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Sopris Private Equity
Practice

Collaborative capital
for established, essential businesses.

The alternative to traditional private equity. A family office with the speed and capabilities of an institutional firm. We invest in essential services, industrials, and infrastructure — across water, energy, and industry — alongside operating partners who run the businesses.

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The Private Equity manifesto
01 of 03
Invest.

$3M cash-flow minimum, $10–20M optimal. Durable market position. First-institutional-investor moments.

02 of 03
Partner.

Management runs the companies; Sopris helps them achieve and expand their vision — balance sheet, governance, and a dedicated value-creation team.

03 of 03
Maintain.

Essential services and infrastructure get maintained, distributed, and stabilized over long horizons. We hold our positions the same way.

Value Creation

Hands-on across people, technology, and growth.

Sopris is a hands-on owner. A dedicated value-creation function — a Head of Value Creation and a bench of experienced operators — works alongside management across talent, operations, and growth, helping each company achieve and expand its vision rather than simply extracting value.

01 / Pillar

People.

Exceptional talent and the right organizational structure — fortifying each company to meet challenges and seize opportunities as they arise.

  • 01Cultural fit & intellectual curiosity
  • 02Clear roles & accountability
  • 03Diversity of perspective
  • 04Continuous learning
02 / Pillar

Technology.

Upgraded systems, robust HR practices, and meticulous financial reporting, with KPI dashboards tailored to each business.

  • 01Digital assessment & automation
  • 02Analytics & reporting dashboards
  • 03Hands-on implementation
03 / Pillar

Growth.

Organic growth first — and, where it fits, inorganic growth through strategic acquisition — toward a company's full potential.

  • 01Strategic positioning & pricing
  • 02CRM adoption & segmentation
  • 03Portfolio optimization
  • 04Customer experience & retention
  • 05Business acceleration
Sector Focus

Essential services across water, energy, and industry.

01 / Critical System
Water.
  • 01Municipal
  • 02Industrial
  • 03Pipeline
  • 04Agricultural

The economy that manages, distributes, and safeguards water resources across municipal, industrial, commercial, and agricultural end markets.

02 / Critical System
Energy.
  • 01Grid services
  • 02Distributed gen
  • 03Substation
  • 04Storage

Service providers enabling reliable, distributed, and abundant electricity generation and delivery — particularly grid stabilization and distributed assets.

03 / Critical System
Industry.
  • 01Precision
  • 02Logistics
  • 03Chemicals
  • 04Industrial svc

Companies enabling strategic US manufacturing and supply chains — precision machining, logistics, chemicals, metal fabrication, industrial services.