Growth Equity and Buyout Investments in Emerging Technology
Universal Technology Capital Partners offers a full spectrum of private equity investment services.
Founded by serial entrepreneur Michael Ciaglia, Universal Technology Capital Partners (UTCP) provides financial and strategic support to small and mid-sized emerging technology companies.
UTCP primarily provides capital investments though equity buy-ins and cash buy-outs. Occasionally, we will blend debt and equity to meet the needs of our investment partners or acquisition company.
UTCP partners with institutional, high net worth individuals, and family offices to fund opportunities. Our partner investors are able to participate with UTCP in specific investments that match their focus and strategy. Sometimes we act as the sole agent for a particular investment partner helping to source a deal based on a specifically-defined investment profile.
UTCP does not operate as a holistic fund but rather a series of deals all structured under SPVs. Separate SPVs provide tighter financial management, fuller acquisition performance transparency, and greater accountability for company management.
Principals
Universal Technology Capital Partners unites investors with entrepreneurs.
In addition to structuring deals for financial success, we also structure partnerships for personality synergies. We believe in building strong, like-minded teams that share similar values and experiences. A meaningful reason for our success is our ability to match the expertise and temperament of our partner investors with that of the leadership team in our deal investments.
UTCP creates long-term partnerships among all parties. We believe that success for an early-stage company is often due to open and frank communication between corporate leadership and investors. Through respectful and substantive discourse we are able to help our companies steer through complex growth challenges to achieve superior returns.
When we construct a deal, the parties that we invite meet these requirements:
- Matching personal values
- Proven performance history
- Complementary investment and business strategies
- Sensible investing and business timelines
- Compelling personal and professional references
Universal Technology Capital Partners believes in a future emboldened by technology.
UTCP manages a deal flow that focuses on emerging technology company investments at early- to mid-stage growth. Our investments align around technologies that can either create new business categories or revolutionize existing industries. We find investment opportunities throughout the United States rather than any specific city or state.
Contact Us
Universal Technology Capital Partners
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 4150A
Chicago, IL 60606