[Lyle Hauser | Home Lyle Hauser is the Founder and CEO of The Vantage Group, a South Florida-based private equity firm and specialized business consultancy serving early-stage companies. Vantage Group’s primary investment strategy is providing capital and professional managerial guidance to select high-growth companies in diversified industries both domestically and internationally. Since 1994, Lyle has advised and consulted dozens of private and public companies on capital structure, equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, reverse merger transactions and A.P.O.s.]