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Grantchester Group

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    This member has no reported closed transactions.

The Grantchester Group is a private equity firm with a unique investment approach focused on transformative strategies within the healthcare, technology and industrial sectors in North America.OUR APPROACHGrowth OrientationGrantchester selects strong, EBITDA positive companies, bringing strategy, operations and talent to optimize value creation. We can leverage decades of direct industry knowledge and deep relationships to source targets frequently before they come to market. Grantchester employs a disciplined investment approach to select attractive EBITDA positive companies for our small…

Camino Cielo Group

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

We bring proven revenue operations and strategy processes and frameworks used by some of the most elite firms in the world. By developing a comprehensive revenue strategy and operations infrastructure, we unleash your business's potential, boosting sales and delivering continuous performance insights. Our solutions equip you with the ability to make informed decisions and optimize your sales and marketing strategies, fostering sustainable growth.

The Palomar Group

Independent Sponsor

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The Palomar Group is a private investment and advisory firm that was founded based on the premise that the most important factor driving substantial, long-term value creation is a relentless focus on building fundamentally better businesses. Our innovative and disciplined blueprint for identifying strategic value creation initiatives is unconventional and was developed over the years based on our experiences.As a principal investor, we are operationally driven and focused on unique and compelling situations within the lower middle market involving leveraged and management buyouts, minority…

Northern Legacy, LLC

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Northern Legacy is an independent sponsor investment firm dedicated to acquiring established Minnesota-based services businesses and building upon their legacy. Luke Musech is the leading principal and has prior CEO and private equity investing experience. Northern Legacy is financially backed by a concentrated group of high-net worth individuals and family capital. The senior advisory board includes veteran CEOs and private equity professionals.

Provender Partners

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Provender Partners is a specialized real estate investor operator, experienced in Food Related Industrial Buildings (FRIB), food user demand patterns, food processing and refrigeration systems. We capitalize on the market inefficiencies of cold storage distribution and food processing properties.

Acquisitions Pursuits

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Acquisition Pursuit is a relationship-driven investment firm helping business owners exit their companies and keep their legacies alive in the United States and Canada.We are a firm of operation professionals, with a decade of experince in creating sustainable brands. We want to connect and build relationships with business owners who are motivated to sell, helping them exit and truly “retire” without watching their legacies diminish.

GT Investment Management

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

We specialize in providing investment management services to businesses, individuals and families. At our firm, we understand that each client has unique financial goals and needs, and we strive to create customized strategies that align with their specific objectives.Our team of experienced advisors has a deep understanding of the financial markets and a proven track record of success. We are committed to helping our clients achieve their financial goals by providing expert guidance and ongoing support. Our investment philosophy is based on the principles of diversification, risk…

Erik Pickering

Independent Sponsor

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I am looking for another business to buy and run. I bring management experience and am looking to partner with an existing owner who would like to start their retirement process. I would like to transition into running the company (on whatever pace they would like) and grow it together, building on their past success.

Sannord LLC

Independent Sponsor

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Sannord LLC offers business leadership, strategy and M&A consulting for privately-held manufacturing companies. Neal Nordstrom, the president of Sannord LLC, is an Advisory Board member for four companies including private-equity and venture capital owned specialty manufacturers.

Dara Knot Capital Partners

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Dara Knot is a Los Angeles-based private investment and advisory firm, founded to bring entrepreneurial passion, best in class strategic and operational support, and highly tailored capital solutions to small and lower middle-market services businesses seeking to achieve their next level of growth and profitability. 

Zatara Capital

Independent Sponsor

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Zatara Capital is a boutique merchant banking platform focused on making control equity investments and providing capital and debt advisory services to middle market companies. Founded by leveraged finance professionals, Zatara Capital looks to partner or acquire founder owned businesses in fragmented sectors. Our deep transactional experience and strong relationships with operating professionals helps us to identify opportunities and unlock potential within these businesses.On the capital advisory side, we deliver truly differentiated capital markets expertise with our ability to raise…

Maddocks & Company

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Maddocks and Company is a full service branding, marketing and advertising company whose client list includes such companies as Red Bull, Disney, KetelOne, Sony, Lenovo, The Venetian, Murad, Coke and many others. We uphold the belief that good work stems from a profound effort to understand the client’s needs, criteria and objectives. We work to understand what your consumers are all about. We use this information as the basis for creating emotional connections that lead to positive business solutions. Maddocks has built distinct and powerful brand identities, product, packaging and…

Hayman Advisors

Independent Sponsor

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Hayman Properties, LLC is a experienced and disciplined boutique commercial real estate company acquiring value add, opportunistic and core commercial real estate assets targeted to deliver reliable cash flow, significant capital appreciation and most often, both. We acquire assets in CA, CO, UT, Pacific Northwest and TX and focus on the following asset types: • Office • Medical Office• Retail • MultifamilyWe adhere to the Yale and Harvard Endowment Funds allocation and believe that direct real estate investments increase your portfolio…

Westward Ventures

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Westward Ventures is a private investment firm exclusively focused on investing in service businesses. self-storage, and multifamily real estate. We believe we can add the most value in the small business sector and achieve the best returns by focusing our efforts on main street.

Bradfield Capital

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Bradfield Capital is a private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA. We specialize in collaborating with entrepreneurs in creative new ways to accelerate growth and value creation. Our approach is to support owners with capital, operating expertise and industry knowledge.Bradfield’s principals have distinguished track records as operators and professional investors in a variety of growth oriented middle market companies.Bradfield invests money from family offices, investment funds, and business development companies with over $1 billion in committed funds.

Chordata Ventures

Independent Sponsor

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San Francisco based investment firm founded by investment banking and data engineering professional focused on lower middle market businesses .

QCap Group

Independent Sponsor

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QCap Group is led by Grace Chen, a former operator, founder and investor. As an independent sponsor, we are looking to to acquire one or more mission-driven companies that we plan to hold for the long-term. We provide flexible exit opportunities to founders, whether that means continuing to operate the company or stepping away from day to day operations. Our investors are former or current executives (including Asurion, Datacor, and York Risk Services) who will advise on investing and operating companies we partner with.

Walnut Bay Partners

Independent Sponsor

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Walnut Bay Partners is holding company that acquires and operates small businesses in the U.S. for the long term. Modeled after Berkshire Hathaway, we focus on buying high-quality, cash-flowing companies — or distressed assets with turnaround potential — and holding them indefinitely. We specialize in smooth succession for retiring owners, preserving legacies while improving operations and driving growth. Our structure allows investors to own shares in the HoldCo, with no fund lifecycles or forced exits. We don’t flip businesses — we steward them, optimize them, and grow them for…

K2M LLC

Independent Sponsor

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K2M was founded to provide advice and service to all segments of the real estate industry during the most entrenched market downturn experienced in more than 75 years. The principals of K2M bring the experience of having successfully weathered more than two full real estate cycles as principals, lenders, landlords, borrowers, buyers and sellers of real estate. Their backgrounds include stints at some of the best known real estate institutional investors, REITs, private firms, developers, investment banks and advisors.

Javad Butah

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

My name is Javad Butah. I've been in Marketing and Branding for the last 15 years. Mostly in the tech CPG realms.I am looking to acquire a B2B service-based business, open to relocation.I am happy to share my pre-qualification letter from Live Oak Bank and proof of funds upon request.

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