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The Venture Firm That Refuses to Rush the Clock
Most venture funds are built around an expiration date. Cue Ball Capital is built around the opposite idea: give good people, useful products and durable companies the time they actually need.
The $11 Billion Firm Built on a Buyout of Its Old Boss
MidOcean Partners started by buying a $1.8 billion private-equity business from Deutsche Bank. Two decades later, its three-part platform shows how a focused middle-market investor can become a capital shop without trying to become everything to everyone.
Norwest Built a 65-Year Venture Firm Around One Unfashionable Idea: Range
In a market built on specialization, Norwest sells breadth: one global fund, checks from $1 million to $200 million, and an operator bench designed to show up only when invited.
The Investors Who Put a Creative Agency Inside the Fund
CAVU Consumer Partners does not stop at writing checks. Its operator-investor model helped turn a farmer's-market vinegar drink into Poppi - and made brand design, distribution and talent part of the investment product.