Genstar Capital has had a long history of investing in middle market companies active in dynamic markets, including life sciences, healthcare services, industrial technology, software and business services. In June 2007, the firm held the final closing for Genstar Capital Partners V, LP for a total of $1.6 billon, expanding the committed capital to $3 billion.

Genstar Capital traces its roots back to Genstar Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company with more than $4 billion in revenues, whose senior executives founded Genstar Capital in 1988. From 1976 to 1986, Genstar Corporation invested $1.9 billion in 28 acquisitions, sold 40 businesses and entered into 75 joint ventures. By 1986, when Genstar Corporation was sold to Imasco, Ltd, it owned more than 100 businesses around the world. During that time, shareholders of Genstar Corporation significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index and were backing an innovative company with a superb track record of acquiring and integrating underperforming companies.

Genstar’s history has left its mark on Genstar Capital. The firm believes that the combination of in-depth industry knowledge, experience in operations and productive relationships with management teams has laid the foundation for the value-added investment strategy that it pursues today.