LightBay Capital

Overview

LightBay Capital is a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, founded in 2016. The firm specializes in middle-market investing, focusing on equity investments ranging from $100 million to $300 million or more. It emphasizes strategic insights and long-term partnerships to foster growth in high-quality businesses, driven by over 20 years of collective investment experience in the healthcare and consumer sectors.

Adopting a flexible investment approach, LightBay targets growth initiatives in middle-market companies across three pillars: Health & Well-Being, Home & Family, and Lifestyle & Experiences. The firm seeks innovative organizations that deliver measurable value, engaging in buyouts, early-stage, and growth investments. Its diverse portfolio includes notable investments such as Rancho Family Medical Group and FASTSIGNS.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 310-919-4300
• Website: lightbay.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/lightbay-capital

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Management partnership
• Private equity
• Sector-focused investment
• Collaborative approach
• Business growth
• Investment philosophy
• Long-term investment
• Solutions-based mindset
• Long-term partnership
• Growth capital
• Long-term value
• Innovation
• Middle market investing
• High-quality businesses
• Sector focus
• Disruption in healthcare
• Healthcare technology
• Capital structure solutions
• Disruption in consumer
• Partnering with management
• All-weather investor
• Structured investments
• Business services
• Market environment adaptability
• Entrepreneurial culture
• Capital structure flexibility
• B2B
• Investor-operator collaboration
• Investment size $100-300m+
• Venture capital & private equity
• Creative investment strategies
• Sector expertise
• Value creation
• Patient capital
• Disruption in business services
• Data analytics
• Other financial investment activities
• Market environments
• Flexible capital
• Capital deployment
• Value maximization
• Growth acceleration
• Investment criteria
• Growth initiatives
• Accelerated growth
• Investor management alignment
• Healthcare
• Financial services
• Health care
• Health, wellness & fitness
• Hospital & health care

Technologies Used

• AI
• Data Analytics
• Outlook
• Rackspace
• Remote
• Render