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Hayden Creek Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 5 Total Closed Deals
Hayden Creek Capital ("HCC") is a principal investment firm that focuses on investment opportunities in lower-middle market private companies. Our Principals have deep expertise in making growth equity and buyout investments principally in the Consumer Food and Beverage, Business Services and Distribution industries.HCC is not a typical private equity firm—we are not a fund. We take a flexible and creative approach to capital structures, having an extensive network of debt capital and institutional and family office equity capital providers.Our investing philosophy is grounded in…
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Jan 2025
acquired
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Jan 2024
acquired
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Oct 2021
acquired
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Jul 2021
acquired

Metamora Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 5 Total Closed Deals
Metamora Growth Partners (Metamora) is an investment firm focused on buying and growing software and technology-enabled services companies. We are committed to: Closing transactions efficientlyPaying fair pricesHonoring the legacy of the owners we succeed through integrity and a commitment to taking care of existing customers and employees We differentiate with our deep experience and focus on healthcare-related services and software as well as our long-term time horizon and goal to be permanent owners of the businesses we acquire.  Our partnership:We are backed by >25 family offices…
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Mar 2024
acquired
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Sep 2023
acquired
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Jul 2023
acquired
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May 2023
invested in

Elvisridge Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 5 Total Closed Deals
Elvisridge Capital is an experienced investment firm seeking opportunities to acquire entrepreneur-led and privately owned companies for the purpose of driving growth and increasing revenues. Our preferred investment sectors include, but are not limited to, sportfishing and landscape products. Our target market includes companies with EBITDA of $200,000 to $3 million, and a sales volume of $1 to $10 million.  We invest when our experience and resources can generate profitability improvement and revenue growth. We approach transactions with personal attention to ensure companies continue…
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Jan 2022
acquired
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Jan 2022
acquired
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Jan 2022
acquired
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Oct 2020
acquired

Kissel Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 4 Total Closed Deals
Kissel Capital believes in playing to our strengths. We have earned our track record by identifying great management teams and fully supporting them, not by running their companies, hence “Investors – Not Operators.”  Our successful investment formula was developed over two decades of investing experience with a prominent middle market PE fund.Our strategy focuses exclusively on management-led buyouts. We help great operators buy the companies they work for. We create lasting partnerships based on trust and earned over time in the trenches.Our approach is unique: We apply best…
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Nov 2023
acquired
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May 2023
acquired
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Apr 2022
acquired
Investor
Aug 2013
invested in

Burlington Street Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 4 Total Closed Deals
BSP is a firm owned and operated by partners with decades of experience in analyzing, acquiring and operating businesses. As a private investment partnership, we seek to acquire small to mid-sized companies and invest using primarily our own capital. We aim to be the partner of choice for the thoughtful business owner looking to sell by being flexible, structuring win-win outcomes and following through on our word.
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Nov 2023
acquired
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May 2023
acquired
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Jun 2021
acquired
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Feb 2019
acquired

Swift Anchor Holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 3 Total Closed Deals
Swift Anchor invests in market leading companies that have durable moats, high quality management teams and cultures, deliver superior products/services to their customers, and generate significant cash flow.We focus on companies with $3-25mm EBITDA in healthcare, business/industrial services, and aerospace & defense.We aim to maximize outcomes through hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas and seeking inorganic growth opportunities. Swift Anchor is backed by leading family offices and institutional investors.
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Apr 2024
acquired
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Sep 2022
invested in
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Jan 2022
invested in

Sundog Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 3 Total Closed Deals
We are a team of investors and operators who have collectively acquired more than 30 businesses over the course of our careers. While we are generalist investors, our primary areas of industry focus are construction and contracting, consumer products, manufacturing, and distribution.We seek out situations where our investing, industry, and operating expertise will add value to the companies we acquire, and are comfortable working with leadership transitions.Featured in Axial's 2022 Industrials Top 50
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Apr 2022
acquired
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Apr 2022
acquired
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Apr 2022
acquired

Fire Pit Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
Fire Pit Capital was formed by private equity veterans, business owners and operators and family offices to invest in small businesses located in the Southeast. Backed by committed, patient capital from a number of family offices, Fire Pit Capital was formed with permanence in mind to own durable businesses for the long haul. We are flexible in our approach and will consider creative ways to participate in any ownership transition or be the source of growth capital.
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Sep 2024
acquired
Investor
Jul 2022
invested in

Stuart Acquisitions, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Stuart Industries is an Independent Sponsor specializing in management buyout, turn-arounds and recapitalization investments. Stuart Industries prefers to invest in well established, family owned companies located in eastern United States, with a special focus on asset-light service businesses. We target companies that have revenues between $5MM - $50MM and EBITDA between $1MM - $5MM. We seek to create value through capital investment, strategic insight, and operational support to help companies enhance profitability and capture market share.
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Investor
Jul 2024
acquired

