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Advertising Independent Sponsors

582

Active Firms

10,991

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$17M

Core Revenue Range

$700K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 14%
California 12%
Texas 11%
New York 7%
New Jersey 4%

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Deal-By-Deal Financing | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

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Graylight Partners

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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…

Recent Transactions

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  • Feb 2016 Acquired Assurance Laboratories
  • Jun 2015 Acquired GCM North American Aerospace
  • Jun 2015 Acquired Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
  • Jun 2015 Acquired Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis

StoneCreek Capital

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
StoneCreek Capital, Inc. is an independent sponsor private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented middle market companies in a wide range of industries. We target investments in companies with $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA. StoneCreek seeks out committed and passionate management teams that have solid visions and proven track records. Whether you are a: • Business owner looking to buyout a partner, recapitalize or pursue an acquisition; • Seller striving to diversify holdings and/or retire; • Management team pursuing a buyout or growth capital; or • CEO or Executive in…

Recent Transactions

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  • Mar 2018 Acquired ACCESS DMC
  • Oct 2016 Acquired Montana Silversmiths
  • May 2015 Acquired Rio Ranch Market
  • Jul 2014 Acquired Mob Scene

Surge Private Equity

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Founded in 2017, Surge is a Dallas-based private equity firm. 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 $3.0MM. 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.

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2025 Acquired White Plains Linen
  • Dec 2023 Acquired Coastal Amusements
  • Sep 2023 Acquired Elite Clinical Network
  • Mar 2023 Acquired Toska Spa and Facial Ba

Pleasant Bay Capital Partners

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Pleasant Bay Capital Partners (“Pleasant Bay”) is a merchant banking firm focused on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and minority investments in lower-middle market companies. We partner with management teams and co-investors to maximize the long term value of our portfolio companies. Our opportunistic approach provides us the flexibility to invest in a broad range of opportunities and utilize innovative equity and debt structures to fit the specific needs of company owners and management teams.  We have investment experience in multiple industries with particular expertise and focus…

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2023 Invested in VisualDx
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Optimos
  • Aug 2023 Advised TechBooks on an investment from American Capital
  • Sep 2021 Advised Memorial MRI & Diagnostic in its sale to Panos Partners

Borgman Capital LLC

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Borgman Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring successful, privately-held, lower-middle market businesses that are poised for growth. With a track record of successful acquisitions of both broadly marketed and off-market companies, we are ready to explore deals in a fair, flexible, and creative manner.

Recent Transactions

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  • May 2024 Acquired Buck Bone Organics
  • Feb 2024 Acquired Technical Products, Inc.
  • Jan 2023 Acquired Minnesota Tile and Stone
  • Jan 2023 Acquired K.G. Stevens

Liberty Lane Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Liberty Lane Partners is a firm that invests in businesses that can benefit from the operating, financial and transaction experience of its founding principals. We seek to partner with outstanding management teams to generate meaningful growth in value.Liberty Lane Partners focuses on transforming and building successful companies for the long term. Our operating strategies are designed to generate above-market absolute-dollar returns through strategic realignment, organic growth initiatives, cash flow management and acquisitions.Liberty Lane Partners is a private equity investment firm…

Recent Transactions

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  • May 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

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The Pine Street Group

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
The Pine Street Group is an investment holding company focused on investing in middle and lower-middle market businesses in a variety of industries. Our primary industries of focus include healthcare services, chemicals, financials, business services, franchise businesses, media, and agriculture. We have a highly flexible mandate enabling us to invest across capital structures and deal types. The Pine Street team has experience executing well over $1 billion in transaction value with over a decade of combined experience.

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2023 Acquired Right Choice In-Home Care (Right Choice)
  • Mar 2023 Acquired Midsouth PICCs
  • Dec 2022 Acquired Achieve Beyond (California Assets)
  • Jul 2022 Acquired Coastal Care

Snowdon Partners GP Inc.

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Snowdon Partners is a private equity firm focused on control investing and building value in lower middle market businesses with $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA across North America.

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2024 Acquired Urgence Marine Environnement
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Tortella Group
  • Aug 2023 Acquired GLP Canada
  • Aug 2023 Acquired JDI Cleaning Services

Nordlys LLC

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We are operators at heart who have successfully closed 10 acquisitions across industrial, manufacturing, and business services sectors. In each case, we stepped into the business post-close and took responsibility for running and improving it, not just owning it. Through hands-on operational execution and focused growth initiatives, we have increased sales by approximately 50% on average. Our experience across specialty manufacturing, industrial equipment and rentals, infrastructure-related services, and recurring-service models gives us strong pattern recognition around how these businesses…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2024 Invested in Confidential Company
  • Jun 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jun 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Aug 2021 Acquired Confidential Company

InfraNext

9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
InfraNext Partners is a team of seasoned investors who have created a differentiated strategy to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns. We seek to actively collaborate with management teams and financial sponsors to provide them with bespoke capital solutions tailored to their needs and objectives.Investments range between $25-150mm, and can be structured as debt, equity, or something in between. Our focus is on finding the best risk-adjusted returns for our investors, rather than executing on a narrow mandate.Target companies must conform to ESG frameworks, and societal impact comprises…

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Diamond State Generation Partners LLC
  • Aug 2023 Acquired FLS Energy
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Modus
  • Aug 2023 Acquired System One

New Heights Capital

9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
New Heights Capital is a NYC-based private equity investment firm focused exclusively on buyouts and recapitalizations of profitable, lower middle market companies. Our firm is comprised of entrepreneurs, executives, and investors whose careers have been dedicated to working with privately-held businesses across a wide range of industries in the lower middle market. The mission of New Heights Capital is to build value by investing in people dedicated to growing exceptional niche companies. The foundation is a partnership with business owners, management teams, and entrepreneurs. We approach…

