THE TEAM BEHIND OUR EXCELLENCE
About Us
HOW WE STARTED
Our Team
MISSION AND PURPOSE
What We Do
LEADERSHIP
Charles Covey
Charles Covey leads Valorem Capital as its Founder and Managing Partner. Charles brings extensive entrepreneurial experience to the company. As a seasoned business leader, he has founded 12 companies and has built and managed teams of up to 135 employees across various industries.
His expertise in creating sustainable operational systems and driving business growth earned him recognition as an Aggie 100 Award winner, a prestigious honor for Texas A&M alums. Charles specializes in identifying undervalued acquisition opportunities and implementing strategic improvements to maximize business potential.
LEADERSHIP
Jordan Lovejoy
Jordan Lovejoy serves as Managing Director of Investor Relations combining his syndication and fund management experience with his extensive leadership background from Apple.
His diverse expertise spans residential real estate development, capital raising, and private equity investments. Jordan excels at transforming strategic visions into actionable plans, focusing on building lasting partnerships and delivering value to investors
through carefully structured opportunities in private equity.
CFO
John Rutowicz
Overseen capital raises and managed funds totaling over $600M, served as CFO for over 10,000,000 SF of real estate opportunities valued at $2.5B, and as a principal, executed 25 acquisitions exceeding $200M in aggregate value.
SENIOR ANALYST
Bill Ruan
Underwritten over $2.6B in transactions, played a key role in 11 acquisitions and 5 exits of large institutional-grade businesses including Kraft Heinz, and was instrumental in the $1.5B take-private transaction of TPx Communications.
Our expert team combines decades of entrepreneurial success, operational excellence, and investment expertise to identify asymmetric opportunities in the real estate and blue-collar business industries. These opportunities create transformative impacts on middle class housing and the trades through well managed and maintained growth plans.
MISSION AND CORE VALUES
Mission
To deliver exceptional returns for our investors through local investments, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.
Vision
To become a premier private equity firm specializing in solving difficult and meaningful problems, known for transparency, strong relationships, and precise execution and exceptional returns on capital.
Core Values
Integrity: We make responsible decisions based on professional standard.
Connection: We value the human relationship as essential.
Innovation: We encourage thoughtful, creative and inspirational ideas.
Teamwork: We accomplish more when we work together.
Dependability: We speak with purpose and follow through on our word.
Growth: We constantly develop and expand our capabilities.
Accountability: We empower each other to take ownership of our actions.