Peter Bell

🚨 For the past two years I've been pretty quiet about things going on with Majority Search, the investment firm I co-founded with @justineburris. It would be a mistake to think that the lack of updates indicates a lack of activity. Today I wanted to share some big news and also provide a little more insight into what we've been building. The big news is that we're rebranding as Portrait Capital. We're really excited about the new messaging and look, which you can find here: portraitcap.com. On the site, you can find more information about our approach, our team, and our investments. If you're an aspiring entrepreneurial leader of a small business, I'd also encourage you to join our talent network. It doesn't have a lot of structure yet, but we've already placed one top executive at a portfolio company from this community and this is where we turn first when needs arise. Majority Search drew on elements from my experience as an investor in search funds and Justin's experiences as an investor and advisor to large family and founder-led firms gained during his time at BDT Capital Partners (now BDT & MSD since they've combined with Michael Dell's family office). As with most new ventures, some of our ideas have proven successful, while others will end their journeys as worthwhile experiments on the road to better outcomes. Our new brand reflects an increased focus on the parts of our strategy that resonated most strongly in the marketplace: our focus on very long-term partnership, putting people at the center of our thinking, and our unmatched ability to perfectly tailor transitions according to the needs and wants of sellers. We aim to be the partner we'd want if the roles were reversed. And, with a broader focus on meeting the needs of sellers, we're not exclusively constrained to situations where new leadership is required, though we remain very comfortable with facilitating leadership transitions as well. The pace of our investments has also been healthy. We've partnered with four companies over the past 13 months and have a full pipeline of opportunities we are pursuing. Our portfolio is diverse and spans recycling, agriculture, home services, and Switchboard, the automation & AI agency I posted about a while back. We expect the portfolio size to double - or more - over the coming year and we'll be deploying a lot more capital. Our team of two has also doubled with @bruceeskesen having joined last year as our first Associate and, more recently, @mikebotkin_ joining as our newest Partner and President of Portfolio Operations. Mike has already made huge contributions in supporting our partner companies and he’s every bit as awesome as you’d expect if you’ve been following his story and thinking on this platform. If you'd like to learn more — whether you are a prospective investor, someone who would like to share potential acquisition opportunities with us, or as a future business leader/CEO who wants to join our talent network — please reach out using the emails on our website or send me a DM here.

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Excited to announce the second annual @MainStSummit on October 9-10, a festival for business owners, operators, and investors. Last year welcomed ~1000 people from 8 countries for two days of chatting, learning, and fun. Tickets: mainstreetsummit.com Initial lineup 👇