Michael Wexler and Damon Tassone are executives and entrepreneurs with 20+ years of leadership experience building, scaling, and operating start-ups and Fortune 500 organizations.Start-ups. Most recently Michael was COO and CFO of Affera, a venture backed medical device company which he helped sell to Medtronic in 2022 for $925MM. Prior to that, he was founder + CEO of HiWired (sold to Radialpoint) and ANSWR. Damon is a three-time founder + president of Site59 (sold to Travelocity), Intent, and Black Crow AI. He helped lead the first two to >$100MM in gross sales, and the third from $0 to…
Occur Capital is an investment firm led by entrepreneurs focused on acquiring, operating and continuing the legacy of SMBs with up to $10M in annual revenue
Emily Bergstrom is a Booth MBA with over 18 years of leadership experience looking for a small company to acquire and operate for the long term. She spent 12 years at McMaster-Carr Supply Co, a privately held industrial supplies distributor much loved and respected by makers worldwide. During her career there, she was exposed to every aspect of the business from product management to operations to sales and accounting. Emily’s time at McMaster-Carr taught her the importance of listening – to customers, to business partners, and to employees. She believes that employee-owned…
We seek to be unconventional not only in name but in everything we do. We are long-term, disciplined partners who care about your business, legacy, and employees. We have a different mindset from traditional private equity, and we believe financial sponsors and corporate America drastically miss the mark. We are patient and we want to build for decades. We put stakeholders, especially management, first. We love businesses that are enduring and have sustainable value. Our goal is for you and your business to find your forever home within The Midway Companies.Our partnership philosophy is in…
TGO Group was founded by real estate private equity veterans with over $2B in transaction volume over the last ten years. The company will focus on businesses that provide products and services to the real estate industry.
Inkwood Partners is a private investment firm focused on small to medium-sized acquisitions. We buy and build smaller, niche businesses that other professional investors typically overlook. We are not bound by conventional investment wisdom or any "cookie cutter" private equity approach. Inkwood gladly partners with small, unique businesses, provides solutions to issues of an owner or family transition, and assists management needs with direct involvement.Giorgio Garrido, the founder of Inkwood Partners, is a seasoned investment professional who has been involved in over 10 transactions…
