About ISN
Built for the Independent Sponsor Community
Independent Sponsor News exists to support the Independent Sponsor community with timely, relevant, and practical insight.
Independent Sponsors operate in a fast-moving, relationship-driven market. Information is often fragmented, access is uneven, and many of the most important insights never make it into traditional media. Independent Sponsor News was created to change that.
We provide focused coverage, original research, and thoughtful analysis designed specifically for Independent Sponsors and the capital and advisory partners who work alongside them.
What We Do
Our goal is simple: to help Independent Sponsors stay informed, make better decisions, and operate with greater confidence in an increasingly competitive market.
Independent Sponsor News delivers:
Data
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Events
Content
Partnerships
A Community First Approach
Independent Sponsor News is not a trade publication chasing headlines. It is a platform built to reflect how the Independent Sponsor market actually works.
We focus on clarity over noise, substance over promotion, and insight over commentary. Our content is informed by real market activity and shaped by the questions Independent Sponsors are asking every day.
By bringing high-quality information into one place, we aim to strengthen connections across the community and support better outcomes for sponsors and their partners.
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Our team
The leaders behind Independent Sponsor News are dedicated to delivering insightful and timely information tailored to the needs of the Independent Sponsor community.
Our Leadership
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Our Advisors
Our Strategic Partners
ISN’s partner ecosystem aggregates institutional-quality expertise across legal, capital advisory, communications, diligence, value creation, tax, audit, and data. Each partner has been selected based on deep experience supporting Independent Sponsors and lower and middle market investors.
BluWave is the Business Builders’ Market Network for private equity grade service provider needs. Its platform blends technology, data, and AI with hands on advisory support to connect businesses quickly and confidently with vetted providers across due diligence, value creation, and exit preparation.
Capitala Group is a private markets investment firm focused on lower middle market businesses across North America. For more than 25 years, the firm has invested private credit and private equity capital while partnering with management teams to drive growth, operational improvement, and long term value creation.
Prosek Partners builds and protects leading business brands. As one of the largest independent, integrated communications and marketing firms globally, and a certified Woman-Owned Business, Prosek delivers strategic communications solutions for financial and professional services companies that drive measurable business impact.
Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with dedicated Private Equity and Independent Sponsor teams advising sponsors throughout the investment lifecycle, from firm formation and deal structuring through acquisitions, financings, add-ons, recapitalizations, and exits.
CohnReznick is a leading accounting, tax, and advisory firm with a dedicated Independent Sponsor practice supporting sponsors across the full transaction lifecycle. The firm provides due diligence, transaction advisory, tax, audit, post-close support, and access to a broad network of debt and equity capital providers.
