GEN CAP AMERICA, INC.
GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. is a Series C+ and buyout fund in the US writing up to $20M checks into manufacturing, distribution and basic-service.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- manufacturing, distribution, basic-service
- Check size
- up to $20M
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 1988
- Assets under management
- $250M
Thesis
Gen Cap America, Inc. (GCA), founded in 1988 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a private equity firm focused on the middle-market and lower-middle-market. GCA targets privately held businesses or corporate divisions with revenues between $10 million and $200 million and EBIT between $2 million and $15 million. The firm's sector focus is on 'basic industries' such as manufacturing, distribution, and basic service companies with strong niche market shares, explicitly avoiding real estate and high-tech. Geographically, GCA primarily invests in U.S. companies. Southvest Fund VII, launched in 2016, had a target of $225 million and a hard cap of $250 million, raised from institutional investors. Previous funds include Southvest Fund VI ($160 million, 2009) and Southvest Fund V ($94 million, 2005). GCA typically invests up to $20 million per deal, providing both sub-debt and equity to lower financing risk and accelerate cash flow.
Common questions
Does GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
What check size does GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. write?
GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. writes up to $20M checks.
Where does GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. invest?
GEN CAP AMERICA, INC. invests in the US.