Working With Us

Bob Bean
Transnetyx, Inc.

“... we are fortunate, very fortunate, to have found Thompson Street Partners as a capital partner for our company. I would recommend Thompson Street to other business owners if what they’re looking for is a true partnership to grow their business.”

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.”

Geoff Bloss
BCM One

“I would absolutely recommend that companies ... looking for an equity investor in their business look strongly at Thompson Street.”

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.”

Don Brown
ISTO Biologics

“When you find partners who ... have the firepower to help you grow faster and can come up to speed much faster than you would anticipate, it’s a dream courtship. There is a top-level engagement within Thompson Street that you often don’t see at other firms.”

Dan Burkes
Iracore

“They were very easy to talk to. If you ask them a question, you got an honest answer … they’re Midwestern – they have great values.”

Glenna Burmer
LifeSpan Biosciences, Inc.

“They were willing to work with us to develop a strategy for growth and that jointly we would, as a collaborative team, make something that was ‘one plus one equals three or greater,’ and that really was unique to them.”

John Cunningham
BCM One

“I absolutely would recommend Thompson Street to anybody who’s looking for an equity partner ... they’re going to help you accomplish your goals.”

Todd Deibel
Universal Air Filter

“I would certainly most definitely recommend Thompson Street. I think they bring a tremendous amount of resources to the table for a small to middle-market company like ourselves. They’re a great group of people.”

Jon Dobbs
Allied 100

“Thompson Street being a Midwest company it was very, very important to us. We feel that the Midwest values are very much like our own and we wanted to partner with a company that was similar to ours … we wanted a partner that had the same morals and integrity as our company. And we found that in Thompson Street.”

Paul Estes
TierPoint

Thompson Street’s management style, their decision making process, thoroughness, attention to detail, their support of management – all of those factors went into the decision to partner with Thompson Street.

Mike Evans
Waddington North America, Inc.

“[Thompson Street] has been a particularly strong supporter of new products we’ve wanted to launch and making the right investments at the right time … our two biggest successes in recent years have been two products that [Thompson Street] was a huge supporter of.”

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.”

Amir Hadar
Alpaca Audiology/Belsono Management Group

“I would recommend Thompson Street to anybody looking to exit their business ... looking to not only cash in on what ... they’ve already accomplished but ... to build something that’s tangible for the future ...”

Randy Heffernan
Palisade

“... they back up what they say, which has been fantastic. It’s easy to sort of promise help but it’s another thing to really deliver. So I think that really stands out and it makes Thompson Street much more of a partner than sort of merely an investor.”

Heather Holeman
LifeSpan Biosciences, Inc.

“The relationship with Thompson Street has been incredibly valuable to me ... I would definitely recommend Thompson Street to companies that are in a similar situation as to where we were with LSBio.”

John Kane
Vetio Animal Health

“… we felt an immediate chemistry … and felt [Thompson Street] understood our vision and were really going to bring some resources to help us execute the plan.”

Andy Kelly
Kele, Inc.

“I get the help when I need it, and I also don't get the help that I don't need as well … I really have enjoyed working with the Thompson Street people.”

Ariel Kunar
The Payment Group

“Thompson Street came out as the clear winner in our minds – they felt like true partners.”

Spencer Kupferman
Global Software, Inc.

“… with Thompson Street Capital Partners, I know that when I’m in the trench with them … our interests are aligned, I’m confident in their abilities and their wisdom and their vision. I’m looking forward to the next years as our strategic partner.”

Chris Lien
BCC Software, LLC

“Thompson Street Capital Partners was absolutely the right type of business partner BCC Software wanted to work with. They understood our business right away by truly listening to what we were about and how our technology helps our customers.”

Todd Little
Transnetyx, Inc.

“... if you’re a growth-oriented founder of a company and you wish to remain with the organization and have a professional group of individuals ... assist you with that growth, it becomes an excellent choice.”

Arthur Logan
Logan’s Linens

“We chose them for various reasons … it seemed to be a good fit – they’re from a Midwestern culture … they’re extremely helpful – anything that we need we just have to pick up the phone … the people that we worked with, they’re just honest, good folks.”

Thomas McQueary
TriStar

“It was clear to me as a business owner that [Thompson Street] shared a passion for what they did, based on the amount of diligence they had done before they even met us.”

Tom Mingo
Vaddio

“We like to do things in a very simple and straightforward manner. When we were selecting our financial partner that was one of the attributes that right away stood out with the Thompson Street folks … so absolutely I would recommend Thompson Street to any company looking to find a new partner.”

Dan Nettesheim
BarcodesInc

“We had experience in a prior business endeavor of working with a few folks on the Thompson Street team and that experience was very positive … there’s a lot of heavy lifting to do on a day to day basis that has to do with people, incentives, managing the financials … the basics of growing the business. And Thompson Street understands that because they have deep operating experience at a front line perspective.”

John Pedlow
Broadcast Electronics

“They were very patient, but yet able to move very quickly.”

Brit Pim
Revenue Management Solutions

“… Thompson Street brings an array of experience or a wealth of experience across a variety of different businesses … [they have] a demeanor, style or an approach that just makes them very easy to work with. I would recommend Thompson Street if you’re looking for an investor to help you grow your business.”

Mike Pizzella
StayLock Storage

“I’m always amazed at how intelligent the Thompson Street team is and how quickly they can grasp what the underlying drivers of our business are even though they’re not in the day-to-day components of the business.”

Don Potter
Savillex Corporation

“... all the people that we met from the Thompson Street team were very straightforward, easy to get to know and do business with – very approachable, friendly people ...”

Ronnie Randall
Kele, Inc.

“The acquisition process was almost seamless … [Thompson Street] was very meticulous about keeping us up to date about what was expected, what’s going to come next, what they were looking for … what we could do to move the process faster.”

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, LLC

“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.”

Mark Schabel
Receivables Management Partners

“We needed a partner who was ready to spend capital to execute the plan – we needed somebody really who was excited about the plan and Thompson Street fit the bill … ”

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.”

Stephen Sullivan
Analytical Lab Group

“Thompson Street’s been a pleasure to work with. They’ve got that great, solid Midwestern work ethic … right from the beginning it’s been a terrific relationship.”

Scott Thomas
Revenue Management Solutions

“Thompson Street says what they mean and they stand by it. From day one, what they said they would do, they did. I would recommend Thompson Street Capital Partners because they stand by what they say they’re going to do.”

Brian Vesley
Alpaca Audiology/Belsono Management Group

“... anyone looking to grow their business, expand their business, anyone looking for a strategic partner to take their business to the next level. Thompson Street’s the perfect partner for something like that.”

Jonathan Weizman
Alpaca Audiology/Belsono Management Group

“Thompson Street ... really knew what they were talking about ... They wanted us to work together ... This was never about ‘a Thompson Street’ and ‘a Belsono.’ This was about how we can work together to create something that’s really incredible ...”

Tom Wimsett
ControlScan, Inc.

“[I was] very impressed with the culture of the organization. The folks [are] obviously very bright, very intelligent individuals … very warm, friendly … one thing that distinguishes Thompson Street … is their realization that great partnerships start with great relationships … ”

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