Clearlake turned a distressed-debt strategy into a $90 billion machine by fixing unglamorous companies - then bought a Premier League club to prove the point.
Jones Capital grew out of a one-site Mississippi sawmill, then turned seven decades of operating lessons into a private-capital playbook. Its pitch to founders is unusually plain: patient money, practical help and no predetermined exit clock.
The Maryland investment firm makes an unusual promise: patient capital, operator experience and permission to cross category lines. Its portfolio connects buildings, care delivery and data in ways a conventional sector fund rarely attempts.