OctoFox OctoFox
Private Investment Firm · Operator-Led · Miami

We don't just buy companies.
We rebuild what's broken, scale what works.

We acquire and operate founder-led businesses across industrial, consumer, and heritage sectors, and invest our own capital in public markets — all from a single balance sheet, across the Americas and Europe.

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Founded Miami · 2026
Operating Footprint Transatlantic · Americas & Europe
Sector Focus Industrial · Consumer · Heritage · Founder-Led
One platform, one philosophy

Capital that operates.

OctoFox is not a fund chasing IRRs on a fixed timeline. We are a private investment firm: we invest our own capital in public markets, and we acquire founder-led companies — with a preference for industrial and consumer businesses — that we operate ourselves, rebuilding them over time through internal optimization and bolt-on acquisitions. Two disciplines, one balance sheet. Long horizons, no clock.

— 01 / Acquire

We acquire businesses we intend to run.

Majority positions in businesses at the lower end of the mid-market with operational complexity and unrealized value. Industrial and consumer companies with more potential than momentum. Heritage brands that have lost their direction. Founder-led companies preparing for transition. Cross-border situations where most others see only friction.

  • Majority acquisitions at the lower end of the mid-market
  • Industrial and consumer businesses with untapped potential
  • Heritage brands with durable customer equity
  • Founder transition and succession
  • Cross-border angles, U.S. and European
Our investment approach
— 02 / Operate

We rebuild them, hands on the wheel.

Once we own a business, we run it. The founder of OctoFox is personally engaged in each portfolio company, at the board level and, when needed, in executive operating roles. The work is operational, commercial, and structural, not financial engineering.

  • Operational turnaround and repositioning
  • Cost realignment and commercial rebuild
  • Build-up through bolt-on acquisitions
  • Long-term, operator-led ownership
How we work
15+ years, three continents

Operator first.
Investor by extension.

OctoFox was founded by a senior operator with 15+ years of experience acquiring, restructuring, and repositioning heritage companies in Europe and the United States. Every engagement is senior-led, with the founder personally involved from first call through close.

15+
Years International Experience
2
Heritage Brands Acquired & Turned Around
3
Continents · Operating Reach
100%
Founder-Led Engagements
The companies worth owning are the ones most people would walk away from. The difference is knowing which ones can be rebuilt, and being willing to do the work.
Founding Principle
Selected work

Track record.

15+ years of acquiring, restructuring, and operating heritage brands across Europe and the United States, through ownership and board-level leadership.

Acquisition & Turnaround

Borsalino

Italy's most iconic hat company, founded 1857

Co-managed the complex acquisition and strategic revitalization of Italy's oldest heritage hat house. Led a 360° operation to optimize every aspect of this 160-year-old brand: navigated international operational challenges, repositioned the brand toward premium and luxury segments, and rebuilt U.S. wholesale and retail distribution while preserving the brand's century-long legacy.

Vice Chairman Role
5+ yrs Hold & Operate
Acquisition & Turnaround

Fogal of Switzerland

Heritage Swiss luxury hosiery brand, founded 1923

Directed the acquisition and transformative turnaround of a century-old Swiss luxury hosiery house. Executed comprehensive restructuring through the COVID-19 disruption: modernizing operations, rationalizing retail networks, adapting product strategy, and rebuilding U.S. commercial credibility and margins.

Executive Chairman Role
2017–2023 Tenure
Investment Vehicle

La Praly SAS

Specialized turnaround investment platform · Paris

Chairman of an investment vehicle dedicated to acquiring and comprehensively turning around businesses facing operational or financial distress. Responsibilities span the full lifecycle: due diligence, deal structuring, hands-on operational restructuring, financial repair, and market repositioning.

Chairman Role
2013–Present · Switzerland, then Paris Tenure
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Before the transaction

Not every conversation
ends in a sale.

Many founders we meet are still years from a transaction. Some are weighing succession options. Others want a confidential sparring partner on a difficult operational call, a growth question, or a capital decision before a sale.

We make ourselves available, selectively, to a small number of founders each year. There is no fee, no engagement letter, no obligation on either side. Just a private conversation with operators who have sat in your seat.

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If you're a founder considering a sale, an intermediary representing a quality business, or a capital partner looking for an operator at the helm, we'd welcome the conversation.

We work with a small number of companies and counterparties at any time. Every conversation is direct, confidential, and senior-led.

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