Focused on founder-led businesses.
Creating value by supporting growth.

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a St. Louis-based private equity firm focused on investing in founder-led middle market businesses. We have acquired more than 150 companies in the Life Sciences & Healthcare, Software & Technology and Business & Consumer Services and Products sectors and have managed more than $2.6 billion since being founded in 2000. TSCP partners with management teams to increase value by accelerating growth, both organically and via complementary acquisitions.

Working
with us

We believe in taking a handshake approach to business. Whether you are a founder, an executive, an investor or an intermediary, our goal is to partner with you and work alongside you to generate growth and add value. Hear what it's like to work with us, from some of our current and past partners:

Kenneth Raupach
Allied 100

“Thompson Street came to us and we noticed a little something unique about them that we liked … they had done their homework before they met us … they were obviously very prepared … actually, I was quite impressed by it … being a businessman who’s never been through this experience before, I had a lot to learn but I’m very glad I got to learn it with Thompson Street being involved.”

Ed Rothberg
Gurobi Optimization

“We’ve really benefited quite a bit from the advice that [Thompson Street has] given us, from the process they use for helping a company to identify opportunities to improve in the future and just generally from being plugged in to the ecosystem of best practices for companies throughout multiple industries.”

Ricky Brooks
Express Oil Change & Service Center

“I would recommend Thompson Street Partners for someone looking for a private equity partner for three important reasons: number one, the people. The second reason … is their dealings with the lender relationships. The third reason … is the expertise to help the management team discern the strategic direction it should go.”

Team

Our culture is driven by honesty, discipline and creativity. Our team of professionals brings more than 100 years of combined middle-market private equity experience and commitment to success.

Portfolio

We are proud to have partnered with many great companies since we were founded in 2000. Our team is committed to providing the right environment and resources for our portfolio companies to achieve accelerated growth – creating value for founders, management teams and our investors.

Target Niches

Our team continually researches, develops and pursues investment theses in various industry niches within our core investment sectors. Our research-driven model helps us build deep industry knowledge and allows us to proactively support our portfolio companies’ growth initiatives.