Fully invested: Middle-market asset managers are bullish on Tampa Bay

The region's diversified economy and abundance of high-growth-potential firms are big draws, investors say.


  • By
  • | 6:00 a.m. February 1, 2019
  • | 0 Free Articles Remaining!
Former Florida state Rep. and House Speaker Will Weatherford now runs Weatherford Capital, an investment firm he founded in 2015 with his brothers Drew and Sam. Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons / Gage Skidmore.
Former Florida state Rep. and House Speaker Will Weatherford now runs Weatherford Capital, an investment firm he founded in 2015 with his brothers Drew and Sam. Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons / Gage Skidmore.
  • News
  • Share

Tampa Bay’s tech startup community generates a lot of excitement — understandably so — among angel investors looking to discover the next must-have product or service.

Private equity funds that specialize in middle-market companies likewise couldn’t be more bullish about the region. That was the message delivered at a recent meeting for the Tampa chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, held at the University Club in downtown Tampa.

 

Continue reading your article
with a Business Observer subscription.
What's included:
  • ✓ Unlimited digital access to BusinessObserverFL.com
  • ✓ E-Newspaper app, digital replica of print edition
  • ✓ Mailed print newspaper every Friday (optional)
  • ✓ Newsletter of daily business news

Latest News

Sponsored Content