Today, independent sponsors are a proven asset class in the middle market. Ten or twenty years ago, however, it was a different story. “We’ve seen a big change in terms of what 2009 looked like for an independent sponsor and what 2018 looks like for an independent sponsor,” says Dan Lipson, Partner at ...

Private equity experts and their backers are increasingly turning to the "independent sponsor" model to get their deals done. We sat down with John Hill of JW Hill Capital, an independent sponsor based in Newport Beach, CA, to learn more about their model. JW Hill acquires lower middle market companies in ...

The independent sponsor business model combines the rigor of traditional private equity with deal-by-deal investments and economics. Many independent sponsors pitch that their model has stronger limited partner investor alignment on issues such as fees, carry, and discretion to review each investment opportunity ...