Bio

James Kay serves as a Principal for Crux Capital. He has spent his career investing in lower middle market companies. During that time, James has partnered with family-owned businesses, and management teams, grown companies through industry consolidation and led organic expansion initiatives. He completed numerous acquisitions, refinancings, and sale processes in a variety of industries. Prior to this role, James spent more than 4 years at Insight Equity, a Dallas-based, operationally focused private equity firm managing more than $1.5 billion in assets under management. At Insight Equity, he was responsible for all aspects of deal sourcing, evaluation, and execution of acquisitions. James also partnered with portfolio company management to execute strategic and operational initiatives. Prior to joining Insight Equity, James worked in investment banking for Stephens Inc., where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and assisted Stephens Capital Partners in the evaluation of control and non-control investments.