Marc Bell Capital

About Marc Bell Capital

Marc Bell Capital is a single-family office in Boca Raton, Florida, established in 2003, that serves as the investment vehicle for Marc Bell. Bell is an American entrepreneur whose career includes founding and managing several ventures: Globix Corporation, Javelin Mortgage Investment Corp., Armour Residential REIT Inc., The College Watch Company and PredaSAR (Synthetic Radar Solutions). Today the firm invests across venture capital, private equity, real estate and hedge funds. In venture capital it pursues angel and early-stage checks of $1K to $250K, mainly in aerospace technologies and companies. Outside venture capital, typical investments run from $1M to $50M. In private equity, Marc Bell Capital targets market-leading companies with strong management teams and long-term growth potential. Typical transaction types include recapitalizations, management buyouts, bridge loans, mezzanine debt, expansion capital, special situations, debtor-in-possession and distressed debt. It invests directly and indirectly, across industries that include healthcare, retail, e-commerce, food and beverage, education, business services, manufacturing, technology, media and entertainment, finance and aerospace, among others. Vayu Inc., a privately-held aerospace company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, received a direct investment from the firm in January 2015. Vayu makes affordable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that carry cargo across difficult terrain, meant for aid delivery after disasters and for supply chains in rural healthcare. The company is committed to building aircraft grounded in safety, innovation and reliability, and keeps having a positive effect on existing supply chains and on the UAV market overall. Vector Launch, an American space technology company that aims to send payloads into suborbital and orbital paths, received a direct investment in June 2017. In May 2018 the firm invested directly in Iceye, founded in 2014, a microsatellite maker from Finland. Impact/ESG investments are also on the table, and every strategy is weighed opportunistically.

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