Our Team

SET Capital Partners was co-founded by Spencer and Taylor Elliott, who will be responsible for managing day-to-day business operations upon completing an acquisition. Together they have over 20 years of experience in professional investing, investment banking, business consulting and process improvements, engineering, and customer relationship management. 

SPENCER ELLIOTT

Spencer has worked in small family business and large, multinational corporations. With over a decade of leveraged buyout experience, including $800+ million of principal investments in middle market companies, Spencer brings significant investing and transaction experience enabling SET Capital Partners to conduct due diligence and close a transaction quickly and efficiently.

Spencer was previously a Vice President with Bain Capital Credit, where he helped source, diligence, structure and manage credit investments backing private equity buyouts of middle market companies. He began his career at J.P. Morgan, with roles in JPM Mezzanine Capital, a proprietary investing group, where he helped source, diligence, structure and manage over $400 million of junior debt and equity investments in the chemicals distribution, oilfield services, food and beverage and consumer goods industries, and Syndicated and Leveraged Finance, where he helped raise capital for more than 30 acquisitions and refinancings, including high yield bond issuances totaling more than $5.5 billion.

Spencer grew up working in the family business, fabricating and installing geomembrane systems. From operating welding equipment, driving a forklift, serving customers and completing jobsite installations, he learned the persistence and determination small business ownership demands. Spencer graduated summa cum laude from Baylor University with a B.B.A. (Finance and Economics).

TAYLOR ELLIOTT

Taylor has a strong technical and business foundation formed from experiences in engineering, business process improvement consulting, project/program management, and customer relationships. She is a co-author of a American Society of Civil Engineers Journal paper, a winner of an international business consulting challenge, and a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School. 

As an engineer and business consultant, Taylor brings operational and strategic expertise to SET Capital Partners. She has built high-level assessments identifying and analyzing existing business processes, and implemented improvements designed to achieve holistic change, represent strategic goals, and ensure competitiveness in the marketplace. Taylor has also developed site designs, engineering, and construction documents for land development and public transportation systems resulting in a strong understanding of how to translate plans into reality.

Taylor holds a Master's of Business Administration from Rollins College, a Master's of Engineering from the University of Virginia, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Vanderbilt University. From working in roles ranging from camp counselor to transportation engineer to business consultant, Taylor knows the importance of effective resource management, communication, and honoring commitments.