More Than Capital.
A Complete Platform for Independent Sponsors.
We provide the equity funding and offer our support to help you acquire, grow, and realize the value of your business.
Your Vision, Amplified
You have the vision and the drive to lead your own deal. We believe in that entrepreneurial spirit. Our platform was built to amplify your strengths, providing the institutional resources you need, right when you need them, so you can focus on what you do best: creating value.
With NSP Capital
- Gain an on-demand institutional partner, giving you the resources of a large firm without sacrificing your independence.
- Leverage our flexible support platform, using our team as an extension of your own, only when and where you need it.
- Lead the charge with confidence, knowing you have an experienced team willing to handle the blocking and tackling, clearing your path to success.
- Achieve greater returns with a partner dedicated to efficiency, support, and maximizing the outcome of your deal.
We Serve Two Partners, Perfectly Aligned
We exist to align the interests of the two most important groups: the deal professionals leading the charge and the investors who believe in their vision. We're not just a source of capital; we are the support system that makes the independent model superior.
For Independent Sponsors
We provide the freedom to execute your vision, backed by the resources you thought you left behind. We empower you to build your legacy, not just a balance sheet, ensuring you are never alone in the process.
For Our Investors
We offer access to the most underserved market through partnerships with exceptional, driven, and experienced independent sponsors. Our model is built on a relentless focus to maximize value through ultimate alignment.
The Enspire Growth Platform
You lead the journey; we offer the support. Our platform is a flexible extension of your team, providing on-demand resources designed to help you maximize value and time at every milestone.
1. Due Diligence Support
We can provide the institutional backbone for diligence, ensuring a thorough process and handling break fees with access to our network of preferred vendors, giving you the confidence to move forward.
2. Debt Advisory Support
Our team can support or lead the financing process, leveraging our market knowledge and lender relationships to secure better terms and give you back valuable time.
3. CFO Support
Our CFO support provides Day One financial readiness. We can manage or support the critical details, from pre-close analysis to post-close reporting, compliance, team build out, and systems implementations, so you can focus on growth.
4. Growth, Operations, and IR Initiatives
We offer as-needed support to drive growth where it matters most. From optimizing sales initiatives and sharpening the M&A strategy to building out your executive team, our resources are your resources—all while we can handle investor relations to free you up to lead.
5. Realization & Exit
When the time is right, we can be by your side throughout the exit process. We are willing to help prepare the business, support sell-side diligence and marketing material development, and be there for you through critical negotiations to ensure you realize the maximum value for your hard work.
6. The Next Chapter
For proven sponsors, we leverage our experience and network to help you take the next step in your journey: launching your own committed fund.
Investment Criteria
We seek partnerships with ambitious independent sponsors and strong, stable businesses poised for growth.
Equity Check
up to $15 million per deal.
EBITDA
$1 - $10 million, with a preference for opportunities under $5 million.
Financial Profile
EBITDA margins greater than 10%.
Sectors
Business Services, Consumer Services, and Infrastructure.
Ownership
Founder or management-owned businesses.
Partnership
All opportunities must be led by a dedicated independent sponsor.
The Support System
A team with intentionally diverse experience, built to provide holistic support at every stage of your deal.
Joe Vallee
Managing Partner
Three kids six and under, a dog named Doug, and still loves tennis.
Brian Brizard
Partner
Three kids, loves the lake, and unwinding on game day.
Stephan Schneck
Partner
Enjoys biking, travel, and is hunting for the best smash burger ever.
Ben Hartman
Principal
Two kids under two, has the golf bug, and moved on from tennis.
John Gruber
Principal
Four kids, nine grandkids, and is a pickleball enthusiast.
Our Purpose
The principles that guide our partnerships and decisions.
no
small
plans.
This is more than our name; it's our entire philosophy.
We believe in the entrepreneurial dream and the bold individuals who pursue it.
That's why our mission is to empower the independent sponsor community with an unmatched support and investment platform that accelerates success.
Humble Service
We find fulfillment in approaching every relationship with genuine modesty, putting the needs of others above our own.
Grounded Trust
Led by integrity and transparency, everything we do is grounded in trust—in our partners, in our teammates, and in the instincts honed by our experiences.
Passionate Drive
We are driven by our passion to build something meaningful and lasting. We love what we do.
NSP by the Numbers
$15B+
In Transaction Value
~$5B+ as equity investors, $9B+ as debt & equity investors, and $1B+ as sell-side advisors.
260+
Deals Closed
100 as equity investors, 130 as debt & equity investors, and 30 as sell-side advisors.
30+
Realized Investments
5 as founders and operators, 4 as equity investors, and 21 as debt & equity investors.
Our experience as investors, operators, and advisors didn't just give us a unique perspective—it gave us our purpose. Our platform is the result: a support system built from experience to empower your vision and help you win.