Jeff Fox

Jeff Fox, CEO & Founder of Circumference Group

Scaling Businesses with Flexible Capital and Operational Expertise

We partner with like-minded owner-operators in customized minority or majority transactions.

About Us

We believe the long-term success of a company is based on its ability to deliver sustainable value to customers. This is the lens through which we view every investment opportunity and partnership​.

At Circumference Group, we invest our capital alongside partners in companies that can benefit from our operations experience, sector knowledge, and ability to deliver flexible investment structures.

Our Private Equity Team

Circumference Group is a team of highly experienced operators, investors, and technologists with a proven track record of business success and superior investment performance with a long-term time horizon​.

PARTNER OF PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS

  • 20+ years as an investment banker
  • 8+ years as a private equity investor
  • Executed >$25B of transactions

ASSOCIATE

  • 6+ years of investment banking and private equity experience
  • Executed >$1B of transactions

ADVISOR

  • Experienced leader with 30+ years in technology and services
  • Former President, FIS Impact Ventures, overseeing 100+ venture investments
  • Investor and board member for successful tech-enabled services businesses

ADVISOR

  • 25+ years of C-level operating experience
  • Most recently COO at Constant Contact overseeing business goals and strategy execution of $400M Constant Contact business
  • Integral contributor to 8 transactions totaling more than $46B as SVP, IT at Alltel and COO at Constant Contact

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

  • 15+ years of operating experience
  • Most recently Head of Strategy at Endurance International
  • Previously Sr. Leadership positions in Strategic Partnerships and Product Development at Endurance International

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT

  • 35 years of IT experience, award-winning innovator
  • Principal Architect at Limelight Networks, Enterprise Cloud Architect at Oracle, CTO of Trifecta Technologies
  • Expert in software lifecycle, cloud solutions, and cutting-edge technologies

We understand the challenges faced by operators and our Private Equity strategy integrates the Circumference Group Team and Network to execute transactions and customize support for our portfolio company partners.

Our Investment Strategy

we invest in BUSINESS SECTORS we UNDERSTAND

  • Technology-Enabled Services
  • Marketing Technology and Services
  • Web Presence Solutions
  • Fintech & Payments
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure and Services


WE partner with talented operators

  • With a relentless focus on customer value, we work hand-in-hand with management to strengthen their teams and support the process of scaling.
  • This is enabled through CG’s proprietary Core Value Assessment framework.

WE PROVIDE FLEXIBLE CAPITAL IN A CUSTOMIZED STRUCTURE

  • We invest directly in businesses with EBITDA between $2M and $20M.
  • We partner with like-minded capital providers (family offices, and selected PE firms) for larger equity checks in businesses with EBITDA between $10M and $100M.
  • Smaller or larger transactions in the right situation.
  • We design each capital structure with the flexibility required to create long-term value for the business without burdening it with excessive debt.

we are patient

  • We focus on the strategic and operational choices companies have made, or must make, as they scale.
  • We use our focus on customer value to help our partners balance sustainable growth, cash flow and long-term value creation.
  • We don’t push for quarterly results – we help deliver lasting value.

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