Top Business Services Holding Companies

Quadshift Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Quadshift acquires and builds durable, defensible and category-defining vertical platform businesses in regulated and essential industries.What Quadshift brings to the table...Vertical B2B software is all we do. The Quadshift team are experts at overcoming the challenges common in most small software companies because we see them everyday. Among other things, we offer financial and administrative expertise like reporting, monthly budgeting, key performance indicator tracking, SaaS metrics, and back-office support. We bring experienced B2B SaaS creatives and marketers to refine your brand and…

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• Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jun 2021 Acquired Braintree Marketing Inc.
• Aug 2019 Acquired Stockade Consulting Group Inc.

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Star Equity Holdings, Inc

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Star Equity Holdings is a publicly traded diversified holding company with a private equity strategy. We are seeking to become a "Berkshire-Hathaway" type company in the Microcap space. We are currently looking for acquisitions and scale, and are looking across a variety of sectors as well as both public and private businesses.

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• Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• May 2024 Acquired Timber Technologies
• Oct 2023 Acquired Big Lake Lumber

WD Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Experienced IT MSP Operator / Platform. Seeking IT MSP Businesses with strong service focus and diverse customer base.Supported by permanent capital, long horizon view.

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• Dec 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2020 Acquired BPI INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Bristlecone Companies

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Bristlecone Companies partners with entrepreneurs who care deeply about their teams, customers, and legacy. We provide a permanent home for enduring businesses in niche markets and empower them to realize their full potential.

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• Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jan 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

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Shaker Valley Capital Partners LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Shaker Valley Capital Partners LLC is a Boston based investment firm focused on acquiring small middle market business. We are not a fund and no planned exit strategy. Investments are made with infinite holding periods in mind. Acquisition capital is secured. There is no capital raising risk. All deals structured with little leverage. We want all decisions made with the long-term health of the business as the only priority. We intend to take advantage of industry volatility. We prefer to buy healthy businesses and then overlay a sensible growth strategy. Each…

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• Sep 2022 Acquired Harbor Sweets
• Feb 2021 Acquired Hilliards Chocolates

Tacoma Holdings

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

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Private investment firm focused on family-built companies with durable value propositions, strong leadership, and ambition for the future. Our operating philosophy is oriented around long-term sustainability and success, not short-term scale. We invest with no near-term intention of selling and believe that through true partnership we can provide lasting impact for founders, management, and employees. We understand that People and Culture are the secrets to any business' success and so hold deeply the responsibility to continue the legacy that a founder has built.Principals have extensive…

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• Feb 2021 Acquired Confidential Company

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Iluma

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

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Guided by our purpose of nurturing well-being to enhance life, motivated by our endless curiosity, and knowing we live in a world full of opportunities, we are here to make a difference. Because we believe in ideas inspired by our higher purpose, we believe in knowledge, technology, innovation, and life sciences, we believe in making meaningful connections, we believe in taking wise risks and discovering new and better ways to make things happen. We believe in the transformative power of teamwork. Because we are listeners, thinkers, and doers, we are infinitely curious, explorers and…

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• Feb 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

The Stonewall Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals

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The Stonewall Group is a strategic holding company that specializes in acquiring and operating B2B consulting firms. Focusing on small to medium-sized acquisitions of overlooked companies with exiting owners. We began in 2009 with our first operating company and have a proven track record of successfully operating consulting firms for the long-term success.

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• May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2022 Invested in Meditrans
• Dec 2021 Acquired Bellard and Assocaites, Inc.
• Mar 2021 Invested in Vested Marketing

Post Ventures

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Post Ventures is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in diverse businesses. Its investments are primarily internet and technology-focused, but it also owns businesses in other industries.

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• Mar 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Purpose Group, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Purpose Group is a holding company that will acquire and operate recurring revenue service businesses in the Southeast, implementing our Purpose Playbook, tech enablement, and an ethos of doing good to fuel long-term, profitable growth.

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• May 2023 Acquired Gerald Printing

Orion Group HoldCo, LLC

40 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Orion is a commercial & industrial field services company that invests in and grows market-leading businesses. Orion is building national platforms in the mechanical service, commercial landscaping and facilities maintenance sectors by investing in businesses with strong teams and cultures and creating unmatched growth opportunities for them.

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• Aug 2023 Acquired ColoradoScapes
• Aug 2023 Acquired Action Plumbing
• Aug 2023 Acquired American Project & Repair
• Aug 2023 Acquired L.A. Hydro-Jet & Rooter Service

Vencora

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Vencora is an operating group under Constellation Software Inc., launched by Volaris Group in 2022. The company specializes in acquiring and nurturing vertical market software companies within the financial services industry. Vencora emphasizes customer success and growth, strategically investing in businesses of varying sizes to enhance its portfolio. With a global presence, Vencora operates in 70 locations and serves 1,800 clients, supported by a workforce of over 1,300 employees. The company is committed to expanding its dynamic portfolio, which includes 20 brands, by focusing on strategic…

