderate scale — and its founder's deep domain expertise in enterprise software, which continues to inform investment decisions. Succession planning has not been publicly discussed beyond the founder's active involvement.