We are pleased to welcome Dominic Lupo to Agellus as an Associate on the Business Development team. Dominic joins Agellus from J.P. Morgan, where he partnered with financial institutions and ultra-high net worth clients. Dominic received a BS in Finance, BA in Economics, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Tulsa. Welcome to the team, Dominic!
Agellus Capital
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Clayton, Missouri 3,037 followers
Trusted Partners for Transformational Growth
About us
Agellus Capital is a lower middle market private equity firm that partners with management teams and founders of essential, non-discretionary services businesses across the US and Canada. We focus on buy-and-build opportunities with starting platforms between $2 and $20 million of EBITDA within highly fragmented end markets across the following sectors: - B2B Services (facility services, professional services, route-based services) - B2C Services (home services, automotive aftermarket) - Supply Chain and Infrastructure Services (transportation and logistics, utility/water/waste, specialty distribution) Our senior investment professionals bring multiple decades of private equity investment experience to Agellus. We partner with management teams, founders, and entrepreneurs to rapidly scale their companies through both organic growth initiatives and high-velocity add-on acquisition strategies to create industry leading platforms in their respective markets. Agellus aims to be the partner of choice in the lower middle market for our portfolio companies and management teams, our people, and our investors. Please reach out to us with investment opportunities at contact@agellus.com and our fact sheet here.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
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- Clayton, Missouri
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2024
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Q1 is now behind us, and it was an active one here at Agellus. Despite recent headlines, we are pleased to see both the volume and size of deals in market trending upwards. Looking ahead to Q2, we are optimistic that this trend continues. Here is where our team spent time this past quarter: January · Chicago Roadshow · AM&AA Winter Conference, Scottsdale · ACG DealSource, St. Louis February · ACG M&A South, Atlanta · Stifel T&L Conference, Miami · Northstar Heavy Hitters, New York March · Akerman Deal Bridge, Miami · Dealmakers Conference, St. Louis · Piper Sandler Business Services Conference, Laguna Beach · ACG Texas Capital Connection, Houston · Northstar Business Services Conference, Lake Oconee · ACG Tech Dealmakers, Boston · Stifel IT Services Conference (virtual)
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Today marks one year since Agellus was founded on April 1, 2024. It feels like just yesterday we were hopping from city to city to meet with prospective LPs, deal sources, and other key relationships. Back then all we had was a pitch deck and a vision. One year in, we are excited about the progress we’ve made and the relationships we have built. Below is our first year by the numbers…
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We are excited to announce the acquisition of Orcus Fire & Risk, Inc., the latest business to join the family at Bluejack Fire Life & Safety! Headquartered in Houston, TX, Orcus is a fire and life safety design, engineering, audit, and consulting provider for energy and industrial facilities along the Gulf Coast. Having completed over 1,250 projects to date, Orcus prides itself on providing technical, code compliant engineering solutions to critical end markets. #privateequity #buyandbuild #essentialservices #fireandlifesafety #fireprotection
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With Intelligence tracked 142 new private equity firm launches in 2024 across various strategies. Agellus was among the top 10 largest debut fund closes in 2024. We are honored to be listed within the top Emerging Managers to Watch in 2025. #privateequity #buyandbuild #mergersandacquisitions #essentialservices
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Agellus Capital is excited to announce our newest platform investment, Bluejack Fire Life & Safety, through a series of recent acquisitions. Agellus has combined Houston-based FirePro Tech, LLC, New York-based Chase Fire Products, and San Francisco-based AAA FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, and is preparing to close on a fourth acquisition to the platform. The unified operation will be headquartered in Houston, TX. Thanks to The Wall Street Journal for the feature. #privateequity #buyandbuild #essentialservices
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Agellus Managing Director and Head of Business Development Justin W. Smith was recently featured on the Growth Capital Podcast, where he discussed the current M&A landscape, Agellus' investment strategy, and best practices for business development. The podcast can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/41fLk5F #privateequity #mergersandacquisitions #businessdevelopment
🎙️ The Private Equity Playbook: Sourcing & Strategy Host Justin Dixon, MBA sits down with Justin W. Smith to dive into the world of private equity—unpacking sourcing strategies, investment insights, and what it takes to build a winning portfolio. Whether you're an investor, founder, or business leader, this episode is packed with valuable takeaways. ✨ The latest episode is now up on Growth Capital: A Hire Tomorrow Podcast with Justin Dixon! Don’t miss this deep dive into private equity strategy and success. 📲 Available now on Hire Tomorrow Site, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube! #GrowthCapitalPodcast #HireTomorrow #PrivateEquity #InvestmentStrategy #BusinessGrowth
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We are excited to announce our second investment in Fund I with the acquisition of CompassMSP. Compass is a multi-regional provider of managed IT services, with 231 employees servicing customers across seven states. In addition to managed services, Compass also provides cybersecurity, network monitoring & assessment, compliance, and cloud services. This acquisition follows Agellus’ recent investment in Blackpoint IT Services, a Seattle based IT managed services provider. The combined platform, operating under the CompassMSP brand, creates a scaled, multi-regional MSP with a vision for future consolidation and organic growth. It was a pleasure working with Houlihan Lokey and Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. on this transaction. Compass is actively pursuing add-on acquisitions, so please contact Justin W. Smith with any investment opportunities in the IT Services sector. #privateequity #buyandbuild #essentialservices #ITservices #ITMSP
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It's with great pride that we share the latest edition of Northstar's Private Equity Fast Pitch® podcast, where Agellus Co-Founder and Managing Partner Jeff Aiello shares the Agellus story.
INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING WE DO In this episode of Northstar's Private Equity Fast Pitch®, Jeff Henningsen sits down with Jeff Aiello, co-founder of Agellus Capital, to discuss the journey of building a firm dedicated to essential services and mid-market companies. Throughout the conversation, Jeff dives into Agellus Capital's unique approach to private equity and their mission to create value through operational improvements in sectors like supply chain and business services. Key takeaways include: ⚾️ The journey from launching Agellus Capital to raising $400M for its first fund ⚾️ Identifying long-term opportunities in essential, non-discretionary services ⚾️ Leveraging operational improvements to help portfolio companies thrive ⚾ How persistence and strategic investing have been the cornerstones of their success If you're passionate about value-driven investments and strategies for scaling businesses, this is an episode you don’t want to miss! 🎧 Listen to the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gpHirwFZ #PrivateEquity #InvestmentBanking #Podcast University of Dayton The Wharton School
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Check out Reese Henningsen’s latest golfcast episode, where he quizzes Justin W. Smith, on recent trends in private equity business development. Spoiler alert- bank processes are growing ever more competitive. #privateequity #buyandbuild #businessdevelopment
One of the windiest rounds of my #golf career (25mph sustained and 40mph gusts)…. But I had a blast hacking it around with Justin W. Smith in Las Vegas! Justin gives a great overview of the newly formed #privateequity firm he is working with, Agellus Capital, and also speaks to the current challenges and nuances in the market as it relates to #deal sourcing. Watch the latetest #ROTR episode now available on YouTube. See below overview of Agellus Capital —> ______________________________________ Agellus Capital partners alongside management teams of essential, non-discretionary services businesses across the United States and Canada. We focus on a combined organic and buy-and-build strategy, scaling our companies through add-on acquisitions within large, fragmented markets. Post-M&A integration, commercial and operational improvements, and investments in technology and people are key to our value creation playbook helping to accelerate organic growth. They are investing out of a $400M Fund 1 and are targeting platform investments in the $2-25M EBITDA size range.
ROTR: Justin Smith _ Agellus Capital
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