Effective Date: April 20, 2026 Last Updated: April 20, 2026
Venture Capricorn LLC ("Venture Capricorn," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit www.venturecapricorn.com (the "Site"), submit an inquiry, request a complimentary business valuation, engage us for advisory services, or otherwise interact with us.
By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our practices, please do not use the Site or submit information to us.
Venture Capricorn LLC is a U.S.-based middle-market investment bank providing mergers and acquisitions advisory, sell-side and buy-side execution, and related financial services. We are headquartered in Austin, Texas, with additional offices in Houston, Dallas, New York, Tampa Bay, and Phoenix.
Securities-related activities, where applicable, are offered through properly registered broker-dealers. We are subject to oversight in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including the Texas State Securities Board.
For privacy-related questions, contact us at:
We collect information in the following ways.
When you submit a contact form, request a valuation, inquire about CPE training, respond to a request for proposal, or otherwise communicate with us, you may provide:
If you engage Venture Capricorn as a client (or are a counterparty, prospective buyer, lender, or service provider in a transaction we advise on), we may collect additional information necessary to perform our services. This includes financial statements, ownership and capitalization records, tax information, customer and supplier data, employee information (where relevant to a transaction), corporate documents, due diligence materials, and any other information reasonably required to evaluate, market, structure, negotiate, or close a transaction.
When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, server logs, and similar technologies. See Section 7 for more on cookies.
We may receive information about you from third parties, including: market and industry data providers, professional networks (such as LinkedIn), commercial databases, public records, regulatory filings, references, mutual contacts, and our proprietary research and screening systems. We use this information to identify potential transaction opportunities, evaluate counterparties, and conduct due diligence.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell your personal information.
Confidentiality is foundational to our business. All inquiries are treated with strict confidentiality. Where we engage with you on a specific transaction or opportunity, the relationship is typically governed by a bilateral non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and an engagement letter, each of which contains specific confidentiality terms that apply in addition to this Privacy Policy. In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Policy and a signed NDA or engagement letter regarding the treatment of confidential transaction information, the NDA or engagement letter controls.
We do not share confidential client or transaction information with third parties without express written consent, except as permitted under those agreements or as required by law.
We share information only as described below:
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
For visitors in the EEA, UK, and similar jurisdictions, where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we rely on the following:
The Site uses cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember your preferences, measure traffic and engagement, and improve performance. Categories include:
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies.
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we collect against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our practices are aligned with industry standards appropriate for an investment banking firm handling sensitive transaction information, including (where applicable) controls consistent with SOC 2 principles. Access to personal and confidential information is limited to personnel and service providers who need it for legitimate business purposes.
No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for keeping any credentials you receive from us confidential and for notifying us promptly of any suspected unauthorized access.
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to maintain ongoing client relationships, to comply with our legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations, to enforce our agreements, and to defend against legal claims. Records related to securities transactions and client engagements are retained for the periods required by applicable law and regulatory guidance, which may extend for several years after the conclusion of an engagement.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding the personal information we hold about you, including the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at office@venturecapricorn.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request, and certain information may be exempt from these rights under applicable law (for example, information we are required to retain for regulatory purposes).
Marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any such message or by contacting us. We will continue to send you transactional and relationship communications related to active engagements.
Residents of certain U.S. states (including California, Texas, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and others) may have additional rights under state law, including the rights described in Section 10 above. We do not sell personal information and do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under applicable state law. If you are a resident of one of these states and wish to exercise your rights, contact us at office@venturecapricorn.com.
The Site is operated from the United States and is intended for users in the United States and other jurisdictions where our services are lawfully available. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data-protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using the Site or providing information to us, you acknowledge such transfer and processing.
The Site and our services are directed to business owners, executives, investors, and other professionals, and are not intended for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can delete it.
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, content, and services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Information presented on the Site regarding past transactions, valuations, and performance is for general informational purposes. Past performance is not indicative of future results, and all transaction values are approximate and subject to confidentiality agreements. Nothing on the Site constitutes an offer to buy or sell any security or a solicitation of any such offer.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable law. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy indicates when it was last revised. Material changes will be communicated through the Site or by other appropriate means. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your information, contact:
