Stewardship for the future

Building enduring businesses in the physical world.

Elmsley Capital invests in lower-middle-market businesses, partnering with founders, families, and management teams through ownership transitions and growth. We bring investment experience, operating perspective, and a flexible approach to each partnership.

For business owners Our companies
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Children playing instruments at Lightbridge AcademyLightbridge Academy
$5–50M
Revenue of the businesses we typically partner with
$2–10M
EBITDA, with consistent free cash flow
8 Investments
Since 2019
Business owners

Succession, liquidity, or a partner for the next stage of growth, structured around your goals and your people. How we work →

Advisors and intermediaries

Businesses with $2 to $10 million of EBITDA, as new platforms or add-ons to our existing companies. Investment criteria →

Our businesses

The businesses we build.

From swim schools and child care centers to custom manufacturing and industrial services, our companies help children learn and grow and provide products and services that businesses rely on.

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Youth Enrichment and Education

Water Babies · USA Ninja Challenge · Bach to Rock · Lightbridge Academy

Franchised brands and centers that teach children to swim, move, make music, and learn, from infancy through the teenage years.

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Laser cutting at an Elmsley Keystone facilityElmsley Keystone

Custom Displays and Metal Fabrication

Keystone Display · Hunter Displays · Bridge Metal Industries

Retail and point-of-purchase displays, fixtures, and custom metal components, designed and made in the United States.

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Industrial Services

Schmidt Industrial Services

ASME Code pressure vessels, welding and fabrication, machining, and industrial maintenance for refinery, water, and food processing customers.

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How we work

Investors with an operator's perspective.

Much of our time is spent inside our companies, which shapes how we evaluate a business and how we show up after closing.

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Long-term ownership

We invest with a multi-year view and make decisions on the company's timeline rather than a preset schedule.

Flexible partnerships

Full sales, partial recapitalizations, and management buyouts, shaped to the owner's goals rather than a template.

Building on the existing team

We start with the people and identity that made a business worth owning, and align management through ownership tailored to each investment.

Involved, not intrusive

Active boards, direct partner involvement, and practical help where it is useful.

Bruce Fiegel, Brian Burke, and Brian Santana De La Rosa
Team

A partnership with operating roots.

Brian Burke, Bruce Fiegel, and Brian Santana De La Rosa combine lower-middle-market investing with decades of experience running companies.

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Thinking about the next chapter for your business?

A first conversation is confidential and carries no obligation.