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Crane StreetCapital

Private Equity · Education Services

Patient capital for businesses that change how people learn.

Crane Street Capital invests in micro-growth buyouts of education services, healthcare services and other high-impact companies — building enduring businesses in close partnership with exceptional founders and management teams.

Education Services/Western United States/Since 2009

About us

Our mission is to enable and foster the spread of outstanding education and healthcare to benefit students and society.

We focus on equity investments in high-impact micro-cap companies predominantly in education services and healthcare services which have unbounded growth potential. Businesses of this size may still have great potential for growth yet are largely underserved by institutional capital.

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$1.3B+
Invested by our founding principals
40+
Private equity transactions
2009
Founded
7
Portfolio companies

Philosophy

What we believe

Five convictions guide every investment we make.

Our full philosophy
  • 01

    Effective partnerships can maximize growth.

  • 02

    Building businesses to last requires patience and long-term capital.

  • 03

    Education changes student lives and the fabric of society.

  • 04

    We strive to make an impact while achieving returns.

  • 05

    We are avid learners, and we invest in education.

Investment Criteria

What we look for

A disciplined, focused mandate lets us move quickly and partner meaningfully with the management teams we back.

01

Structure

Micro-growth buyouts in partnership with existing management and/or owners.

02

Size

Up to $20 million equity investments in companies with $0–5 million EBITDA.

03

Industries

Education services, healthcare services and selected asset-light services.

Team

Decades of building businesses, together.

Full team profiles
Aleem Choudhry

Aleem Choudhry

Managing Partner

Nadine Fahoum-Nacar

Nadine Fahoum-Nacar

Partner

Petr Pechovic

Petr Pechovic

Operating Partner