Scott Capital Partners

The firm invests long-term accumulated personal capital, not institutional or third-party funds. This structural choice is the core of its pitch to business owners — it means no LP-imposed timelines, no fundraising cycles, and no pressure to maximize leverage.

The firm advertises a 10-plus-year hold period with no artificial exit clock, positioning explicitly against the 3-to-5-year fund-life model. Exit timing is described as management-driven rather than dictated by fund terms.

Transaction values range from $10 million to $100 million, spanning buyouts, divestitures, growth equity, management buy-ins, management buyouts, public-to-private deals, recapitalizations, and turnarounds. The strategy is buy-and-build across North American middle-market companies.

Gregory D. Scott directs all private equity and growth capital activities. F. Bradley Scholtz and Andrew K. Maurer originate and evaluate investment situations. All three previously worked together at Richard L. Scott Investments.

Gregory Scott led the private equity group at Richard L. Scott Investments from 2000 to 2012, and the current Scott Capital team — Scholtz and Maurer — were both members of that group. The two firms are linked by personnel history and investment approach but operate independently.

The firm explicitly states it uses conservative leverage structures — another point of distinction from traditional PE, which it accuses of maximizing debt to boost returns. Scott Capital favors long-term relationships with a small group of lenders.

Niche manufacturing has been the dominant theme: Gaylord Archival, Bison trailers, Continental Structural Plastics, Valterra Products, and Drives. The firm has also backed consumer healthcare services (Pharmaca, Solantic) and business services (VCA Consultants).