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Floor Plan Inc.

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Floor Plan partners with proven flooring companies to accelerate their growth. The company focuses on businesses with revenues exceeding $2 million, offering resources and support to scale while allowing them to maintain their brand, team, and culture. Floor Plan's investment strategy is centered on helping established flooring companies expand without altering their core identity, providing the necessary tools and resources to achieve significant growth in the market.

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• May 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Preserve Equity Partners

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Operator-led buyer seeking $2–$7M EBITDA consumer products, brands, and eCommerce/DTC businesses, including toys, collectibles, and select consumer-tech adjacencies. Led by a team that bootstrapped Medelita to $20M in revenue before a September 2022 exit to a PE-backed strategic, and now working again with the same management team that helped scale the business. Three closed transactions in the last three years. Control investments, quick diligence, clear IC, and reliable closes.

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• Oct 2025 Acquired Party Animal, Inc
• Sep 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jun 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Jupiter Holdings

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Jupiter Holdings LLC is a Newport Beach, California-based private investment firm specializing in alternative investments and the pursuit of superior absolute returns. Founded in 1997 by Edmond F. St. Geme, Jupiter is backed by more than $1 billion of discretionary institutional capital and is highly opportunistic in its pursuit of extraordinary risk-adjusted returns in three primary areas: real estate, private equity, and marketable securities.

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• Feb 2018 Acquired Juice It Up
• Apr 2017 Acquired Mountain Mike's Pizza
• Jan 2004 Acquired Burger King

The HiGro Group

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The HiGro Group is a private equity investment firm that specializes in strategic majority control buyouts in the lower middle market. Founded in 2016, the firm focuses on business and tech-enabled services and software companies. With headquarters in New York City and Silicon Valley, HiGro Group leverages over two decades of experience in investment banking, operations, management, and private investment. The firm targets investments ranging from $1 million to $300 million, employing a disciplined and analytical approach to its investment strategy.

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• Apr 2026 Acquired PLC (Professional Linen Company)
• Feb 2026 Acquired Scanoptics
• Jan 2026 Acquired Foveonics Document Solutions

Madison Lake Capital LLC

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Madison Lake Capital focuses on lower middle market companies that have a great history of stable cash flow generation. Based in Wisconsin, we are focused on unlocking value and attain growth organically by working with management teams to implement tailored best in class technology solutions and process systems irrespective of the sector. We prioritize and respect a company’s culture and take extra care in maintaining that through our transformation initiatives. We offer management teams interested in buying out business from the current owners capital and transaction support. Our…

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• Jan 2025 Acquired Milwaukee Cylinder
• Aug 2024 Acquired Gilman Precision
• Aug 2023 Acquired Scotts Industrial Coatings

Chisel Industries

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Chisel Industries is a company specializing in acquiring or partnering with and scaling home services and home construction businesses. The company typically partners with home services businesses in the $1M–$8M EBITDA range. Chisel Industries raised a $40M Series A led by Khosla Ventures, closes deals in less than 60 days, and rarely uses debt at acquisition.

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• Jun 2026 Acquired A&F Electric
• Jan 2026 Acquired Paradise Pools
• Jan 2026 Acquired Vine Homes

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Concorde Equity Partners LLC

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Concorde Equity Partners is a fundless sponsor that helps entrepreneurs source and acquire small businesses. We search for businesses that meet our Entrepreneur in Residences' criteria, conduct initial diligence and negotiations, and manage the close process including securing financing.

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• Dec 2024 Assisted Concorde Equity Partners LLC in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Advised Concorde Equity Partners LLC on an investment from Confidential Company
• Sep 2024 Advised Concorde Equity Partners LLC on an investment from Confidential Company

iGOTHAM

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iGOTHAM is a holding company that built equity stakes in small and medium sized private companies with over $100M in annual sales. The firm operates through partnerships with private equity firms, family offices, and independent sponsors to identify and invest in proprietary deals. iGOTHAM is committed to driving strategic growth and expansion by uncovering lucrative acquisition opportunities and providing valuable insights to its portfolio companies. The firm is led by industry veterans with backgrounds from prestigious institutions such as NYU, Microsoft, and The Riverside Company, ensuring…

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• Jun 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
• Sep 2016 Acquired Confidential Company
• Sep 2012 Invested in Confidential Company

NB Group

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We invest $10 to 50 million in family or founder owned companies in the US or Canada with $3 to 15 million of EBITDA and attractive growth opportunities. Our preference is for majority ownership (51%+) or a significant minority stake, but we are highly flexible and will collaborate with a business owner to structure a win-win transaction. Unlike a traditional private equity firm that might have dozens of investments, we only focus on a handful of investments at a given time, which allows us to spend more time with our portfolio companies. While we typically plan…

