Bart Foster is L Capital’s managing partner and co-founder. He is an experienced private equity investor and operating executive and he has led or co-led more than 35 private equity transactions. Bart has invested more than $400 million in equity capital across the technology, business services and industrial sectors.
Experience
- Prior to L Capital, Bart was the operating partner responsible for software investments at Marlin Equity Partners where he served as chairman of six companies with annual revenue ranging from $20 million to $650 million
- Previously he led successful investments and business transformations in partnership with Francisco Partners, Battery Ventures, Golden Gate Capital, Warburg Pincus and TCV
- Earlier in his career, Bart served in senior executive roles at Oracle, Informatica and four other software companies and worked as a strategy consultant for Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Education
- MBA from Harvard Business School (with distinction)
- Dual bachelor’s degrees from Stanford University in economics and political science