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:

Mike Smith
Vetio Animal Health

“For anyone out there who is seeking a private equity partner, I would highly recommend working with Thompson Street Capital Partners. They are a very easy organization to work with, but also highly motivated to provide the resources necessary to put your strategic plans into action.”

Eric Grosgogeat
FocusVision

“[Thompson Street is] very supportive of our business … they’re very easy to work with … and they are very trustworthy. They always do what they say they will do.”

Tim Best
Bradley-Morris, Inc.

“If you’re looking for a partner who is going to jump into the foxhole with you and fight the battle of growing the business, I don’t see how you could do better than Thompson Street … they backed up everything that they said they would do.”

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.