Investing in the Infrastructure of Finance
Private Investments | Financial Services | Technology | Real Assets
Every angle, before every dollar.
Mandate
An operator-led investment firm
Prysm invests in the institutions, platforms, and technologies that move capital — where our principals have operating depth, regulatory fluency, and the relationships required to build lasting businesses.
Operators first
We have built, run, and scaled financial businesses.
Downside before upside
Capital structure, regulation, and cash flow come before growth.
Long duration
Realistic timelines aligned with management.
We sit at the intersection of capital, financial services, technology, and operations.
Trusted Partners
Sector Focus
Where operating experience creates an edge
Banking
Depository institutions, bank holding companies, and the platforms that serve them.
Lending
Specialty finance, commercial and consumer origination, and servicing platforms.
Insurance
Distribution, program management, and technology-enabled underwriting services.
Fintech
Payments, capital markets infrastructure, data, and embedded financial software.
Digital Banking
Core systems, deposit platforms, and the digital layer of modern institutions.
Private Credit
Directly originated, structured capital solutions for businesses and sponsors.
Real Assets
Commercial real estate and asset-backed opportunities with durable cash flow.
Across private equity, venture, private credit, and select commercial real estate.
Acquisition Criteria
Target deals, profile, and structures
$500K–$7MM
Target EBITDA
$1–$30MM
Purchase Price Range
Transaction structures
- Control investmentsBanking, insurance services
- Growth capitalSpecialty lending platforms
- Minority stakesPayments infrastructure
- Structured equityCommercial real assets
- Senior secured creditDirectly originated facilities
Illustrative Transactions
Community Banking
Depository institution — control
Specialty Lending
Commercial origination platform — growth capital
Payments Infrastructure
Processing and settlement software — minority
Insurance Services
Distribution and program management — control
Private Credit
Directly originated senior secured facility
Commercial Real Assets
Income-producing asset — structured equity
Illustrative categories only; not a performance record or a complete list of holdings.
Underwriting Lens
Downside before upside
Capital structure
Sustainable leverage and clear downside protection before growth assumptions.
Regulatory fluency
Licensed and regulated businesses where we know the regime and the regulators.
Cash flow discipline
Durable, well-understood earnings that service the capital stack through a cycle.
Operating upside
Clear levers where hands-on operating experience creates value.
Long duration: we align with management on what durable value creation actually requires.
Every angle, before every dollar.
Contact
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Headquarters
118 N Clinton St, Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60661
Offices
Detroit · Las Vegas · San Diego