buying business, operating, make business better Mike Bernard is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Imperium Holdings Group L.L.C., a multi-strategy investment firm operating at the intersection of public markets and private equity. At 27, he oversees Imperium Obsidian Capital — a Conne…
buying business, operating, make business better Mike Bernard is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Imperium Holdings Group L.L.C., a multi-strategy investment firm operating at the intersection of public markets and private equity. At 27, he oversees Imperium Obsidian Capital — a Connecticut-registered hedge fund executing long/short equity, options strategies, and alternative credit — while simultaneously leading an independent sponsor acquisition platform targeting lower middle market businesses across healthcare services, business services, HVAC, and specialty services with EBITDA profiles in the $2M–$10M range.
Mike's investment philosophy is grounded in institutional discipline applied at entrepreneurial speed. He builds concentrated, thesis-driven positions in public markets while running a rigorous proprietary deal sourcing engine across national broker networks, family office relationships, and direct seller outreach — consistently evaluating acquisition targets through a full investment committee framework before committing capital or resources.
Parallel to his capital markets work, Mike operates the Barqz portfolio — a collection of service businesses in Queens, NY and Connecticut spanning luxury beauty, men's grooming, and automotive services. These ventures serve as both operating businesses and live laboratories for building scalable, technology-enabled service models across underserved urban markets.
A Queens-based operator and Connecticut-registered fund manager, Mike brings a cross-disciplinary edge that blends quantitative trading rigor, PE deal mechanics, and hands-on business operations. He is actively building Imperium into a fully integrated investment platform — managing capital across strategies, deploying it into acquisitions, and compounding value through operational execution.
Mike Bernard represents a rare profile: a founder-operator-investor who executes simultaneously across all three.
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Sectors imperium obsidian capital serves:
Business Services
Retail
Industrials
Technology
Consumer Goods
Distribution
Health Care
Materials
Energy & Utilities
Financial Services
Media
Consumer Services
Manufacturing
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