Welcome
We are TDV Capital Partners.
We acquire Technology & Media businesses.
We specialize in corporate carve outs, mature startups and special situations.
Criteria
$2M+ Revenue
Majority Control / Full Buyout.
Software, Media & Content.
Horizontal & Vertical.
US-based
Why
Not all businesses are suited to conventional investment / acquisition.
We provide optionality to founders and investors at a crossroads.
We specialize in divestitures where careful execution and certainty of close are essential.
Process
Initial Conversation.
NDA.
LOI.
Customer, Technical & Team Diligence.
Accelerated Closing - Usually 60 days or less.
Capital Sources
Standing capital.
Co-investment from limited partners.
Numerous banking relationships.
Operating Model
TDV has great flexibility in how it operates acquired businesses.
Acquisitions are not subject to a defined hold period.
In all cases, we seek to maximize stakeholder value.
Team
MO LAM
Managing Director
Mo is a strategic finance executive with over two decades of experience in media and software. He has built and led finance and investment teams across businesses at different stages of development from startups to public companies. Prior to TDV, he held various strategic and financial roles at technology and media companies like IAC, Hearst, Microsoft, Disney, and other early-stage businesses. Mo began his career as an analyst in investment banking and private equity. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Columbia University.
JORDAN STOLPER
Managing Director
Jordan is a serial entrepreneur and operating leader with over 10 years experience conceiving, commercializing, and operating businesses in B2B and B2C markets. Most recently he was an Operating Executive at Brighton Health Group, a Goldman Sachs PE platform. In this position he doubled as the General Manager of Dwell Family Doctors, an 11-site urgent care business. Jordan was the CEO and Founder of StoryDesk (acquired by Showpad), and before that, the CEO and Founder of Gliider.com (acquired by Travel Ad Network). He holds an MA from Columbia and a BA from the University of Colorado.
NICHOLAS CAPLAN
Partner
Nick is a financial specialist with a wide range of experience across function and industry. He has worked in equity research at RBC Capital Markets covering large-cap media companies, managed the P&L for emerging businesses at IAC Apps (a division of IAC) and provided financial and strategy consulting for media and tech companies ranging in size from seed stage to publicly traded. He began his career as a production engineer at a manufacturing facility and has built a variety of digital products. He holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BS from Georgia Tech.
Portfolio
Realized investments
Why TDV?
Our Strategy
Make the process straightforward for sellers.
Buy a controlling interest (usually 100%).
Consolidate back office operations (Finance, Accounting, HR)
Where appropriate, centralize technology and other functions
Invest in go-to-market activities with the goal of profitable, sustainable growth.
Grow the business toward maximizing stakeholder value - whether in the form of an exit or yield.
We Do Not
Purchase minority stakes.
Make venture investments.
Acquire Un-Commercialized Technology.
Assume product / market fit risk.
Buy businesses we don’t understand.
Partner with people whose vision is not aligned with our own.