Queens Court Capital

Overview

Queens Court Capital is a private equity firm specializing in middle-market investments across various industries, including real estate and consumer services. The firm operates as an 'operator-first' investment entity, emphasizing entrepreneurial DNA and hands-on involvement at the founder level. Queens Court focuses on providing creative capital solutions to complex special situations, particularly in time-sensitive transactions where speed and certainty of closure are paramount. The firm's mission is to offer capital, financial expertise, and deep operating experience to middle-market companies, enabling them to maximize their potential and become category-leading winners. Over the past few years, Queens Court has deployed over $200 million in equity capital across several proprietary platforms in the middle market, successfully realizing results that position it in the top 1% of independent sponsors. The firm's investment criteria include North American headquarters, EBITDA ranging from negative to $50 million, revenues between $10 million and $250 million, presence in growing or underserved markets, identified value creation plans with clear pathways to scalability, and investment check sizes between $10 million and $100 million. Target industries encompass business services, consumer products & services, industrial services, healthcare services, specialty manufacturing, software and IT, value-add distribution, and environmental services. Notable portfolio companies include Pet Resort Hospitality Group, a joint venture with Trivest Partners to build a national multi-unit pet boarding, daycare, and hospitality platform; Hopemark Health, a multi-unit outpatient mental health clinic focusing on novel therapies for refractory depression; and HairCuttery Family of Brands, the fourth-largest hair salon chain in the United States, employing over 5,000 salon professionals across 500+ locations, restructured through the Chapter 11 process. Queens Court Capital's distinct competitive advantages include operator experience with hands-on involvement and active value creation playbooks, expertise in complex transactions such as distressed-for-control and operational turnarounds, and a partnership-minded approach with value-added partnerships with founders, management, and employees participating in the upside. The firm's strategic focus includes solutions-oriented creative approaches, significant experience in complex transactions, operator experience with active value creation playbooks, excellence with an accomplished track record of success, expertise with a robust operating network to build or assist strong teams and deploy time-tested value creation strategies for exceptional results, and a partnership-minded value-added partnership focus with founders, management, and employees participating in the upside and driving significant results. Queens Court Capital aims to continue its strategic roadmap by expanding its portfolio, leveraging operator expertise, and focusing on underserved markets with clear pathways to scalability.

Investment Focus

• North American headquarters
• EBITDA negative to $50 million
• Revenues $10 million to $250 million
• Growing or underserved market
• Identified value creation plan
• Clear pathway to scalability
• $10 million-$100 million check-size

Portfolio Companies