EMPEIRIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
EMPEIRIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC is a Series C+, debt, buyout and other fund in the US investing in energy-equipment-services, industrial, food-and-consumer-packaged-goods, specialty-manufacturing and oil-and-gas-equipment.
- Stages
- Series C+, debt, buyout, other
- Sectors
- energy-equipment-services, industrial, food-and-consumer-packaged-goods, specialty-manufacturing, oil-and-gas-equipment
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2010
- Assets under management
- $373.2M
- Website
- empeiria.com
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Thesis
Empeiria Capital Management, LLC, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a specialized investment management firm that evolved from the private equity arm of Cintas Corporation's founder's family. The firm manages private equity and debt funds for a select clientele, operating as an independent sponsor. Their investment strategy is flexible and long-term, focusing on privately negotiated investments in middle-market companies. They often take minority equity positions, provide growth equity, structured credit products, and invest in real estate. Empeiria Capital Partners, a related entity, specifically targets small- and mid-cap companies in the United States, with a primary focus on the energy equipment and services, industrial, and food and consumer packaged goods sectors, including specialty manufacturing. As of December 31, 2025, Empeiria managed approximately $339 million in client assets non-discretionary, with $373.2 million attributed to pooled investment vehicles, all managed on a non-discretionary basis. The firm was founded in 2002 (Empeiria Capital Partners) and 2010 (Empeiria Capital Management, LLC).
Common questions
Does EMPEIRIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. EMPEIRIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC lists Series C+, debt, buyout and other among the stages it invests in.
Where does EMPEIRIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invest?
EMPEIRIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC invests in the US.