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• Aug 2022 Acquired OnePeak Medical
• Mar 2020 Acquired Retail Services Rollup
• Apr 2018 Invested in CR Fitness

1819 Partners

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1819 Partners (“1819”) is a private investment firm based out of Memphis, TN formed to provide direct, private investment opportunities for high-net worth family investors. The firm looks to invest in lower-middle-market private companies with enduring industry tailwinds and partner with strong management teams. Compared to traditional private equity, we aim to provide "patient" capital, which allows for decisions to be made that are best for the long-term success of the business, not just short-term returns. We are looking for business owners who are looking for a financial "partner"…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Highway Signing
• Mar 2023 Acquired Ecoserv
• Jul 2022 Acquired Crockett Partners Equipment Company

M.D Wolfe & Co

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We work with founders of established, profitable businesses who see opportunity for the next phase of growth or a thoughtful transition.Our role is to support continuity, strengthen cash flow, and provide the capital and operating structure needed to scale responsibly over time.We partner with owners who value long-term outcomes — whether that involves expansion, succession planning, or preparing the business for a future exit.

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• Nov 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jul 2021 Acquired Confidential Company
• Apr 2020 Acquired Confidential Company

Adventure Capital Partnes

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We are a team of serial entrepreneurs with a refreshing perspective on business. We ditched the suits and ties and prefer to think outside the box. Expect board meetings to be replaced with chairlift meetings and mundane TPS reports with creative executive collaboration.

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• Jun 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jun 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

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Fortunesse Financial Limited

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Fortunesse, a structuring company, specializes in developing financial products, including investment products such as debt and equity. The company manages private credit funds and has a private equity arm. 

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• Jan 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Shingle Hill Capital LLC

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Shingle Hill Capital is a private investment firm focused on investing in family or founder owned businesses. We serve as successors in business ownership with a disciplined focus of growing exceptional businesses while upholding relationships with a company's four key stakeholders: former owners, current employees, historic customers and trusted vendors.We are capitalized by a collection of family offices and private investment funds preferring to participate on a deal by deal basis.

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• Mar 2024 Acquired American Bedding Manufacturers
• Jul 2023 Acquired Arcus Hunting

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Karo Ventures, LLC

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Karo Ventures, LLC is a private investment firm specializing in the acquisition and growth of SMBs. We focus on manufacturing companies in the Southeast, with a particular interest in the rubber, plastics, and chemicals industries. Our team brings deep expertise, operational experience, and a commitment to creating value for the businesses we acquire and their stakeholders.

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• Apr 2025 Acquired Elite Advanced Polymers
• Nov 2024 Acquired Robbins, LLC

Do Good Group LLC

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Holding company that owns, builds, and purchases businesses with goal of being cash flow positive, around for 10+ years, simple to run, and most importantly that will throw off cash to invest into other businesses and donate to charity. 

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Oli's Trolley
• Feb 2025 Invested in Confidential Company

Ohana Legacy Partners

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Ohana Legacy Partners is not a private equity firm. We are a long-term Employee Owned holding company committed to acquiring enduring businesses and transitioning them to employee ownership. Led by former Navy SEAL and seasoned operator Justin Knowles, we invest in companies with strong cultures, loyal teams, and a legacy worth preserving. We don’t flip, we don’t rebrand—we build on what works and share the upside with the people who built it. If your client is looking for a buyer who will protect their legacy and elevate their people, we’re ready to move with speed and integrity.

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• Mar 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Fruition Partners

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Fruition Private Equity is a Denver-based private investment firm dedicated to advancing middle-market businesses and management teams. Since its inception in 2020, the firm has executed over $650 million in transactions, completing 17 acquisitions and successfully recapitalizing one platform. Fruition Private Equity specializes in strategic investments and operational improvements, focusing on stable, predictable revenue businesses in fragmented sectors. Their primary investment focus is on convenience stores and gas stations in the Southeastern United States. The firm is co-founded by Jay…

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• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Blueline Ventures

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Blue Line Ventures is an operating company first, and an investment company second.Our team's passion and background rests in helping small business owners and investors achieve their goals through sales or acquisition. We do this across industries and help our clients focus on team design, process optimization, and systems development.​We make direct investments in businesses that fit our personal investment thesis and that align with our specific industry focus. We are skilled in creating flexible finance solutions and are backed by a leadership team with a proven history of business…

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• Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Braes Bayou

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Braes Bayou Company is a Texas based independent sponsor firm dedicated to partnering with founder-led B2B service businesses. Braes raises capital from its investor network on a deal-by-deal basis, ensuring alignment across management teams and capital providers.

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• Apr 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2020 Acquired Confidential Company