- Dowley will lead capital formation, investor communications and relationship management with limited partners
- Vance Street closed its fourth fund at a $775 million hard cap in 2024, bringing total capital raised to more than $2 billion
- The firm invests in highly engineered solutions businesses across industrial, medical and life science, and aerospace and defense markets
Vance Street Capital has named Katherine Dowley as head of investor relations, the firm announced.
Dowley will lead Vance Street’s investor relations function, including capital formation, investor communications and relationship management with current and prospective limited partners. She joins from W Capital Partners and previously worked at L Catterton and Lindsay Goldberg. She holds a degree from the University of Chicago.
Vance Street Capital invests in highly engineered solutions businesses across the industrial technology, medical, life science, aerospace and defense sectors, partnering with management teams and family owners to accelerate growth and improve operations. The firm closed Vance Street Capital IV at its $775 million hard cap in 2024, bringing total capital raised to more than $2 billion.
Dowley “brings the relationship-oriented approach that is essential to being a strong partner to our investors,” said Brian Martin, managing partner at Vance Street.
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