Top PE/VC Firms in Nashville

Hey All, Hope everyone is doing well.

I was wondering - does anyone have any experience or know of the top PE/VC firms in the greater Nashville area?

I'm currently working in strategy/advisory/analytics at a top tech company in the NYC area (I'm ~mid-level with 10ish years of experience). My wife and I are looking to start a family and, being that we're both from the South, would love to move back to Nashville. Being in NYC is a great luxury, and if I wanted to change jobs I have a plethora of choices, but I'm not entirely sure what's out there for me in Nashville. I would love any thoughts/feedbacks. I'm looking for a role/firm where I could play start-up advisor, get analytics/data science up and running, and work on strategy, which is basically my current job now.

Thanks y'all!

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LFM and Gen Cap are decent LMM PE funds that have been around for a while. Claritas and Council tend to be non-auction buyers/investors and do small deals, mostly in HC services and tech.

There's a fair amount of lending (mezz, sponsor finance, etc.). Capital Alignment Partners does mezz and maybe unitranche, Harbert does Mezz and there's a few others that escape me. There was also a few distressed lenders formed by ex-BB guys (one of the Euro-based, I think CS) that do some hairy ABL and loan-to-own.

 

If your search has a healthcare (specifically heathcare IT) angle to it, check out Council Capital and FCA Ventures.

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They've begun to do funds that co-invest on their IB deals, pretty unique strategy as they're fully passive investors, just getting access to the deal flow they "create".

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