Jay Shepherd

ClearLight Partners is one of the leading middle-market private equity firms in Southern California. With $600 million in capital and extensive operating and financial experience, the firm invests in and contributes to the expansion of established and profitable middle-market businesses. ClearLight prefers to make long-term investments between $10 and $50 million of equity in companies with revenues of $20 million to $250 million and EBITDA of $5-$20 million. The firm prefers businesses headquartered in Southern California and in the Western U.S., but will consider investment opportunities in sizeable businesses based in the U.S. or Canada. ClearLight considers companies across a broad range of industries, but has an active interest in specialty manufacturing and distribution, business services, education and training, healthcare services, specialty finance services, and consumer products and services. ClearLight can provide mezzanine financing with its equity investment.