Vangarde Group

What Vangarde Group does

Vangarde Group LLC is a privately held Georgia-based professional services firm founded in 2013 that specializes in commercial recovery and UCC lien enforcement for secured creditors and lenders. Its core offerings include UCC lien enforcement, asset location services (supported by a nationwide asset locator network), expert financial investigations, and the purchase of aged receivables. The firm additionally provides strategic and management consulting covering strategic planning, operational improvement, financial analysis, market research, and organizational development, with payments governed by individual service agreements typically invoiced on 30-day terms.

The company operates out of a single headquarters in Dunwoody, Georgia, with 11-50 employees and a founder/owner (Earl Carey) leadership structure. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; service delivery relies on domain expertise, practitioner-led investigations, and collaborative partnerships with nationwide asset locators rather than software or automation. Its go-to-market is sales-led and B2B, driven by direct phone and email outreach, a professional website, and custom service proposals rather than self-serve or channel-based distribution.

Vangarde Group serves two primary customer segments: secured creditors and lenders (the firm's primary audience) requiring UCC lien enforcement and asset recovery, and a secondary segment of business owners and entrepreneurs seeking financial-resolutions advisory and consulting support. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees and a transactional stream from purchasing aged receivables, with no publicly disclosed pricing, customer logos, or revenue figures.

Name

Vangarde Group

Legal name

Vangarde Group LLC

Website

https://vangardegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vangarde Group LLC is a Dunwoody, Georgia-based professional services firm founded in 2013 that provides UCC lien enforcement, commercial asset recovery, asset location, financial investigations, aged receivables purchasing, and strategic consulting primarily to secured creditors, lenders, and business owners in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunwoody

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Recovery and UCC Lien Enforcement Services: Primary revenue stream from providing UCC lien enforcement and commercial asset recovery services to secured creditors. Services include locating, evaluating, and recovering secured collateral, as well as managing the release of UCC liens and security agreements throughout the recovery process.
2. Purchase of Aged Receivables: Secondary revenue stream involving the purchase of aged receivables at competitive prices, providing immediate cash infusion to clients and generating revenue through collection efforts on acquired portfolios.
3. Strategic and Management Consulting: Advisory services including strategic planning, operational improvement, financial analysis, market research, and organizational development. Services are subject to individual service agreements with invoicing terms generally due within 30 days.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Vangarde Group LLC is a commercial recovery and asset recovery firm that enforces UCC liens, locates and evaluates secured collateral through nationwide asset locator partnerships, conducts financial investigations, purchases aged receivables for immediate cash infusion, and provides strategic consulting to secured creditors and business clients across the United States.

Product overview

Vangarde Group operates as a strategic business consulting firm specializing in commercial recovery and asset recovery services. The company offers a unified suite of integrated services centered around UCC lien enforcement and financial resolution. The core portfolio includes UCC Lien Enforcement, Asset Location Services, Expert Financial Investigations, Purchase of Aged Receivables, and Strategic Consulting Services. These services work together to provide comprehensive financial resolution capabilities—from locating and evaluating secured collateral to enforcing UCC liens and purchasing aged receivables for immediate cash flow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UCC Lien Enforcement Commercial recovery service specializing in UCC lien enforcement for secured creditors; employs effective recovery techniques to secure pledged assets and explore every avenue for optimal outcomes throughout the recovery process.
• Asset Location Services
• Expert Financial Investigations
• Purchase of Aged Receivables
• Strategic Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Optimal outcomes through exploration of every avenue for secured asset recovery

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IC System: IC System is one of the largest privately held debt collection agencies in the U.S., serving creditors across consumer and commercial segments. It is comparable to Vangarde as a broad incumbent operating in the same debt recovery / receivables management space, though at much larger scale and with a broader service portfolio than Vangarde's UCC-focused niche.
• Atradius Collections: Atradius provides commercial debt collection and B2B receivables management globally. Comparable to Vangarde in serving secured business creditors on commercial recovery mandates, but at a much larger international scale with broader product offerings.
• Encore Capital Group: Encore Capital Group is a publicly traded debt buyer and recovery firm operating the largest U.S. portfolio purchasing platform. Comparable to Vangarde specifically in its aged-receivables purchase stream, but at vastly larger scale with global operations and public-market capital access.
• PRA Group: PRA Group is a major publicly traded debt purchasing and recovery firm operating across multiple geographies. Relevant peer for Vangarde's aged-receivables purchase line, though PRA operates at vastly larger scale with diversified portfolio buying across consumer and commercial asset classes.
• EOS Solutions: EOS is a major international debt collection and receivables management group with U.S. operations. Comparable to Vangarde in providing commercial debt recovery and receivables services, but operates at significantly larger scale and across consumer and B2B segments rather than UCC-specialized commercial work.
• Coface: Coface is a global trade credit management and commercial debt collection firm serving B2B creditors. Comparable to Vangarde in offering commercial receivables management and recovery services for business clients, though Coface's scope extends to credit insurance and international trade credit far beyond Vangarde's UCC-focused offerings.

Direct peers

• Williams & Fudge: Williams & Fudge is a U.S. receivables management firm providing commercial collections and recovery services to institutional creditors. Comparable to Vangarde as a similarly-sized professional services firm serving business clients with debt recovery mandates.
• Credit Control LLC: Credit Control LLC is a U.S. commercial debt collection agency specializing in B2B receivables recovery. Directly comparable to Vangarde in operating as a commercial recovery firm targeting business creditors, though without Vangarde's specific UCC lien enforcement focus.
• United Collection Bureau: United Collection Bureau is a U.S.-focused commercial debt collection agency serving creditors with recovery and receivables services. Directly comparable to Vangarde as a similarly-sized domestic commercial recovery and collections peer serving B2B creditors.
• Caine & Associates: Caine & Associates is a boutique commercial debt recovery and asset investigation firm serving secured creditors. Directly comparable to Vangarde as a similarly-sized specialist in commercial recovery with a focus on secured-asset enforcement and investigation services.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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