ClearLight Partners LLC

ClearLight Partners is a Newport Beach, CA-based private equity firm specializing in control investment transactions, management-led industry consolidations, and minority/growth capital investments in established, profitable middle-market companies. The firm targets companies with revenues between $25 million and $250 million across sectors including specialty manufacturing/industrial technology, consumer products & services, business services, healthcare services, and education & training — seeking industry leaders with strong management teams. Backed by a single limited partner (SECOM, a large Japanese public company) since the firm's heritage in the 1980s, ClearLight takes a long-term, operator-centric view toward building value. As the firm states, its strategy is to "invest in industry-leading companies with talented management teams, and to work hard to help them achieve the next phase of success," serving as a "thoughtful and experienced sounding board" while staying away from daily operations. The average equity investment size is between $10 million and $50 million, with larger transactions possible through co-investors.