Ryan Harstad

Sverica International, founded in 1993, is a leading private equity firm with over $425 million of capital under management across three funds. Sverica's investment focus has always been on owner-operated businesses in the lower middle market. In 2001 Sverica International Fund I was raised with over $42MM in equity capital, which was invested in six portfolio companies. Sverica International Fund II was closed in 2005 with $123MM of equity capital, which was invested in six portfolio companies. Fundraising of Sverica International Fund III closed in 2008 with $265MM of committed capital from leading institutional and individual investors. Sverica targets companies with $100MM of enterprise value and greater than $3MM of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). The typical size of an equity investment is $10-$40MM. Sverica's target industries include: Educational Services, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Pet Care Services, Security and Alarm Monitoring, Software and Software as a Service (SaaS), and Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance. Sverica maintains additional offices in Boston.