Industry Expertise

VSS prides itself on the depth of its operational, financial and transactional expertise in our targeted industries - information, education, media, communications and business services.

This expertise provides a basis for VSS to work as an added-value partner with company owners and management teams operating within our targeted industries.

VSS is more than a financial partner and has a history of working closely with its management teams and other investors to enhance the value of portfolio companies by:

  • Setting strategic direction
  • Sourcing add-on acquisitions
  • Due diligence, negotiation and closing of acquisitions
  • Arranging debt financing through VSS’s extensive contacts with senior debt and mezzanine lenders
  • Leveraging relationships with other media companies for strategic alliances and ultimate exit
  • Enabling participation in VSS procurement programs
  • Sharing “best practices” among portfolio companies
  • Sharing fundamental research and observations on developing trends
  • Aiding in recruitment of top-notch executive talent and board member's through VSS's network