Our Focus is Helping Companies Achieve Their True Potential.

Founded in 1988, Olympus manages over $8.5 billion on behalf of corporate pension plans, public retirement systems, university endowment funds, and the executives of Olympus' portfolio companies. The majority of our limited partners have been investors with Olympus for decades, and Olympus Growth Fund VII, our latest offering, has committed capital of $3.0 billion.

In order to maximize the time spent working with each and every portfolio company, we limit new investments to only three or four each year. Our preferred investment size ranges from $50 million for growth capital deals to $300 million or more for buyouts. In addition to financial resources, Olympus offers several other critical benefits to help its management partners reach their goals.

Deep experience and proven track record

70+ investments since 1988
Over 20 years of private equity experience among 10 general partners

A strong focus on growth and operational improvements

Olympus has never executed a leveraged recapitalization of an existing portfolio company that resulted in a leverage multiple higher than when we acquired the company

Active value-added partners with management

Three to five board seats per general partner

Long-term, stable LP relationships

The majority of the capital in Olympus’ funds are from investors who have invested in multiple funds

True Growth Partners

We've been working with Olympus for several years, and truly appreciate their partnering attitude. They remain highly engaged, alleviating the need to constantly re-educate them on our business objectives. They ask provocative questions and remain highly supportive of management's initiatives. In addition to their strong knowledge of our industry and capital markets, they're well connected to others that can add value. We also find them to be genuine, caring human beings who we enjoy sharing a glass of wine with.

Jim Schwartz

President, CEO and Chairman
NPC International

5.5

$8.5 Billion of total capital under management

67

Primary investments over seven funds

4.4

$3.0 billion of committed capital for our latest fund, Olympus Growth Fund VII, L.P.

17

Investment professionals

Our focus is to increase shareholder value

Although we actively work with our portfolio companies, we don't meddle in day-to-day management. Rather, we serve as a resource to executive leadership - providing the support they need to achieve their ambitions.

Our areas of expertise include the following:

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Many of our businesses pursue an acquisition-based strategy and we consider it a core competency. We can help with every step of the M&A lifecycle, including:

Identifying, evaluating, and valuing acquisition targets
Conducting due diligence
Negotiating legal documents and deal structure/terms
Financing and closing the deal
Helping with post-closing integration

Capital market decisions

We work with our companies to determine the right time to raise additional capital and to create the optimal capital structure. We then facilitate subsequent rounds of debt and equity financing, as appropriate.

Long-term strategic planning

We help management evaluate the industry landscape, exploit competitive advantages, and focus on the fastest growing, most profitable business opportunities. We strive to establish near-term, tactical priorities, ensuring that resources are optimally deployed to maximize company performance.

New business development

Typical business development activities include:

Helping to identify new sales channels
Leveraging our network of contacts to introduce potential channel partners
Conducting meetings with potential partners
Helping to structure and negotiate partnership relationships.

Budgeting and Financial Analysis

We provide assistance to management during the budgeting process and serve as an analytical resource for management to utilize when making complex financial decisions.

Recruiting

We work with management to address the personnel needs of the organization and then help find the right people through our extensive network of contacts, as well as coordinating the activities of third-party search firms.

We operate as a team, not as a firm of independent silos.

Our Partners have average investment experience of over 23 years, including an average of 17 with Olympus. Unlike other private equity firms, at Olympus, the same group guides every investment from purchase to sale creating an efficient, professional and rewarding investor/management relationship.

Graduates of Olympus’ Associate program have gone on to earn their MBAs at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Dartmouth, and Columbia.

Jim Conroy

Managing Partner
Rob Morris

Managing Partner
Lou Mischianti

Managing Partner

Our Focus is Helping Companies Achieve Their True Potential.

True Growth Partners

5.5

67

4.4

17

Our focus is to increase shareholder value

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Capital market decisions

Long-term strategic planning

New business development

Budgeting and Financial Analysis

Recruiting

We operate as a team, not as a firm of independent silos.

Jim Conroy

Managing Partner

Rob Morris

Managing Partner

Lou Mischianti

Managing Partner

Why Olympus