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
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
- 100% buyout
- Majority buyouts in partnership with existing owners and managers rolling equity
- Carve-outs
Ideal Ownership Transition
- Minimum 12-month transition period to set the business up for future success
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
- 100% buyout
- Majority buyouts in partnership with existing owners and managers rolling equity
- Carve-outs
Ideal Ownership Transition
- Minimum 12-month transition period to set the business up for future success
Financials
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$1MM - $15MM EBITDA
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≥15% operating margin
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≥3 years of profitability