About The Firm
A private investment platform built by operators, investment professionals, and dealmakers.
Accelerate Growth Solutions is the firm we wished existed when we sat on the other side of the table.
Why We Exist
The middle of the private capital market is structurally underserved. Bulge-bracket banks decline mandates below their thresholds. Local intermediaries lack the institutional process, sector depth, and structuring sophistication that the work requires. Founders, sponsors, and corporates are left to navigate consequential transactions without representation that matches the stakes.
AGS was built to close that gap. We combine an institutional approach to diligence, structuring, and execution with the senior-led, principal-aligned model that drives outcomes in private markets. Our partners have personally led more than $11 billion in strategic transactions across corporate venture, private equity, and growth-stage M&A, and that experience is what shows up on every engagement.
We are a US-based platform serving operators, sponsors, family offices, and corporate strategics across 15+ verticals. We work where capital meets execution, and we measure ourselves by the quality of the transactions we close, not the volume of the pipeline we run.
Built for sophisticated counterparties.
Sale processes, growth capital, and structured liquidity for owner-operators and management teams
Private Equity & Corporate VC
Off-market deal flow, carve-outs, portfolio company exits, and co-investment syndication.
Family Offices & HNWI
Direct private deal access through curated SPVs with transparent governance and visibility.
Corporates & Strategics
Inorganic growth strategy, target identification, and cross-border structuring including US OpCo formation.
What We Stand For
Four operating principles.
These are not aspirations. They are the standards we apply to every mandate we accept.
Senior-Led, Always.
Partners run engagements. The person who wins the mandate is the person who runs the process and negotiates the terms.
Aligned Economics.
Fee structures matched to outcomes. We design our compensation around the result our clients are actually buying.
Institutional Process.
Diligence-first methodology, controlled outreach, and a defined cadence. Boutique structure does not mean informal execution.
Confidentiality as Product.
Off-market origination, discreet introductions, and information control. Trust is earned by what we never disclose.
Leadership
The team behind every engagement.
AGS is led by three managing partners with combined experience across investment banking, corporate venture capital, private equity, and operational leadership.
ANGELA TAYLOR
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
$4.6B+ in CVC and PE transactions across ICAP, Fortive, HG Capital, Deloitte, and Novacap. Founded AGS in 2023 and serves as architect of the firm's deal origination methodology. Founder of PDX Connections and Portland Ecosystem Partner for Keiretsu Forum Northwest. W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.
BRETT MAY
MANAGING PARTNER
Global VC and M&A leadership roles at GE and Cisco delivering 4.2x MOIC. Ex-Vice President & Senior Advisor at McKinsey, co-leading their CVC and IoT practices. CFO/COO at two early stage startups. Ex-Head of VC and M&A at GE Digital, and Managing Director of Corporate Business Development at Cisco. Northwestern University MBA.
JOHN LINDER, CFA, CPA
MANAGING PARTNER CAPITAL FORMATION
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