Arsenal Capital Partners

Raising first-time funds is hard, but placing capital with big established managers you haven’t previously backed is also hard.

GPs that fail to deeply examine their strengths and weaknesses on a regular basis may be headed for disappearance.

Why LPs appreciate a steady flow of information not tied to a specific capital commitment request.

Three experts of the fundraising market discuss the importance of uncovering a GP’s unique story.

Why Arsenal Capital is so excited about the innovative companies it backs.

How two of Arsenal’s first three deals provided painful lessons.

How investors can help their portfolio companies add value through sales-platform optimization.

Expert insights from Arsenal, Sentinel and EY on digital value add strategies in the portfolio.

Arsenal Capital’s Tim Zappala, Chromaflo’s Scott Becker and RSM’s Mauro Bonugli discuss how Arsenal implemented Chromaflo’s 90-day plan and what it achieved.

Experts discuss the challenges of integrating a company into a portfolio and how leaders from the portfolio and parent companies communicate with each other.

Arsenal Capital Partners’ Tim Zappala, Chromaflo’s Scott Becker and RSM’s Mauro Bonugli discuss how Arsenal came to invest in Chromaflo.

Two tax experts discuss transfer pricing and qualified stock purchases and how getting these wrong can end up subtracting value from a private equity deal.

A key court case might put GPs on the hook for pension liabilities as well as raise taxes on carried interest.

Small businesses need to become “small giants” by tapping the resources, expertise and networks that a private equity firm can provide, according to Terrence Mullen, a Partner at New York-based Arsenal Capital Partners.

Terrence Mullen of Arsenal Capital Partners discusses the thesis behind his firm’s investment in chemical company Chromaflo.

Topics include why U.S. middle-market companies must face global opportunities, what tools GPs can bring to their portfolio companies to help them go global, and more.

A long-term trend in private equity is for limited partners to seek to co-invest directly in deals alongside their general partners.

Three experts discuss the state of lending in the U.S. middle market, the difference between cash-flow and asset-based lending, being transparent with lenders, and the way leverage affects returns.

Three fundraising experts discuss the opportunities and challenges in today’s private equity capital-formation market.

Insights from portfolio operations professionals on successfully managing private equity investments.

A discussion of the relationship between Arsenal Capital Partners and its portfolio company Chromaflo.

Don Lipari of RSM interviews Terrence Mullen of Arsenal Capital Partners to discuss how his firm leverages innovation and creates value.