Nick Vidnovic
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Nick — congrats on launching Eastfield Capital. been working on outbound origination with essential services investors and your fund has been on my radar. would be good to connect.
Nick — though we both spent time in PE (you at Nautic and now Eastfield, me at Treis in London), I've seen first-hand how challenging early proprietary origination can be. Been helping funds like Mentmore and Wingman with their outbound origination — curious what email infrastructure you're using these days — still mostly on shared IPs like Instantly, or have you moved to private/dedicated senders? Happy to share what's working best for similar essential services funds if useful. — Russ
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Nick — hope you had a good weekend. wanted to reach out — congrats on launching Eastfield, always impressed by those who've taken the leap. though we share a PE background, I hope to one day do the same. in the meantime I've been working on the origination side with funds like Backer Group and Mentmore — curious how you're thinking about origination at Eastfield. mostly proprietary or still seeing a lot through brokers? very best, Russell linkedin.com/in/russellt23
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## PROSPECT INFORMATION: Name: Nick Vidnovic Title: Managing Partner Fund: Eastfield Capital Background: Name: Nick Vidnovic Current Role: Managing Partner at Eastfield Capital (since July 2024), based in the Boston area. Current Focus: Founder and co-managing partner of a private equity firm focused on building market-leading services businesses. They take a thematic approach to company building, targeting firms with $2 to $10 million of EBITDA and scaling them through organic and inorganic growth. Professional Background: Nick has a deep background in private equity and management consulting at prestigious firms. Before founding Eastfield, he was a Principal at Nautic Partners (2015–2024). His earlier experience includes serving as an Associate at Mill Road Capital, Bain Capital, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Education: - University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School): MBA in Finance and Health Care Management (Palmer Scholar). - Harvard University: AB in Chemistry. Key Skills: Private Equity, LBO, Venture Capital, Growth Strategies, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, and Strategic Consulting. He also speaks German. Recent Activity/Posts: - August 13, 2024: Nick announced the launch of his new firm. He shared a post stating, "We are pleased to announce the launch of Eastfield Capital." The post linked to an article titled "Ex-Nautic, Freeman Spogli and Centerbridge execs launch PE firms." Fund details: - Description: Eastfield Capital is a lower middle market private equity firm with a focus on growing services businesses. Eastfield's Managing Partners bring more than 25 years of experience at leading private equity firms including Bain Capital, Nautic Partners, and Freeman Spogli. We have played leadership roles in the growth of several market leading services businesses, along all stages of the lifecycle. We know from firsthand experience how to grow from $10 million to $1 billion and beyond. - Website: https://eastfieldcap.com - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Lead qualification: Research: - Query: =Eastfield Capital Nick Vidnovic recent investments fund thesis - Answer: Nick Vidnovic focuses on growing essential service businesses in the lower middle market, targeting platforms with $1mm to $10mm EBITDA. His fund invests in consumer and business services, emphasizing partnerships and value-added strategies.