FREEMAN SPOGLI
FREEMAN SPOGLI is a Series C+ and buyout fund in the US writing $75M–$300M checks into Consumer, Marketplaces, distribution, retail, restaurants, e-commerce, wholesale and business-to-business-distribution.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- Consumer, Marketplaces, distribution, retail, restaurants, e-commerce, wholesale, business-to-business-distribution
- Check size
- $75M–$300M
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 1983
- Assets under management
- $5.4B
- Website
- freemanspogli.com
Thesis
Freeman Spogli & Co. is a private equity firm founded in 1983, specializing in middle-market companies within the consumer and distribution sectors across North America. They focus on established businesses with strong management, defensible market positions, and clear growth potential, seeking companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $75 million. Their investment strategy includes management buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, and equity investments, with a preference for control investments but also considering minority stakes. The firm has raised over $9 billion in equity capital across 11 partnerships, with their latest fund, FS Equity Partners VIII, closing in September 2019 with $1.85 billion. For Fund VIII, they deployed $75 million to $300 million per investment. As of December 31, 2022, they managed approximately $5.4 billion in AUM.
Common questions
Does FREEMAN SPOGLI invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. FREEMAN SPOGLI lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
What check size does FREEMAN SPOGLI write?
FREEMAN SPOGLI writes $75M–$300M checks.
Where does FREEMAN SPOGLI invest?
FREEMAN SPOGLI invests in the US.