Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm headquartered in New York City. Established in 1869, it provides a wide range of financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm operates through several segments, including Investment Banking, which offers financial advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions, and underwriting services for public and private offerings. Its Institutional Client Services segment facilitates client transactions across various asset classes and provides services like securities lending. The Investing & Lending segment focuses on long-term loans and investments in debt and equity securities, while the Investment Management segment offers portfolio management and wealth advisory services. Additionally, Goldman Sachs engages in private equity investments across multiple sectors and geographies, reinforcing its position as a leading investor in both public and private markets.

Raanan A. Agus

MD, Co-Head of the GSIS Portfolio Management Team and Portfolio Manager

Jeffrey A. Barclay

MD

Merrick M. Elfman

Pharmacy Operations

J. Brent Humphries

Director

Luisa Leyenaar

Managing Director

David Solomon

President and Chief Operating Officer

Past deals in Recapitalization

Varagon Capital Partners

Private Equity Round in 2022
Varagon Capital Partners is an asset manager specializing in direct lending to mid-sized companies primarily in the United States, focusing on those with EBITDA ranging from $10 million to $75 million. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Fort Worth, Texas, the firm offers flexible financing solutions and emphasizes building strong relationships with borrowers and private equity firms. Varagon provides investors direct access to quality middle-market loans, delivering investment, risk management, analytics, and reporting services tailored to the commercial, industrial, healthcare, and energy sectors. The experienced team at Varagon is committed to providing transparency, flexibility, and exceptional service to meet the needs of sophisticated investors.

Capital Vision Services

Acquisition in 2019
Capital Vision Services is a regional, full-service, vision care company managing over 100 MyEyeDr. offices. Headquartered in Vienna, VA, Capital Vision Services manages the MyEyeDr. practices which are recognized leaders in delivering comprehensive optometric and retail optical services. As a direct result of Capital Vision Services’s volume purchasing power that it makes available to the MyEyeDr. offices, these practices are in a unique position to provide both outstanding patient care and customer service with value pricing on eyewear and contact lenses. Capital Vision Services, LLC is also the area’s largest and fastest growing eye care management company providing MyEyeDr. optometrists with a complete array of financial, marketing, human resources and accounting services, along with managed care credentialing and claims processing.

United Capital

Acquisition in 2019
United Capital is one of the fastest growing and highly innovative wealth counseling firms in the country. With offices nationwide, we bring together some of the most talented and capable financial minds to assist with our clients’ financial lives. We are a partnership of exceptional advisers, unified to accomplish one objective, to help our clients achieve genuine empowerment over their financial aspirations. Established by an experienced group of investment and financial planning professionals, our management team has held executive positions in multi-billion dollar investment firms. Today, United Capital and its affiliates provide advice on over $16 billion under administration of client assets at 42 offices around the country.

Capify

Debt Financing in 2019
Capify provides business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom using a proprietary online technology platform that is disrupting the traditional business loan model. The company offers loans of up to £50,000 through a fully online platform. Repayments are negotiated based on average turnover value and are designed to work alongside a business’ cash flow. Qualified applicants can receive funds directly into their business bank account within days.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp is a business development company based in Menlo Park, California, focused on investing in growth-stage companies primarily in the technology and life sciences sectors. It offers various debt financing options, including growth capital loans, equipment financings, revolving loans, and direct equity investments, with funding amounts ranging from $0.1 million to $50 million depending on the type of financing. The firm targets investments in areas such as e-commerce, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, cloud computing, and data storage, among others. Its investment strategy aims to maximize total returns for shareholders through current income and capital appreciation, primarily by providing loans secured by warrants. TriplePoint does not take board seats in the companies it finances, maintaining an external management structure under the regulatory framework of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Genesis Capital

Acquisition in 2017
Genesis Capital focuses on providing responsive, flexible and reliable personal service to highly qualified and experienced real estate developers who buy, renovate, and sell single family residential real estate and/or multi-family apartment buildings

Fundation

Debt Financing in 2016
Fundation Group LLC develops and provides digital credit lending platform that connects financial institutions and small businesses. The company partners with banks and other institutions to provide working capital and growth capital to the small business community. It offers outsourced lending and referral programs, along with point of sale financing solutions. Fundation Group LLC was founded in 2011 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

STORE Capital

Post in 2016
STORE Capital Corporation is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in net-lease investments, particularly in Single Tenant Operational Real Estate. Established in 2011 by six co-founders with extensive experience in the industry, STORE Capital focuses on partnering with real estate-intensive business owners to provide innovative lease financing solutions that enhance their capital and wealth. The company has developed a substantial and diverse portfolio, owning over 2,500 properties across the United States, primarily consisting of profit-generating locations. As one of the largest and fastest-growing net-lease REITs, STORE Capital is recognized for its leadership in the middle market net lease sector, effectively catering to the needs of its clients while driving growth in its investments.