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• May 2025 Acquired Data Action
• Mar 2024 Acquired SERIVA
• Feb 2024 Acquired CREALOGIX
• Feb 2023 Acquired SSP

Cornerstone Capital Holdings

18 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Cornerstone Capital Holdings is a private investment firm seeking acquisition opportunities in the lower end of the middle market. Formed in 2000 with offices in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, our goal is to acquire controlling interests in leveraged buyout transactions throughout the continental United States.Our primary focus is to acquire low-tech manufacturing and industrial service companies with adjusted operating profits ranging from $1 million to $10 million annually.Ideal acquisition candidates will have: either a niche product or differentiating service;be operating in a mature,…

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• Aug 2022 Acquired Trac - Mexico
• Jul 2021 Acquired Integrated Technologies
• May 2019 Acquired Powers Equipment
• Feb 2019 Acquired N2 Imaging Inc.

Helios Software Group

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Helios Software Group invests in mission-critical, vertical market software companies. We partner with businesses that deliver specialized solutions and hold strong, defensible positions in their niches. Our model is long-term ownership—not flips—so we can compound product strength, customer loyalty, and operating excellence.

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Polygon
• Aug 2025 Acquired Carrus
• Aug 2025 Acquired The Broker Forum
• Jun 2025 Acquired Alessa

K.R. Abraham & Co.

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We are a family office based out of Chicago and Los Angeles but with a presence across the U.S. We are interested in profitable manufacturing, distribution and industrial companies with at least $2MM of EBITDA. Historically we’ve focused on prototype, low-volume production, value-add distribution and niche manufacturing. But we’re agnostic so we’ll consider other opportunities as well. Unlike a PE firm, we buy companies to hold in our portfolio for the long term. As such, we also prefer to purchase the related real estate if the seller is interested. As a family…

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• Dec 2024 Acquired Aerospace Metals Distribution Company
• Dec 2023 Acquired Semiconductor Equipment Component Manufacturer
• Dec 2022 Acquired Manufacturer of Data Center Components
• Dec 2022 Acquired Consumer Products Brand

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Construction Partners, Inc.

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Construction Partners, Inc. is a vertically integrated (asphalt plants, quarries, liquid AC terminals, and construction operations) civil infrastructure company that operates across eight southern states in the United States. The company specializes in the construction, repair, and maintenance of roadway infrastructure (with a focus on asphalt), including both public projects such as roadways and private sector developments. With a focus on the rapidly growing in the sunbelt of the U.S., Construction Partners, Inc. is recognized as one of the fastest-growing civil contractors in the industry.…

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• Jul 2026 Acquired Ellsworth Construction
• Aug 2025 Acquired Durwood Greene Construction Co.
• Feb 2025 Acquired Mobile Asphalt Company
• Jan 2025 Acquired Overland Corporation

Tiny Capital

14 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Tiny Capital is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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• Mar 2025 Acquired Serato
• Sep 2023 Acquired Letterboxd
• Aug 2023 Acquired Pixel Union
• Aug 2023 Acquired Stamped

RAF Industries

13 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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RAF was founded in 1979, with an executive team whose average tenure is greater than 20 years with the firm. Since inception, our focus has been on partnering with strong founders and/or management teams that present a unique vision and strong values. Our small group of value-added in investors, have a permanent commitment to our enterprise. All of our equity capital is fully recyclable.We have a long-term vision and have held a number of our portfolio companies for 10+ years. Our company structure eliminates the need for short-term realization due to liquidity requirements. Our financing is…

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• Jul 2022 Acquired Ligchine International Corporation
• Dec 2021 Acquired Hayabusa Fightwear
• Dec 2021 Acquired Road Widener LLC
• Mar 2021 Acquired Priority Bicycles

Catalyst Operating Group

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Catalyst Operating Group invests in, and provides active operational leadership to, small and lower middle-market manufacturing companies. We are not a traditional private equity firm. We invest our own capital with no predetermined exit timeframe. We’re operators and entrepreneurs first and foremost, with a proven track record of successfully acquiring and building businesses for the long-term. We leverage our deep industry and management expertise to build lasting value through operational improvements that drive sustainable profitability and growth well into the future.

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• Jan 2008 Acquired Carruthers Equipment Company
• Jan 2008 Acquired Reno Technology
• Jan 2007 Acquired Marlen Research
• Jan 2004 Acquired Mega Manufacturing

Batia.com

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Batia Infotech develops software and Internet businesses. We acquire full ownership stake to build & grow interesting SAAS and web publishing businesses. We are able to commit and complete a buyout using our own resources.We generally do not have interest in service companies and focus on software as a service and web publishing. We have done 12 acquisitions so far.Batia Infotech companies are dedicated to delivering delightful experiences that are both simple and comprehensive. Flagship properties include ProProfs.com, Marriage.com, Qualaroo.com, WebinarNinja.com, and HelpIQ.com, which…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Style hive
• Aug 2023 Acquired Project Bubble
• Mar 2021 Acquired ProProfs
• Mar 2021 Acquired Picreel