
Grey Fox understands both sides of a transaction. They know what makes a business attractive to Accordion, what matters to the owner, and how to position us as the right partner. That creates a different starting point with founders. They stay involved to help turn that initial interest into a transaction. That combination is hard to find.








Grey Fox runs a proprietary research process that turns a client’s thesis into a prioritized list of companies. In this search, the client was looking for privately owned convenience-store chains with fuel and oil-change service.
Grey Fox is led by Shivam Shirolawala, whose origination experience includes roles inside Vista Equity Partners and Percheron Capital.
They have expanded our mandates into additional sectors, brought us into their portfolio companies and affiliated businesses, and referred us to other investors.
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