Quaker Capital Investments

Quaker Capital Investments

Quaker Capital Investments was established in 2014 by Mark G. Schoeppner. It manages capital accumulated through the value-oriented long-short equity strategies he directed at Quaker Capital Management for nearly thirty years. The office operates from Pittsburgh with a generational mandate. Public equities form the core allocation. The portfolio holds concentrated long positions purchased at less than half of estimated intrinsic value and maintains a modest short book. Episodic distressed fixed-income investments supplement the equity sleeve. In parallel, the office commits seed and Series A capital of $50,000 to $200,000 to companies in Western Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and New York, often alongside Innovation Works and Alpha Labs. Direct private equity targets control stakes in businesses with $2 million to $5 million EBITDA located in the Mid-Atlantic or Midwest that face ownership transitions. Confirmed co-investments include West Allen Capital in the acquisition of The Ruscoe Company. The office employs no disclosed headcount figure beyond the founder. It maintains membership in the Duquesne Club and the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Philanthropic vehicles include the Hawk Ridgeview Foundation, Grant Foundation (HAS Haiti), and UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation. No operational events from the last twenty-four months appear in public records. The single-family-office structure permits indefinite holding periods for both venture and control positions. This removes the liquidation pressure typical of limited-life funds and allows direct operational support to portfolio companies without external investor reporting cycles.