Top Application Software Private Equity Funds

Northrim Horizon

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Northrim Horizon has funding committed for decades, unburdening us from short-term pressures. Our structure and strategy enable us to protect sellers' legacies and build exceptional businesses the right way. Since inception, Northrim Horizon has raised over $440 million in capital. Our most recent fund, NH Fund III, is a $235 million fund announced February 11, 2025.

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• Mar 2026 Acquired Cressy Door and Fireplace
• Aug 2025 Acquired ACG Systems
• Jun 2025 Acquired Solutions360
• Apr 2025 Acquired FacilityONE Software

Peak Rock Capital

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We make equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on providing bespoke primary financings and making investments in secondary loans for corporate debt and commercial real estate. Peak Rock’s principals have deep expertise in complex situations and…

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• Apr 2019 Acquired Turkey Hill
• Oct 2018 Acquired Pretzels, Inc.
• Oct 2018 Acquired Louisiana Fish Fry Products
• Sep 2018 Acquired TNT Crust

Terminus Capital Partners

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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OverviewTCP is a software private equity firm with an operational focus.Investment CriteriaB2B softwareUS Only$10-$50m revenue (for platforms)$1m+ revenue (for add-ons)No growth or EBITDA requirementsMajority investmentsHungry/humble mgmt teamsFor CompaniesWe are a true working partner who lightens the load and shares the wealth.For M&A AdvisorsExpert, high-conviction buyer: unmatched speed and certainty.

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• Nov 2025 Acquired Discuss.io
• Dec 2024 Acquired Acribe
• Aug 2023 Acquired National Quality Review
• Aug 2023 Invested in Simplicity Collect

Hadley Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We work with founders/owners, families and management teams in need of ownership transition, management succession, and / or growth support. We primarily focus on companies with revenue between $5 million and $80 million, and a cash flow between $1 million and $10 million. We consider a wide range of industries and look for companies with potential to build on past successes and open to new ideas.

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• Sep 2014 Acquired Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
• Sep 2013 Acquired Centare
• Dec 2012 Acquired Bluff Manufacturing
• Sep 2012 Acquired W.C. Rouse

Third Century Management, LLC

14 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Third Century Investment Associates, LP ("TCIA") manages private equity capital for significant investments in small businesses. We invest actively in partnership with operating companies and carefully selected management teams located in the United States. Our team targets proven businesses in specialized sectors where we work to become advantaged investors through existing or acquired expertise. We are a disciplined, process-driven partnership, focused on long-term fundamentals. Our mission is to build sustainable business value, earn a superior return and develop a best-in-class reputation…

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• Apr 2026 Acquired Mobile IV Medics
• Sep 2025 Acquired BlackJet Marketing
• Jul 2025 Acquired Local Web Leads
• Oct 2024 Acquired Mobile RN Management

Agellus Capital

13 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Agellus Capital partners alongside management teams of essential, non-discretionary services businesses across the United States and Canada. We focus on a combined organic and buy-and-build strategy, scaling our companies through add-on acquisitions within large, fragmented markets. Post-M&A integration, commercial and operational improvements, and investments in technology and people are key to our value creation playbook helping to accelerate organic growth.

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• Jul 2026 Acquired The Logic Group
• May 2026 Acquired Lawn Enforcement Agency
• Apr 2026 Acquired Synergy Landscapes
• Mar 2026 Acquired Titan Restoration

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Centerfield Equity

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Centerfield Equity collaborates with like-minded owners and management teams seeking a change of control transaction to accelerate business transformation. We focus on lower middle market businesses generating greater than $1.5M in EBITDA that are based in the Midwest. Centerfield Equity invests across a variety of industry verticals, including business services, healthcare, consumer, niche manufacturing, and distribution. We do not invest in oil & gas, financial services, real estate, retail, early stage, or distressed situations.

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• Nov 2024 Acquired Dental Alliance Group
• Jun 2024 Acquired ASAP Garage Door Repair
• Mar 2018 Acquired TriplePoint
• Jul 2017 Acquired Rice's Honey

Catalus Capital

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Catalus Capital is a multi-strategy private equity firm founded in early 2011. The flexibility of the firm’s investment mandates sets it apart from its peers. The firm invests out of two strategies: Catalus Growth Partners, a buyout fund focused on acquiring majority stakes in growing middle market companies, and Catalus Special Opportunities, a fund focused on finding deep value in corporate, real estate, and esoteric assets.

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• Sep 2023 Acquired Big Apple Auto Leasing
• Jun 2023 Acquired Forge Nano
• Feb 2023 Acquired XL-batteries
• Dec 2022 Acquired CC Wellness

Peterson Partners

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Peterson Partners is an independent private investment firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah with funds dedicated to private equity, venture capital, and search. Our private equity team invests in lower middle market companies and seeks to back entrepreneurs with a growth focus. We have invested in over 200 companies, primarily in the US. Our typical transactions include both minority and majority investments with businesses that have $10M - $100M of revenue and $2M - $20M of EBITDA.We were founded by Joel Peterson, a teacher of entrepreneurs, a long-time backer of entrepreneurs, and an…

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• Aug 2023 Invested in Airin
• Aug 2023 Invested in Aspire Home Health Care
• Aug 2023 Invested in Banyan
• Aug 2023 Invested in allbirds

Arthur Ventures

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Minority and majority investments in software and business services companies.Based in Minneapolis.Targeting $2-20M investments in companies Headquartered in North America.

