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Office Locations:
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6100 Merriweather Drive, Suite 210
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 202-210-2234
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Consumer Products & Services
Real Estate & Construction
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Founded by Lawrence Berger and Tom Ripley in 2018, Ames Watson is a privately held holding company based in Columbia, Md. that purchases, invests in, transforms, and partners with companies to create long term value. Ames Watson takes great pride in its partnership approach, working closely with management teams to create value. has grown from formation four years ago to $1.6 billion in revenue in 2021. Key portfolio companies include Lids, Fanatics Lids College and South Moon Under. Ames acquired Lids in 2019 and has almost doubled revenue at the largest brick and mortar licensed sports business in North America. Ames Watson is a permanent capital holding company.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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