Firm Overview

Founded in 2023, Copper Truss Capital Partners (CTCP) is a boutique, sector-focused, lower middle market private investment firm based in Wisconsin. We focus on investing in Midwestern privately-held businesses seeking a conservative capital partner with a flexible duration and hands-on philosophy to value creation. Our experience and relationships with business-focused investors and operating partners provide a strategic advantage in driving sustainable business growth in our investments.

We promote a partnership-first mentality and meticulously focus on empowering businesses to grow strategically, while preserving the existing culture and investing in the people and communities they serve.

Core Values

Our core values are simple. We unlock growth and value creation by bringing a diverse, institutional approach to family businesses and private investors as well as staying true to our core values. Discipline creates freedom and candor builds trust. We think partnerships are critical to our business model and we work effortlessly to align all parties in our investment opportunities.

Trusted

Our reputation is grounded in having strong moral principles and we believe communication is critical. We don’t expect trust, we earn it by executing and delivering on our commitments.

Disciplined

Our approach is purposeful, and sector focused on investment themes we have built conviction on through research and facts. We enhance this approach by leveraging best practices learned through decades of experience at diverse world class institutions.

Perceptive

We combine a high level of curiosity, a healthy degree of skepticism, and a desire for drilling into the detail as key tools to unlock value, identify risks, and accelerate strategies for growth.

Partnership-Oriented

Real partnerships are critical, and in our experience value enhancing. We invest meaningful amounts alongside our investors and operators and take a full-ownership approach. We think like managers, operators, and investors.

Creative

Each investment is bespoke, and our structure enables us to seek creative solutions to drive higher levels of alignment, accelerate returns, mitigate risk, and minimize fees and taxes for investors. We take pride in providing a comprehensive solution to our investors.

Mission-Driven

We understand the business founders we partner with, either as operators or investors and we deliver solutions that reflect their purpose and passion. Our team is consistently focused on positively impacting the communities we and our partners serve.