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• Aug 2023 Invested in Candor Consultants
• Aug 2023 Invested in CFI
• Aug 2023 Invested in Avalara
• Aug 2023 Invested in CyberQP

Union Park Capital

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Union Park Capital is a private equity investment firm focused solely on lower middle-market Industrial Technology companies. We partner with management teams to cultivate businesses through a combination of organic growth and careful strategic add-on acquisitions.

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• Aug 2022 Acquired Advanced Illumination
• Jan 2022 Acquired Bruins Instruments
• Mar 2021 Acquired Guided Wave
• Feb 2021 Acquired EyePro System

Gallant Capital Partners

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Gallant makes control investments in sectors where the team has extensive experience and relationships that drive value. We use our operational expertise to support our management teams and strive to be valuable partners at every stage of our investments.

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• Nov 2022 Invested in Lightning Step
• Sep 2022 Invested in SLWM
• Feb 2022 Acquired Pro-Vac
• Dec 2021 Invested in InformData

Unity Partners

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Unity Partners is a middle-market PE firm that backs ambitious leaders in fragmented services businesses. Our Partner & Propel strategy - a) partners with leaders who would like to accelerate their plan through M&A b) propels teams forward by bringing operating expertise from the outset to help with levers, scale, and integration. We follow six operating principles, one of which is 'Purpose' - our belief in sharing the upside and building better together through broad employee ownership.

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• Jun 2026 Invested in Meaden & Moore
• Nov 2025 Acquired Yardmaster
• Jun 2025 Invested in Ampleo
• Jun 2025 Acquired Byng Group

Lock 8 Partners

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Many traditional investors focus their efforts on finding and buying the perfect company. But we aren't traditional investors -- we are operators at our core. We understand perfection is fantasy; imperfection is opportunity, and that the only constant in the world is change. We believe successful organizations are those that operate best in a fluid environment.These views shape Lock 8's investment strategy and our holistic, hands-on approach to consistently building valuable businesses.

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• Mar 2024 Acquired CGR
• Jan 2024 Acquired Firm 360
• Aug 2023 Invested in Relay
• Aug 2023 Invested in OrgChart

MKH Capital Partners LP

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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MKH Capital Partners is a Miami, FL-based private equity firm. Founded by entrepreneurial families and professional investors. MKH offers a combination of long-term family capital and large-scale private equity expertise and resources.We actively partner with business owners and leading management teams to create stronger companies that become regional/national leaders.We manage our business using three guiding principles:• Be flexible, straightforward, and supportive partners• Prioritize people, culture, and values• Move quickly and decisivelyThe capital for MKH’s private equity…

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• Jan 2022 Acquired Fertilitas Ventures
• Jun 2021 Acquired Fertilitas Ventures
• May 2021 Acquired Wax Center Partners
• Mar 2021 Acquired Allied Universal

American Pacific Group

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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American Pacific Group is a San Francisco-based private equity firm targeting control equity investments in lower-middle-market companies, typically with EBITDA from $0 to $40 million. We focus on complex businesses and transactions across technology, consumer, business services, industrial, and healthcare. We are growth-oriented investors, and together with our in-house operating partners, seek to implement our proprietary value creation model to drive sustainable growth in our portfolio companies. 

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• Aug 2022 Acquired Concisys
• Dec 2021 Acquired Gym Launch & Prestige Labs
• Nov 2021 Acquired Fellers
• Mar 2021 Acquired Aesop

Tecum Capital Partners

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Tecum Equity is an operationally oriented growth investment firm focused on supporting family and founder owned businesses within the precision manufacturing, high value-added distribution, and nondiscretionary B2B service sectors. We target industrial end markets where we can leverage our past operational and investment experience. We seek to support first time ownership transitions where our resources and experiences can augment the existing team’s culture and capabilities. Since 2006, our team has invested over $1B of growth capital and served as leaders and advisors to over 100…

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• Aug 2025 Acquired A&D Manufacturing Company
• Jun 2025 Acquired Industrial Supply Company
• Aug 2024 Acquired Kadon Precision Machining
• Oct 2023 Acquired Basement Waterproofing Company

Crux Capital

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Crux Capital is the ideal partner for owners seeking liquidity, generational transition, capital for growth or recapitalization. The firm is committed to preserving the legacy of the companies we invest in, recognizing that people and culture are the key determinants of long-term success. In addition to providing capital, we leverage the expertise of our team and limited partner investors to support management teams in reaching their growth objectives. While we do not participate in the day-to-day management of our companies, we do serve as active advisers and provide additional…

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• Apr 2025 Acquired Pool Works
• Dec 2023 Acquired Uncommon Brands
• Jan 2023 Invested in HTeaO
• Mar 2022 Acquired Woody's Brands

Valedor Partners, LLC

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We are passionate about improving the value and performance of your business. We've started companies, managed operations, made acquisitions, sold businesses, and learned plenty of valuable lessons along the way. Whether you are looking for a partner to help you grow your business, or someone to step in so you can take a step back, give us a call. We invest in businesses to help them grow, and hold for the long-term. Since we don’t raise blind pooled funds, we can seek out co-investors that have capital, experience, and expertise in your industry. Plus, with no arbitrary timelines to exit…

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• May 2024 Acquired Q360 Group
• Feb 2022 Acquired Allcat Claims
• Oct 2019 Invested in Orchard on the Brazos
• Jan 2017 Invested in White Oak Music Hall

Victor Capital Partners

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Victor Capital Partners provides equity and resources to middle-market businesses with valuable brands and growth opportunities in the consumer, industrial, and business services sectors.

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• Jan 2024 Acquired The Coats Company
• Oct 2021 Acquired Catbird NYC
• Dec 2020 Acquired SLIPNOT
• Oct 2019 Acquired Code Green / Rizzo Group