Built with Operators. Structured for Shared Success.

Scaling Field-Tested Businesses with the People Who Built Them

About Us

At Bluedoor Industries we focus on building platforms where we see strong opportunity to drive topline growth - we are not cost cutters and we do not replace existing management teams. We work with existing owners to help realize the value of partnership, without compromising what makes their business special.

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Our Values

Respect

We honor the work, relationships, and reputation that owners have built, and approach every business with humility and curiosity. Our role is to amplify, not replace, and that starts with listening, learning, and treating every partner as the expert they are.

Respect

Alignment

We win when our partners win. We’re transparent about our shared goals, and we only succeed when the owners we back continue to grow and thrive alongside us.

Alignment

We win when our partners win. We’re transparent about our shared goals, and we only succeed when the owners we back continue to grow and thrive alongside us.

Persistence

We pursue ambitious goals with focus, grit, and follow-through. We take a long-term view and push through complexity to build lasting, durable businesses.

Persistence

We pursue ambitious goals with focus, grit, and follow-through. We take a long-term view and push through complexity to build lasting, durable businesses.

Core Principles

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We will retain your employees and maintain your culture

We respect the teams that built the business and know they’re central to its continued success.

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We will retain your employees and maintain your culture

We respect the teams that built the business and know they’re central to its continued success.

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We believe in transparency at every step

From deal structure to day-to-day reporting, we keep communication open, honest, and simple.

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We believe in transparency at every step

From deal structure to day-to-day reporting, we keep communication open, honest, and simple.

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You keep meaningful ownership, and we only win when you do

We share in the upside together, aligning our success with yours.

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You keep meaningful ownership, and we only win when you do

We share in the upside together, aligning our success with yours.

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We’re hands-on where you want us, hands-off where you don’t

We bring resources and support, but never get in the way of what already works.

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We’re hands-on where you want us, hands-off where you don’t

We bring resources and support, but never get in the way of what already works.

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You keep your identity, we just help you scale it

Your brand, your name, your people intact. We’re here to expand your reach, not erase your legacy.

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You keep your identity, we just help you scale it

Your brand, your name, your people intact. We’re here to expand your reach, not erase your legacy.

Our Team

Prior to founding Bluedoor, Fran was a Vice President at EQT in their Private Equity division investing out of the firm’s $24bn large-cap buyout fund. Before EQT, Fran worked in the Special M&A Structuring Group at Goldman Sachs, where he executed on >$100bn in M&A transactions. Fran graduated from Duke University with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

Fran L’Esperance

Co-Founder

Prior to founding Bluedoor, Matty was a Principal at Asymmetric Capital Partners, where he led investments in several consolidation platforms and helped launch / co-found one of Asymmetric’s fastest growing portfolio companies. Prior to Asymmetric, Matty worked on the private equity team at The Carlyle Group where he executed on >$1bn in M&A transactions. Matty graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University

Matty Mejia-Johnston

Co-Founder