SouthWorth Capital Management, LLC is a family office looking to invest in and grow businesses that have the following characteristics: - Fragmented industry and a deep target market - Experienced management in place where we can provide financial incentives to create a stake for management - Enhanced returns that can be achieved through scale - Circumstances which allow our experience to be value additive to the growth of the investment SouthWorth Capital Management, LLC invests in multiple industries. Our current portfolio includes retail, advertising, logistics, imports, business services…
Hillandale Advisors is a Charlotte, NC-based investment and advisory firm that provides strategic counsel to business owners and invests long-term permanent capital across three verticals – public equities, private businesses and commercial real estate. We work with owners to find creative solutions to their most complex issues, while providing capital and access to a national network of business owners, investors and leaders. What problem can we help you solve? Need talent, capital, successor, new clients or open to partial or whole company sale?To learn more, email…
Life, Liberty & Creation Corp. is a private investment firm focusing on small to medium-sized business acquisitions. Having completed several acquisitions and growing the businesses by more than 700%, we know what is required to complete a deal and to increase revenue. Our leadership team brings several years of experience in multiple industries, allowing for a frictionless change in ownership.
Northwoods Partners was built in 2022 out of the success the founding partners had at their previous company, ImageFIRST – a healthcare linen company started by the Berstein Family.Over the years, the investment team worked together in a variety of capacities, each played a role in transforming ImageFIRST from a local, one-plant business to the nation's leading provider of healthcare linen services.When the Berstein Family sold ImageFIRST to a private equity firm, the group found themselves eager for a new challenge. They knew together they could positively impact other companies and…
Meraki Investments, LLC is a private investment firm focused on small to medium-sized acquisitions of established quality businesses. We have committed Family Office Capital that can facilitate a management buy-out, recap, or solve for owner succession planning. Meraki partners with companies with unique customer and employee experiences who are seeking a long term partner. We partner to unlock growth potential, including adding investing in resources and assisting with sales strategy. We are focused on values-aligned companies in B2B services and consumer products/brands. We can bring…
Rhino Ventures LLC is a single family office that was confidentially formed in 2016 via the sale of Curaspan Health to Cardinal Health, approximately a $230m transaction. We are seeking mid to late-stage business opportunities in the infrastructure, specialty trades, asset-heavy construction and materials sectors as our experience and network lends well to these sectors - we believe strongly in the durability and growth prospects in these businesses over the next 30 years. Our thesis targets “always-needed” infrastructure related services and business in growth markets (mostly…
Boring Tech is a long-term holding company dedicated to buying and building beautiful businesses and stewarding them with exceptional, values-driven leadership.
Now in its fifth decade, Sowell & Co. is a family investment office investing in private equity, oil & gas, and land development. The partners invest their own capital in each venture, rather than raising outside funds, and believe that such investment creates a longer term investment horizon that better aligns investors with its management team partners.
Lead Lap is a Northfield, Illinois-based private investment firm with several current investments in private companies. Lead Lap seeks control investments in the business services, consumer, online, education, information, media, marketing services, and health services sectors of small to mid-size company buyouts. Lead Lap also makes non-control growth capital investments in promising businesses. Lead Lap was founded by operating executive David F. Zucker ("Zucker"), who serves as Managing Partner, and made his first private company investment in 1994. Zucker combines twenty-three years of…
Next Sparc Growth Partners is a private capital group with a passion for accelerating the growth of Professional Services, Digital Marketing, Business Services, Information Technology, e-Commerce, Mobile, SaaS, Consumer, Distribution, and Health & Wellness businesses. We accelerate growth by leveraging our deep operational experience, patient capital, and extensive resources. Next Sparc serves as a value-added partner to our businesses, and seeks entrepreneurs who desire to build a scalable business and accelerate growth. WHAT WE LOOK FOR • Founder/family-owned businesses •…
RAF was founded in 1979, with an executive team whose average tenure is greater than 20 years with the firm. Since inception, our focus has been on partnering with strong founders and/or management teams that present a unique vision and strong values. Our small group of value-added in investors, have a permanent commitment to our enterprise. All of our equity capital is fully recyclable.We have a long-term vision and have held a number of our portfolio companies for 10+ years. Our company structure eliminates the need for short-term realization due to liquidity requirements. Our financing is…
Now in its third generation, Elmore Companies was built on the ability to recognize and pursue business opportunity. Dating back to the late 70’s, Dave Elmore started by purchasing travel companies that were headed toward bankruptcy, taking them over and building them up. This repetition became muscle memory as he began to understand an industry and acquire several more businesses within that space, starting the legacy of Elmore Companies.As Dave’s conglomerate of businesses continued to grow, his son, DG Elmore took over Gant Travel at a critical juncture in the company’s history.…
FM158 Holdings is a family office focused on investing in private companies including but not limited to business services, healthcare, manufacturing, industrials, utility services, and energy. We partner with successful owner-led businesses seeking a pathway for growth or exiting the business. We look to identify opportunities where we can add value to an established business by leveraging collective experience, industry relationships and strategic insights. Our current partnerships include other family offices, specialized financial institutions, and seasoned entrepreneurs with extensive…
Control-oriented, operationally-focused PE firm focused on lower middle-market companies$200M in equity invested across 10 platform acquisitionsSam Seraphim (Managing Partner): 40+ years investing & operating, ran $120M manufacturing company and started a bankMarc Paganini (Partner): 30+ years operating (former President/CEO, Airbus Helicopters, US)EBITDA $3-20M (15%+ margins)Revenues $25M+EV: $10-200MLow capex, highly scalable modelAvailability of add-on acquisitionSIndustry Focus:Aerospace & DefenseBusiness ServicesConsumer Products & ServicesEducationFood & BeverageIndustrials/specialty…
Founded in 2017, Surge is a Dallas-based Family office. Surge generally focuses on businesses in the business services, healthcare, online businesses, and specialty goods industries. Primary characteristics sought are companies with high recurring revenue and predictable cash flows with EBITDA of at least $3.5MM. Surge takes a majority equity position in its investments and prefers to target acquisitions where the seller will remain on board in an ongoing capacity with a minority interest.
Century Technology Group is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
First Haven Capital (“First Haven”), a private investment firm based in New York, is targeting non-control equity investments in leading lower middle market companies in partnership with high quality investment sponsors.  As part of the Turtle Creek family office, First Haven maintains a flexible, patient capital base that can invest for long hold periods and support future growth needs.  By utilizing First Haven’s broader investment network and industry contacts, the firm can effectively evaluate opportunities and provide additional support required to build successful business…
Ocho Capital is an investment firm that hires powerful leaders and provides them with personal growth and business learning opportunities to become highly effective CEOs. We then invest our own capital as they find, acquire, and operate high-quality businesses that Ocho will own forever.
Lang Partners is a real estate development firm and family office investor that focuses on long-term value creation across a portfolio that spans diverse industry sectors and asset classes. Our investments range from real estate, public equity, and leveraged buyouts to acquisitions, fixed income, and other special situations.
Aeonic Partners seeks to work with high-quality management teams to build businesses for the long-term. Different from traditional 5-year private equity investment cycles, Aeonic employs a buy-and-hold strategy, which allows us to take an extremely long-term view to growing our portfolio companies. Our principals are involved in every step of the process, and our decision-making process is streamlined, which allows us to move quickly and deliberately on opportunities that we pursue.We have experience investing across a variety of industries and helping companies develop and execute…