Pierpont is a private equity and strategic advisory services firm based in Washington, DC. Terry founded Pierpont in 1996 while teaching and researching entrepreneurial value creation and corporate growth topics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Pierpont’s principals advise its small to large companies, portfolio companies and invest in corporate rollups and in other growth oriented companies. Top corporate leaders and entrepreneurs work with Pierpont to identify, devise, operationalize and monetize unique corporate growth strategies that create value and deliver exceptional returns. Investment and advisory transactions closed include corporate rollups, market entry strategies, alliances, mergers, joint ventures, and positioning for corporate IPOs.

Terry founded Pierpont on the belief that entrepreneurs and top corporate executives are unique leaders whose vision and energy is the core of a successful company. Through constructive and confidential partnerships with entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, Pierpont provides unobtrusive value creation advice, and in some situation, timely funding for expanding a business and acquiring a target company.

Pierpont’s Competitive Advantage - What Sets Us Apart

Operational experience – expert network – research-based success

Terry’s team has over 25 years of hands-on experience in creating value in businesses through a focused identification of targets, planning, execution and team excellence. We understand what it takes to plan, finance and grow a company and make the vision a reality. As the principal, Terry brings a combination of real world operational experience – including accountability for P/L in companies and divisions of large companies in several industries; research-based approach to success – with advanced studies at the London School of Economics and Wharton; and 15 years teaching Entrepreneurial Value Creation Leadership related courses at Wharton.

Terry also has access to a network of successful CEOs and leading business minds that can assist in a highly targeted fashion to maximize value for any situation. Depending on the portfolio company's confidentiality, the team is drawn on to help create innovative growth opportunities for the company, which may include leading authorities in marketing and finance, as well as international CEOs and business leaders who can quickly assess the potentials and pitfalls in a given region or industry and point to untapped opportunities.

This combination adds a unique depth and breadth of experience and insight that Terry applies to every company and every leader he works with.