Hound Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Hound Capital is a Texas-based investor in smaller middle market private companies. Our principals have invested over $1.4 billion in 50 private transactions across the globe. We generally partner with our investor network who control over $1.0 billion of committed capital to consummate investments. This network provides us flexibility in the amount of capital we can bring into a transaction and allows us flexibility to participate in both control and minority situations. Hound offers a flexible investment approach and seeks to accommodate our partners’ and counterparties’ wishes through…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2023
acquired

RSL Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
We are an independent sponsor model that looks to acquire $1-3MM EBITDA businesses in the Southeast and Mountain areas in the US. This is a partnership between a seasoned PE professional coming from Blackstone, working on their flagship PE funds, and a top 1% SBA lender. We have worked together in the past on Real Estate transactions but we and our investors are focused on acquiring businesses from owners looking to exit / partner with us, using our expertise to add value.
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Investor
Aug 2024
acquired

EO Capital Partners LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
EO Capital Partners is the principal investing arm of our company. We are looking to partner with companies in the lower middle market where we can add value through M&A, operational improvements and/or access to additional capital. We bring diverse backgrounds in private equity, investment banking, and consulting, which allows us to provide a unique approach to problem solving.
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Investor
Mar 2024
acquired

Factor89 Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
At Factor89, we specialize in achieving record levels of profitable growth, and return on investment. We employ proven proprietary methodologies, invest in long term relationships at every level, and deliberately enrich the lives of all involved.We can speak definitively to every point above, with data and case studies. We welcome the opportunity to hear your story, tell our story, and explore a partnership with you.
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Investor
Apr 2024
acquired

NorthEnd Associates Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
NorthEnd Associates was founded as a boutique private investment firm. We are a values-first family-style office with a collective 50+ years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. We focus on long-term relationships and value creation, enabling us to be good investment stewards and outperform market returns on a risk-adjusted basis. Our investment criteria are focused on specialty and niche services businesses in nationwide marketplaces across real estate, light industrial, and recreational adjacent markets.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jan 2025
acquired

Taurus Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Taurus Capital Partners represents long-term capital partnership for exceptional, values-driven businesses from experienced operators and investors.Why We Founded the FirmThere has never been more capital available to growing, profitable lower middle market businesses who want to sell. While that is a great dynamic for maximizing value today, it often comes with the hard-to-appreciate, long-term risk of working with investors who think they understand your business better than you do. Entrepreneurs know that all the elements that made their business successful in the first place - incredible…
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Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

Beverly Capital

Independent Sponsor
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Beverly Capital is a Los Angeles based private investment firm with deep expertise in growth and operational enhancement in the lower middle market. Beverly Capital, in conjunction with its operating executives, partners with exceptional management teams to assist businesses in unlocking value and reaching their full potential. Beverly Capital employs a collaborative approach to drive superior growth & value creation. We pursue assets that have a strong, defensible offering, where we can drive operational or strategic change (i.e. corporate carve-outs, legacy/generational management…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2021
acquired

Westover Group LLC

Independent Sponsor
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Westover Group is a Georgia based private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. Our Founder is a seasoned investor and operator who likes to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2020
acquired

Cardone Equity Group

Independent Sponsor
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Cardone Equity Group is an investment company founded by Grant Cardone and Brandon Dawson. Together, they help business owners unlock value from a 360-degree perspective such as operations, marketing, finance, and people. Cardone Equity Group is currently seeking small to medium sized acquisition opportunities in a wide array of industries.
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Investor
Aug 2022
acquired

Cave Creek Capital Management, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 32 Total Closed Deals
Our Investment Team members average over 25 years of experience as both operating executives and Private Equity fund managers. Each Partner works with a small number of companies and commits the necessary time, talent and personal capital to ensure their success.Cave Creek Capital’s approach has the flexibility of a family office, the talent of a major firm and offers a much wider range of capital solutions than traditional Private Equity funds. We don’t require control and can invest in both equity and debt. We also have no structural deadlines to meet which enables us to be patient…
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Oct 2010
acquired
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Oct 2010
acquired
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Oct 2010
acquired
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Oct 2010
acquired

Graylight Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 30 Total Closed Deals
Graylight Partners, LLC provides capital and support to emerging middle-market companies for the purpose of creating long-term value. We are approachable and collaborative investment partners with a different perspective. Our goal is to achieve growth through business model refinement and sustainable value creation, not financial engineering.As such, we seek out opportunities in unique business niches to find companies that are doing things differently. We look for innovators and groundbreakers that need a true partner to take their business to the next level. We then work closely with these…
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Nov 2022
acquired
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Mar 2022
acquired
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Mar 2021
acquired
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Mar 2019
acquired

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