S1 Capital Partners is a private equity firm that acquires portfolios of direct private equity and venture capital investments in the secondary market. S1 Capital was launched in 2009 to provide liquidity for private equity investors. Our customers include private equity and venture capital firms, financial institutions, corporations, and self financed founders. In addition, S1 Capital will make primary direct investments in our portfolio that is acquired on the secondary market. These additional investment dollars allow our portfolio companies to grow both organically and through strategic tuck in acquisitions.
Our investing and operational experience, make us an ideal choice for private equity investors who desire to sell or restructure their direct investments. By working with S1 Capital, private equity investors can generate liquidity from highly illiquid assets, make distributions to limited partners, reallocate assets into new strategic areas and eliminate follow-on capital requirements for portfolio companies.
Our team, relationships, domain expertise, and capital resources allow us to be a value-added investor and partner to our portfolio companies. Our team has over 125 years of experience at leading private equity firms, venture capital firms, and operating companies. All of the S1 Capital Partners have strong operating histories in our targeting investment industries.