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  • Aug 2023 Invested in Payment Works
  • Aug 2023 Invested in Priority Bicycles
  • Aug 2023 Invested in DryBar
  • Aug 2023 Invested in On the Right Track

Infinitive Capital LLC

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Infinitive Capital is a private investment firm focused on partnering with lower middle-market businesses whose owners are seeking an exit or interested in staying on helping to drive the next stage of growth

Recent Transactions

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  • Apr 2024 Invested in Caretech
  • Aug 2023 Invested in Funds for Learning
  • Aug 2023 Invested in North shore medical laboratory
  • Aug 2023 Invested in EquitySim

Potomac Equity Partners

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Potomac Equity Partners is a Washington D.C.-based private equity investment firm focused on providing superior equity returns through the close partnership and collaboration with our portfolio company management team members.  We strive to invest in companies with leading products and services, superior management teams, and in which our invested capital and collaborative efforts can enable companies to exponentially ramp their long-term growth prospects and overall performance.

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Synergy
  • Feb 2022 Acquired Mobile health exam
  • Jul 2019 Acquired laser md
  • Jul 2019 Acquired Sculptme

Lapa Capital

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Lapa Capital is an investment adviser headquartered in New York. We provide an alternative approach to wealth creation for our partners, investing at the two ends of the risk spectrum: acquiring stakes in growing companies and originating/managing credit collateralized by real assets. We look for established solutions (i.e. tested and deployed) and businesses facing an inflexion point on its growth trajectory. ‍ We leverage our relationships globally to help our partners expand their network globally. ‍ We focused mainly on companies operating at or near financial profitability

Recent Transactions

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  • Jan 2024 Invested in Confidential Company
  • Sep 2023 Invested in Confidential Company
  • Sep 2022 Invested in Confidential Company
  • Jul 2022 Invested in Confidential Company

Watchtower Capital Partners

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Watchtower Capital is a private equity firm focused on partnering with founder and family-owned businesses. The firm invests in the consumer services, commercial services and B2B products sectors, targeting initial platform investments up to $100 million. Watchtower employs an operationally hands-on approach with its investments and will manage a concentrated portfolio. For high-achieving founders and family business owners, Watchtower offers an accelerated path to take your business to a new level.

Recent Transactions

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  • Nov 2025 Acquired J Hood Services
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Fence Builders Inc.
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Green Hill Fence Company
  • Nov 2023 Acquired Honest Abe Home Services

Woodlawn Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Woodlawn Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm that is focused on people, not transactions. Our primary responsibility is to provide stability for employees and customers. Rather than simply replacing a business owner with a new manager, we first become directly involved with a business to educate ourselves and to earn the trust of its people. We then work collaboratively to build a team that can drive self-sustaining growth. We help a business owner to tailor a succession strategy around their personal and financial needs. We take a hands-on approach to shepherding a business…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jul 2022 Acquired Sheer Logistics
  • Jan 2021 Acquired Active Roofing
  • May 2018 Acquired Tighe Logistics
  • Jun 2017 Acquired BW Manufacturing

DAGR Holdings

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
DAGR Holdings is my personal investment company that operates as a fundless sponsor. My day job is as a Principal in the Private Equity strategy of MSD Partners, a $30Bn AUM alternative asset manager. Formerly worked for Searchlight Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman.

Recent Transactions

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  • Jul 2021 Invested in 7Shifts
  • Jan 2021 Invested in Spiffy
  • May 2020 Acquired Northwest Fiber d.b.a. Ziply Fiber
  • Feb 2018 Acquired Future POS

Chrysalis Growth Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Chrysalis Growth Partners is a private investment firm focused on the lower and middle market, primarily focusing on business services and industrials. We have a flexible investment mandate and hold periods - given we partner with two Pacific Northwest family offices who have indefinite (multi-generational) investment horizons. For illustrative purposes, sectors of interest include: waste collection and hauling, uniform rental + linen supply + commercial laundry, facility services (janitorial, pest control, route-based, etc), telecommunications, financial services (CPA, tax, accounting,…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jan 2025 Advised Industrial Waste Collection and Hauling Services in its sale to Infrastructure PE Firm
  • Jun 2024 Acquired Pacific NW Perimeter Security Company
  • Mar 2023 Acquired Water and Wastewater Filtration and Treatment
  • Jun 2022 Advised Residential Services (Plumbing) in its sale to NYC Private Equity

Galaxi Group

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Galaxi Group is a family office backed independent sponsor focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We consider ourselves entrepreneurial capital partnering with management teams and entrepreneurs to achieve next level success.

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Serpico Landscaping
  • Aug 2021 Acquired Medallion Landscape Management, Inc.
  • Jul 2017 Acquired Rainforest

Northwood Ventures

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Northwood Ventures has been a leading venture capital and private equity investor for more than three decades. Our long-term investment horizon, entrepreneurial orientation, and collaborative approach make us an attractive partner for skillful founders, shareholders and management teams.

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  • Dec 2011 Acquired Designer Protein, LLC
  • Jun 2010 Acquired Zevia
  • Dec 2009 Acquired Celebration Restaurant Group, LLC
  • Oct 2009 Acquired JVC Media LLC

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Independent Sponsors in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Advertising Independent Sponsors directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

What information is included in each Independent Sponsor profile?

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

What company sizes are most common for Advertising Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Advertising Independent Sponsors is $3M-$17M, with a core EBITDA range of $700K-$3M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

How important is Media experience when evaluating Independent Sponsors?

Relevant Media experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 582 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Media.

Do all Independent Sponsors in this directory focus exclusively on Media?

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Advertising Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Media, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

How do I compare Independent Sponsors with experience in Media?

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Media, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 582 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Advertising Independent Sponsors?

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Advertising Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.


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