Clear Springs Capital Family Office

Investor profile

Clear Springs Capital Family Office is a Chicago, Illinois-based multi-family office. Established in 2016, the firm invests and manages the wealth of a select group of U.S.-based families and individuals that are rooted in the U.S. military and veteran space. Operating through Clear Springs Capital LLC, the organization provides a combination of family office services and direct investment capabilities rooted in operational expertise. The firm is known for its founders' backgrounds in entrepreneurship, company leadership, and deep ties to U.S. military veteran communities. Clear Springs Capital Family Office focuses on supporting clients through business oversight, strategic wealth management, and long-term financial stewardship. Clear Springs Capital Family Office focuses on U.S. lower-middle-market direct investments, with a strategy oriented around buyouts, partnerships, and recapitalizations of smaller companies. The firm concentrates on sectors such as defense, education, industrial services, niche manufacturing, waste services, OTR logistics, refrigeration systems, business services, and specialty chemicals. Its investment philosophy emphasizes founder alignment, operational value creation, and long-term compounding through direct ownership rather than fund allocations.