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.  

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 across over a dozen acquisitions and 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, institutional, and individual investors I’ve previously worked with and known for years. 

Our Founder

Shahriar Shams-Ansari

Previous Private Equity Roles

Previous Investments Managed

Industries

We only focus on industries we have direct experience (financially & operationally) with:

Facility and Home Services

IT & Tech Enabled Services

Industrial (Manufacturing & Wholesale)

Insurance & Adjacent Industries

Infrastructure Services

Transaction Type

Ideal Ownership Transition

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

Industrial (Manufacturing & Wholesale)

Transaction Type

Ideal Ownership Transition

Financials

  • $1MM - $15MM EBITDA

  • ≥15% operating margin

  • ≥3 years of profitability

Operations

Strong Track Record in Your Community

Sales Focused Culture

Operational Swiftness