Food for Thought: Mark Tedford on the Challenges of Being an Independent Sponsor

An Interview with Mark Tedford, Founder and Managing Director of Valley Ridge Investment Partners

Mark Tedford, founder and managing director of Connecticut-based Valley Ridge Investment Partners, has a unique perspective on the challenges of being an independent sponsor. A lower middle market investor with decades of experience in private equity investing, Tedford shared his thoughts in a recent interview with me on what it takes for fundless sponsors to succeed in the current market.