About Cerulean Partners
Built on experience.
Focused on enduring value.
Cerulean Partners is a private, family-founded investment company shaped by decades of entrepreneurial and operating experience.
An owner’s perspective.
Derek and Hans Deubel built their careers largely within the beverage industry, where success depends on far more than financial analysis. It requires capable people, strong customer relationships, disciplined execution, sound judgment, and the ability to adapt.
That experience continues to shape Cerulean’s approach. We evaluate opportunities as business owners and operators, with respect for the work, risk, and personal commitment behind every enterprise.
Our Point of View
Principles that guide our decisions.
Clarity
Understand the opportunity, the risks, and the people involved before acting.
Stewardship
Build and preserve value with patience, responsibility, and respect.
Perspective
Use experience to distinguish lasting fundamentals from temporary noise.
Inspired by place.
Cerulean Partners takes its name from the distinctive blue of the Atlantic Ocean along Vero Beach, Florida—a place both Derek and Hans Deubel call home. The name represents clarity, perspective, and a long-term view: qualities that also guide our approach to business and investment.