Private Equity

Overview

In 1989, Sandler Capital Management established a private equity capability designed to capitalize on the institutional knowledge and relationships that the firm had built through its experience as a public market investor. Since that time, Sandler has raised five funds with commitments totaling more than $1.6 billion including its most recent fund, Sandler Capital Partners V, a $700 million private equity partnership. To date, Sandler has invested approximately $1 billion globally in more than 100 private companies.

The private equity effort at Sandler Capital focuses on four core industry sectors: media, communications, entertainment and marketing/information services sectors. In addition, the firm invests in vendors that supply products and services to these sectors. The firm makes majority as well as minority investments in companies that are typically cash flow positive. Within its areas of industry expertise, Sandler’s target investment size ranges from $10 million to $75 million.

Our investment team possesses deep knowledge and understanding of our core sectors as well as long-standing relationships with leading industry executives. In addition, the team's capabilities are complemented by our firm's twenty-five year history of investing in the public securities of companies in our target industries.

Our overriding objective is to provide capital, industry expertise, and strategic relationships to outstanding, entrepreneurial management teams and companies that take a unique and innovative approach to meeting their customers' needs.