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Quad-C
Quad-C is a private equity firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. It has invested over $4.9 billion of capital in 90 companies...
Quad-C
Quad-C is a private equity firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. It has invested over $4.9 billion of capital in 90 companies and has deep industry expertise in Services and Industrials. The firm focuses on the middle market, seeks majority positions, and is currently investing its 10th fund with commitments of approximately $1.7 billion.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
1989
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Charlottesville
Corporate office
240 W Main Street Suite 600, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Quad-C's investment stage and typical deal size?
Quad-C runs a classic middle-market buyout strategy, acquiring majority stakes in companies with enterprise values from $100 million to $500 million. Equity checks range between $50 million and $150 million per transaction. The firm invests in established businesses with demonstrated competitive advantages and growth potential rather than early-stage or venture capital rounds.
Is Quad-C currently raising or deploying a fund, and at what scale?
Quad-C is deploying its tenth fund, which closed with roughly $1.7 billion in capital commitments, per the firm's own website. This marks the latest vehicle in a sequence that has supported over 90 platform investments since 1989, with cumulative lifetime deployment surpassing $4.9 billion.
What sectors is Quad-C known for, and are there any explicit exclusions?
Quad-C operates exclusively within two verticals: services and industrials. Within those, the portfolio shows exposure to healthcare services (Compassion-First Pet Hospitals), specialty distribution (Thibaut), insurance services (Dane Street), engineering (4CE/ELEMENT Engineering), and security services (Marksman Titan). The firm does not publicly invest in consumer brands, financial services, or technology outside of tech-enabled service models. No explicit exclusion list is published.
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