Leo Helmers

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Mereo Capital Partners

   Jan 2021 — Present · Conshohocken, PA, US

   At Mereo, we are focused on collaborating and partnering with founders and management teams in long-term value creation. Mereo is the Latin word for “to earn.” We recognize we are entrusted with the hard-earned assets of our investors and we need to be diligent every day to earn superior returns.Mereo Capital Partners is a value-oriented private equity firm that makes control equity and special situation investments in US-based lower middle-market businesses. Our partners bring a complementary skillset, each with over 25 years of experience, that allows a flexible and creative approach to providing capital solutions to companies in transition. Our investment strategy encompasses control equity, minority equity and structured equity and debt investments with a focus on founder-owned businesses and under-managed and distressed businesses.Our sector-focused investment strategy utilizes a thesis driven approach leveraging our experience in industrial technology and services, healthcare services, aerospace and defense, and business services companies. We also engage a proprietary network of subject matter experts that provide actionable insight to support our portfolio companies. We invest between $5 and $35 mm per transaction in companies with minimum EBITDA of $3 mm and minimum revenue of $10 mm. To learn more, reach out to i•••@mereocap.com for additional firm materials or visit our website at

Education

• Fox School of Business at Temple University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  1991 — 1993

• Lafayette College

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering

  1983 — 1987