Prospector Equity is an independent sponsor and hands‑on owner‑operator focused on durable acquisitions. We acquire one established business at a time and shepherd it into its next chapter.
Acquisition Criteria
Industries
We only focus on industries we have direct experience (financially & operationally) with:
Facility and Home Services
Insurance & Adjacent Industries
IT & Tech Enabled Services
Infrastructure Services
Industrials
Financials
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$1MM - $15MM EBITDA
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≥15% operating margin
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≥3 years of profitability
Operations
Strong Track Record in Your Community
A Sales Focused Culture
Operational Swiftness
Our Process
Intro Call
(45 minutes)
Initial Due Diligence
(15-30 days)
Letter of Intent (LOI)
Confirmatory Due Diligence
(60-90 days)
Our Process
Intro Call
(45 minutes)
Initial Due Diligence
(15-30 days)
Letter of Intent (LOI)
Confirmatory Due Diligence
(60-90 days)
Our Founder
Shahriar Shams-Ansari
I grew up in the Canadian Rockies and moved to the States to study finance at the Wharton School. After graduating, I’ve spent the past decade on Wall Street, first as an investment banker, then as a private equity and venture capital investor. While working at H.I.G. Capital, Brookfield, and Energy Impact Partners, I deployed hundreds of millions of dollars, managing sixteen investments and helping them close numerous add-ons. Beyond being an investor or advising on boards, I worked shoulder to shoulder with owners to scale operationally. Now, I invest my own capital alongside a small group of mentors and investors – both institutional and individual – all of whom I’ve previously worked with and known for years.
Our Founder
Shahriar Shams-Ansari