Fort Lawton Capital is a boutique private equity firm focused on business services, financial services and consumer products.
We take an active role in our investments, working collaboratively with management to improve operations, execute strategic acquisitions and achieve organic growth through enhanced access to capital and resources.
We take pride in crafting creative solutions that meet the needs of all constituents in a transaction, including business owners, management and intermediaries.
Focus
•Business Services
•Financial Services & FinTech
•Consumer Products
•Buyouts, recaps and growth capital
•EBITDA up to $5 million
•Control or minority investments
•Strong growth potential
•Turnarounds and special situations considered
Business Services &
Financial Services
Including:
•Logistics & Reverse Logistics
•Insurance Distribution
•FinTech & InsureTech
•Regulatory & Compliance
•Healthcare Services
•Data Management
•Media Services
Consumer Products
Including:
•Food & Beverage
•Sustainable Single-Use Products
•OTC & Household Products
•Data and Services
Investments
Management
Adam Pelzman is the Founder and Principal of Fort Lawton Capital LLC. Prior to founding Fort Lawton he was a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Gainline Capital Partners LP, a middle-market private equity firm. Before co-founding Gainline, he was a Managing Director at CAI Private Equity. There, he served on the firm’s Investment Committee and was responsible for transactional due diligence, executing private equity transactions and overseeing portfolio companies. Before joining CAI, Adam was a Director at Lincolnshire Management, a leading middle-market private equity firm. He previously founded and managed a corporate investigations firm and was the founder of a FinTech venture capital firm. Adam was also an investment professional in Marsh & McLennan's private equity group, where he focused on investments in the insurance industry. A licensed attorney, he began his career as a corporate lawyer in the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He has served as a director and officer of numerous companies in a variety of industries, including insurance, reverse logistics, building services, energy services, equipment manufacturing and software. Adam received a B.A. in Russian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.
Walter Burrell is a Managing Director of Fort Lawton Capital LLC. In addition to overseeing the firm’s compliance functions, he supports Fort Lawton’s deal origination strategies. Walter has over twenty-five years of experience in the legal, insurance and financial services markets and currently serves on the Board of Directors of a Florida-based Insurance TPA. He received a B.A. in Economics from Drew University and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law.