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RSL Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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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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• Aug 2024 Investor: RSL Capital Partners acquired Anonymous

Polemic Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals

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Polemic Capital is a private equity investor focusing exclusively on the Managed IT Services (MSP) and Managed Security Services (MSSP) space.

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• Aug 2022 Investor: Polemic Capital acquired VPSG
• Mar 2022 Investor: Polemic Capital acquired Transcendent IT
• Jan 2022 Investor: Polemic Capital acquired Syntervision
• Jun 2021 Advisor: Airiam Holdings secured investment from NewSpring Capital

Red River Equity Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals

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Red River Equity is a private investment firm located in Dallas, Texas. Red River’s team has successfully invested and/or advised over 35 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries.Red River Equity assists management teams to build sustainable value in companies with a focused strategy in acquiring controlling positions in select, growing, middle market companies. The goal is to align incentives, motivate management, implement new corporate strategies, and mitigate downside risk.

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• Feb 2024 Investor: Red River Equity Partners acquired 1888 Industrial Services
• Aug 2023 Investor: Red River Equity Partners invested in Postup
• Aug 2023 Investor: Red River Equity Partners invested in MonsterMoto
• Aug 2023 Investor: Red River Equity Partners invested in Galqui

Cardone Equity Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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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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• Aug 2022 Investor: Cardone Equity Group acquired Gundlach's Service

EO Capital Partners LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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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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• Mar 2024 Investor: EO Capital Partners LLC acquired Total Valve & Equipment LLC

Taurus Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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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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• Aug 2023 Investor: Taurus Capital Partners acquired Somersault

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Transition Capital Partners

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Transition Capital Partners (“TCP”) is a Southlake, TX based private equity investment firm. Founded in 1993, TCP has successfully invested in over 50 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries. TCP partners with management teams to build sustainable value in businesses over the long-term, without the artificial constraints fundraising cycles create for traditional private equity funds. With more than thirty years of proven success, we have a long track record of collaborating with our partners to accelerate the growth of middle market companies.

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• Nov 2024 Investor: Transition Capital Partners acquired PAT Tank
• Feb 2024 Investor: Transition Capital Partners acquired Highstreet
• Jan 2024 Investor: Transition Capital Partners acquired PostUp UnsubCentral
• Jan 2023 Investor: Transition Capital Partners acquired Life Corp

Surge Private Equity

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Aug 2025 Investor: Surge Private Equity acquired White Plains Linen
• Dec 2023 Investor: Surge Private Equity acquired Coastal Amusements
• Sep 2023 Investor: Surge Private Equity acquired Elite Clinical Network
• Mar 2023 Investor: Surge Private Equity acquired Toska Spa and Facial Ba

Pleasant Bay Capital Partners

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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• Aug 2023 Investor: Pleasant Bay Capital Partners invested in VisualDx
• Aug 2023 Investor: Pleasant Bay Capital Partners acquired Optimos
• Aug 2023 Advisor: TechBooks secured investment from American Capital
• Sep 2021 Advisor: Memorial MRI & Diagnostic was acquired by Panos Partners

Liberty Lane Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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• May 2025 Investor: Liberty Lane Partners acquired Anonymous
• Jan 2025 Investor: Liberty Lane Partners acquired Anonymous
• Jul 2024 Investor: Liberty Lane Partners acquired Anonymous
• Jul 2024 Investor: Liberty Lane Partners acquired Anonymous

Traverse Pointe Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Traverse Pointe Partners is a private investment firm focused on control investments in lower middle market companies. Our investment professionals, advisory board and operating partners work collectively, offering a unique array of skill-sets and expertise to enhance the value of our platform investments. We partner with strong management teams, providing capital and a level of operational, financial and strategic support to enable organizations in transition to maximize their potential.

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• Jul 2025 Investor: Traverse Pointe Partners acquired Windward Way Recovery
• Mar 2025 Investor: Traverse Pointe Partners acquired Soma Therapy
• Dec 2024 Investor: Traverse Pointe Partners acquired Children’s Campus and Premier Children’s Center
• Apr 2024 Investor: Traverse Pointe Partners acquired Three Points Child Care Center

Snowdon Partners GP Inc.

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Jun 2024 Investor: Snowdon Partners GP Inc. acquired Urgence Marine Environnement
• Aug 2023 Investor: Snowdon Partners GP Inc. acquired Tortella Group
• Aug 2023 Investor: Snowdon Partners GP Inc. acquired GLP Canada
• Aug 2023 Investor: Snowdon Partners GP Inc. acquired JDI Cleaning Services

Nordlys LLC

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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• Jun 2024 Investor: Nordlys LLC invested in Anonymous
• Jun 2024 Investor: Nordlys LLC acquired Anonymous
• Jun 2022 Investor: Nordlys LLC acquired Anonymous
• Aug 2021 Investor: Nordlys LLC acquired Anonymous

Infinitive Capital LLC

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

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• Apr 2024 Investor: Infinitive Capital LLC invested in Caretech
• Aug 2023 Investor: Infinitive Capital LLC invested in Funds for Learning
• Aug 2023 Investor: Infinitive Capital LLC invested in North shore medical laboratory
• Aug 2023 Investor: Infinitive Capital LLC invested in EquitySim

Potomac Equity Partners

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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 Investor: Potomac Equity Partners acquired Synergy
• Feb 2022 Investor: Potomac Equity Partners acquired Mobile health exam
• Jul 2019 Investor: Potomac Equity Partners acquired laser md
• Jul 2019 Investor: Potomac Equity Partners acquired Sculptme

Lapa Capital

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

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• Jan 2024 Investor: Lapa Capital invested in Anonymous
• Sep 2023 Investor: Lapa Capital invested in Anonymous
• Sep 2022 Investor: Lapa Capital invested in Anonymous
• Jul 2022 Investor: Lapa Capital invested in Anonymous

Woodlawn Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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• Jul 2022 Investor: Woodlawn Partners acquired Sheer Logistics
• Jan 2021 Investor: Woodlawn Partners acquired Active Roofing
• May 2018 Investor: Woodlawn Partners acquired Tighe Logistics
• Jun 2017 Investor: Woodlawn Partners acquired BW Manufacturing

DAGR Holdings

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Jul 2021 Investor: DAGR Holdings invested in 7Shifts
• Jan 2021 Investor: DAGR Holdings invested in Spiffy
• May 2020 Investor: DAGR Holdings acquired Northwest Fiber d.b.a. Ziply Fiber
• Feb 2018 Investor: DAGR Holdings acquired Future POS

Glass Lake Holdings, LLC

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Glass Lake Holdings partners with exceptional privately-held businesses. Having previously acquired, grown and exited two businesses (Richmond Alarm Company and RRS Medical), we have deep operational and investment backgrounds specifically focused on family and founder-owned businesses.

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• Mar 2026 Investor: Glass Lake Holdings, LLC acquired The Fire Group
• Oct 2025 Investor: Glass Lake Holdings, LLC acquired FSS Technologies
• Oct 2023 Investor: Glass Lake Holdings, LLC acquired Big Box Storage
• Aug 2023 Investor: Glass Lake Holdings, LLC acquired Green Grass Landscaping

Chrysalis Growth Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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,…

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• Jan 2025 Advisor: Industrial Waste Collection and Hauling Services was acquired by Infrastructure PE Firm
• Jun 2024 Investor: Chrysalis Growth Partners acquired Pacific NW Perimeter Security Company
• Mar 2023 Investor: Chrysalis Growth Partners acquired Water and Wastewater Filtration and Treatment
• Jun 2022 Advisor: Residential Services (Plumbing) was acquired by NYC Private Equity