Jacobs Investments is a privately owned stock holding company with a focus on private equity transactions as well as passive and control investments in publicly traded Small-Cap equities. These are equities with a market capitalization of $1.5 billion or less. It seeks long term capital appreciation through direct private equity investments as well as through the assumption of passive and/or control positions in publicly traded Small-Cap equities.
Founded in 1975 by Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, the firm has engaged in a variety of private equity transactions as well as public equity investments. Jacobs Investments currently oversees control positions in privately held Small-Cap companies with a collective enterprise value of over $1 billion. Our private equity team seeks out private equity opportunities with market caps of $20 - $200 million. Our Small-Cap equity team is driven by a focus on quality and long-term value. Utilizing a value style, our selections are grounded in detailed, bottom up analysis. We are risk adverse and our research leads us to undervalued opportunities.