Skyview Capital

Skyview Capital

Founder Alex Soltani established Skyview Capital in Los Angeles, structuring the firm around an explicit operational-immersion model rather than a conventional financial-engineering approach. The firm targets corporate divestitures, special situations, and family-owned businesses across North America, with a stated 15-year track record. Its team of roughly 13 professionals includes dedicated managing directors for M&A, business development, and a ventures arm led by Jared Cohen. Skyview writes equity checks from $5 million to over $75 million, targeting buyouts in software, technology, manufacturing, consumer, and business services. The firm’s confirmed investment profile spans cybersecurity and industrial IoT, with additional focuses on enterprise software and general manufacturing. Geographically, it concentrates on North America but has operations staff positioned in the United States, Europe, and Asia to support post-acquisition transformation. The firm does not publicly disclose current portfolio companies, making independent verification of active holdings unavailable. The 13-person team includes President and COO Naeem Arastu, General Counsel Jim Hall, and Managing Directors for M&A, Business Development, and Ventures. The firm also operates Skyview Ventures, though it has not publicly defined that vehicle’s mandate. Skyview runs an in-house Operations team capable of placing its own professionals into interim board and executive functions — covering finance, supply chain, sales, IT, R&D, legal, and HR — rather than relying solely on third-party consultants. No recent operational event within the last 24 months could be confirmed. The structural differentiator is an embedded operations unit that does not merely advise but sits inside the portfolio company as functional executives. This blurs the line between sponsor and operator: Skyview’s own staff serve as interim CFOs, supply-chain leads, and CTOs during the hold period, then transition out once permanent management is installed. The model suits the carve-out niche, where acquired entities often lack standalone back-office infrastructure at close.