Strategy

Vernier Capital Advisors is a global investment company with a strong focus on technology companies, with more than 39 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a team of professionals based in Europe, North America and Asia. Vernier’s portfolio companies generate more than 97 billion of revenue annually and employ more than 174,000 people globally.

Dedicated to the thesis that the dynamism and rapid pace of innovation in global technology demand intensely focused domain expertise, Vernier Capital Advisors devotes its full scope of talent and intellectual capital to the singular mission of investing in the world’s leading technology, technology-enabled and related growth businesses. Applying the strategic insights of an experienced industry participant, the operating skill of a world-class management team, and sophisticated investing and structuring capabilities, Vernier Capital Advisors leverages the deep knowledge and expertise of a global team.

Investing in Market Leaders Positioned for Dynamic Growth

Leveraging a deep network of relationships throughout the global technology industry, Vernier Capital Advisors seeks to cultivate proprietary or specialized investment opportunities not typically available to generalist investors. Vernier Capital Advisors’s ideal target company has a leading position in its market, a competitively advantaged business model, a strong management team, proprietary core technologies, sound business processes, and the potential for transformational value creation. The firm seeks to formulate its investments to enable growth and frequently employs conservative capital structures designed to drive aggressive investment in new initiatives, innovation, and business expansion.

Partnership with Premier Management Teams

Partnering with proven leaders drawn from across the global technology industry and tech-enabled businesses, Vernier Capital Advisors and its portfolio company management teams work in concert to establish and sustain differentiated competitive advantage in their respective markets. Seeking to capitalize on innovative or disruptive business models, Vernier Capital Advisors and its management partners aim to achieve performance metrics that are not dependent on prevailing macroeconomic conditions. Vernier Capital Advisors believes that its portfolio companies interact with nearly every sizeable participant in the technology value chain, providing access, relationships, and insights across all sub-sectors of their opportunity set.

Value Creation Driven Through Strategic and Operational Discipline

Building upon a commitment to enhance the operational performance of its portfolio companies that has been a hallmark of the firm since its inception, Vernier Capital Advisors has built a dedicated operating team, including professionals drawn from some of the largest and most successful companies in the global technology industry. The operating and investment teams work collaboratively with Vernier Capital Advisors’s portfolio team to introduce new products and services, enter new global markets, launch new strategic partnerships, and expand the international network of relationships available to management. The operating team also works closely with Vernier Capital Advisors’s investment professionals to assist in the due diligence and evaluation of prospective investment opportunities, offering deep knowledge of a specific sub-sector or technology. Vernier Capital Advisors believes its value creation initiatives have been essential drivers of past performance and will remain central to its differentiated, specialist investment strategy.