Gart Capital Partners is a private investment partnership focused on investing in closely-held and family-owned businesses. We focus on facilitating ownership transition planning; and strategic future growth.With over ninety years of collective investing and operating experience, we are true innovat…
Gart Capital Partners is a private investment partnership focused on investing in closely-held and family-owned businesses. We focus on facilitating ownership transition planning; and strategic future growth.
With over ninety years of collective investing and operating experience, we are true innovative and operational partners rather than passive financial investors. In addition, our patient, family office capital base allows us to be uniquely flexible and focused on the long-term potential of every company in our portfolio.
We partner with growing, lower middle market consumer and services companies in North America. By focusing on businesses that fit with our core competencies, we feel we can achieve a higher level of added value for the companies and management teams with whom we partner
Industry Focus:
- Consumer Services
- Specialty Retail
- Consumer Products
- Health and Wellness
- Consumer-Driven Healthcare
- Business Services
Target Criteria
- Revenues between $10 - $100 million
- Earnings or free-cash flow of $1- $7 million
- Typically founder or family-owned and operated businesses
- Strong management teams seeking a value-add partner for growth or transition planning
- Sustainable margins with substantial growth potential
- Add-on acquisitions to existing platforms of any size
Typical Transaction Structures:
- Control investments in management buyouts and recapitalizations
- Selective meaningful and strategic minority equity investments for growth capital
- Target equity investment size of $5 - $25 million
- Prudent use of leverage to navigate business cycles and enable investments for growth
We help management teams build-out more expansive core competencies and develop long-term, strategic growth plans. Ways in which we partner with management teams to drive value include:
- Growth initiatives
- Talent development
- Digital transformation
- Operational Best practices
- Capital Markets
Team (2)
Recent Transactions (3)
Gart Capital Partners
Apparel & Textiles
invested in
Topo Designs
April 2023
Gart Capital Partners
Book Stores and News Dealers, General Merchandise Stores, Health and Personal Care Stores, Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores, Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores, Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores, Other Direct Selling Establishments, Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores
acquired
Whistle Work Wear
April 2021
Gart Capital Partners
Book Stores and News Dealers, General Merchandise Stores, Health and Personal Care Stores, Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores, Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores, Miscellaneous Store Retailers, Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores, Other Direct Selling Establishments, Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores
acquired
Work World
January 2020
Sectors Gart Capital Partners serves:
Consumer Goods
Retail
Consumer Services
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