Round2 Investment Partners

Overview

Round2 Investment Partners is a private equity firm that focuses exclusively on private investments across the entire private equity landscape, executing on secondary and direct equity opportunities alongside top-tier private equity firms. Established in 2023, the firm was co-founded by Craig Klosk and Jonathan Roth, who have a combined professional history of over two decades in the private equity industry. Their expertise enables Round2 to leverage direct underwriting capabilities and partner with firms as a value-added investor. The firm's investment strategy encompasses a broad spectrum of private equity stages, including growth, late stage, buyout, turnaround, and distressed investments. Round2's capital base comprises successful founders and leaders from top private equity firms, hedge funds, real estate investors, and CEOs of both private equity-backed and public companies. This sophisticated investor pool provides Round2 with proprietary deal flow, private and public capital market insights, and direct industry due diligence. Round2's portfolio spans various industries, such as information services, technology, healthcare, consumer goods, industrial goods, financial services, media, telecommunications, energy, real estate, retail, transportation, education, hospitality, and utilities. The firm typically invests between $5 million and $50 million per transaction, focusing on companies with strong growth potential and opportunities for operational improvement. Round2's approach combines deep industry knowledge with a collaborative partnership model to drive value creation and sustainable growth for its portfolio companies.

Investment Focus

• Strong growth potential
• Opportunities for operational improvement
• Experienced management teams
• Established market presence
• Scalable business models