Exceptional Opportunities,
Unexpected Places

“I am an analyst and researcher at heart; it’s where I begin and end my day.”

JOSHUA VAUDT

Prior to launching Pheasant Capital Partners, Josh was an allocator for 15 years. He was the Director of Research / Co-Portfolio Manager at Majestic Capital Management, a fund of funds and family office advisory firm with peak assets of $650 million and a focus on smaller, emerging managers. As a member of the Investment Committee, Josh was also responsible for sourcing new managers and evaluating the fund’s investment allocations. He has researched thousands of funds and has participated in over 850 in-person manager meetings. Having developed and formalized the due diligence process at Majestic, he has examined a wide variety of fund strategies over the course of his career. 

Josh graduated with high distinction from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, earning a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He also holds the Series 7 and 63 registrations with FINRA.

Josh resides in a small town just west of Ann Arbor, MI with his wife, Lindsay, and their three children. He enjoys working with his hands and coaching youth baseball. Josh has served on multiple non-profit boards and currently serves on the board of directors for the Special Friends Foundation.

So, Why “Pheasant?”

While living in one of downtown Detroit’s historic districts,  pheasants would nest less than 100 yards from our house and were frequently in our backyard.  You can imagine our surprise the first time we heard and saw one of these magnificent birds in the midst of an urban setting. Pheasants are a non-native bird to the city, but have thrived due to the large swaths of fallow land. They largely go unnoticed, but are beautiful creatures when you can get a glimpse of them.

Pheasant Capital Partners seeks to find value and beauty in unlikely places.  Our goal is to pair thoughtful capital allocators with off-the-beaten-path funds that want to raise incremental capital and focus on returns.