ECE Group is currently active in the restaurant and beverage industry, with a growing portfolio of successful brands. We are now looking to expand into other sectors by acquiring businesses that align with our vision and add long-term value.
We buy small businesses with stable cash flow and durable demand, ideally in real estate-adjacent services, light manufacturing, or elderly-focused healthcare, where we can be hands-on owners and build long-term value.
We are experienced operators partnering with leading companies across specialty materials, engineered products, and advanced infrastructure to catalyze new growth. Previously built and sold a new materials business from scratch.
We are an investment group specializing in consolidating diverse industry segments. Our strategy involves acquiring well-established businesses, with a focus on partial acquisitions where the previous owners retain a percentage of equity. This approach enables us to facilitate company growth while also providing owners with the opportunity to realize some of their investments. Our interests span across various industries, and we primarily seek business owners looking for retirement or relocation opportunities.
AVG Capital is a consumer-focused investment group targeting majority acquisitions of lower mid-market businesses with $2–5M EBITDA across the US. We focus on founder-led or succession-driven companies where we can add strategic and operational value. Backed by a strong investor network, we take a hands-on approach to scaling consumer brands. Previous deals include Chew Brew and Cape Drinks.
Fractal Investment is a private acquisition fund focused on acquiring and operating essential businesses in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics across the Southern US. Our principals bring institutional experience from Bank of America, McKinsey, BCG, and VACE Partners, and we target established, family-owned companies in the $5-15 million enterprise value range; a segment underserved by traditional PE. With committed capital partners, we move quickly and partner with owners who want to preserve their legacy while ensuring operational continuity. If you have a business that fits…
Investment holding company focused on buying and holding long term compounders with $1-5m of EBITDA and a history of profitable growth. Founded by investment principals with 15+ years of investment experience across multiple sectors including TMT, Healthcare and Consumer.
Wearthy is an e-commerce company specializing in sustainable fashion, operating primarily through online platforms. The company is dedicated to promoting sustainable and ethical investment opportunities, with a strong focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria. Wearthy prioritizes impact over profit, investing in companies that deliver social and environmental benefits. With a team of approximately 50 employees, Wearthy manages a portfolio of 15 companies, reflecting its commitment to fostering businesses that align with its values of sustainability and ethical responsibility.
I acquire lower middle-market IT services and software businesses.I target companies with $2–5M of EBITDA where hands-on operational involvement can improve execution, governance, and growth. I typically step into an interim operating partner role post-close to help stabilize and professionalize the business, then shift toward strategic oversight.My background includes management consulting (IBM, Accenture, EY), building and exiting a technology company, and most recently serving as a venture partner and business development executive at IBM, focused on sourcing and structuring industrial…
WestGate Partners is an independent sponsor and investment platform focused on control-oriented, long-term investing, particularly in the home services sector. The firm leverages deep experience in off-market deal sourcing, diligence, and execution to identify and acquire high-quality small to middle-market businesses. WestGate emphasizes hands-on partnership with management teams, disciplined underwriting, and strategic value creation post-close. The firm’s approach blends traditional private equity rigor with flexible sponsor economics, enabling opportunistic investments without a…
Inspira Fund is a private investment studio and family office that focuses on building creative businesses. Operating as a venture studio, it provides shared services to its portfolio companies, including finance, HR, brand development, technology, and reputation management. This approach supports the rapid growth of its investments, fostering innovation and connection within its business ecosystem.
After building and leading Apollo Information Systems for more than two decades, I retired from operating leadership on March 31, 2025, and now focus on founder-led lower-middle-market businesses where operational durability, transferability, and execution discipline materially impact long-term value creation.My background is operator-first, not financial-engineering-first. I'm particularly interested in businesses where:Founder dependency creates hidden fragilityOperational systems have not kept pace with growthOperational bottlenecks constrain growth and transferabilityRecurring revenue and…
Maple St Management is a family office holding company that acquires and operates businesses with durable competitive moats — the kind built on regulation, licensing, and structural switching costs rather than brand or luck. We are drawn to industries where customers are buying compliance and reliability, not the cheapest bid, and where the barriers to entry are high enough that good operators are rewarded over the long run. Our existing portfolio spans full-service car wash operations and commercial real estate, and we bring the same hands-on operational mindset to every business we own.…
Velde Equity is an operator-led special situations investment firm that partners with lenders, founders, and corporates on value preservation and creation. The firm targets assets with defensible moats and genuine reasons to exist — businesses where the right operational partner can unlock vast latent potential, and where needed, navigate the challenges standing in the way. Focused on $50–250M revenue businesses across the industrial and consumer sectors, Velde brings flexible capital, embedded transformation leadership, and a positive-sum philosophy to create value at critical inflection…
BlueLeaf is a company by Align Partners, that acquires, improves, and grows service businesses, with a particular focus on property management and yard services in the United States. By enhancing these businesses, BlueLeaf aims to ensure their continued success and sustainability, ultimately passing them on to the next generation in better shape than they were found. This approach highlights BlueLeaf's commitment to fostering growth and improvement within the service industry, ensuring that these businesses thrive under their stewardship.
TEEDUP is a private equity firm creating investment opportunities for individuals looking to build wealth through alternative investments. TEEDUP invests in established, cash-flowing companies that have been in existence for 5+ years. We don’t do turnarounds. We seek to honor the company’s history by standing on the shoulders of the previous owners to bring the company into the next stage of its growth. As of this post we have acquired 3 companies in the last 12 months.
What sets Matter apart is our operational expertise and industry connections. Most recently before founding Matter, we built a wireless infrastructure business at Google from the ground up and grew it to #1 in the market. For our first acquisition, we focused on wireless and wireline infrastructure, where we know and are known. That led us to a proprietary opportunity to acquire Tandem Test Solutions, a test and measurement equipment rental business serving telecom. With Tandem we've take a 'picks and shovels' approach that fit squarely into our thesis about the industry. A key deal criteria…
Baden Capital is a private investment firm focused on control investing in profitable, timeless businesses. We focus on services oriented business but also invest in niche manufacturing and consumer. Our principals combine public and private institutional investing experience with gritty, hands-on operations experience within small businesses. We are based in California and prefer to partner with businesses near us where we can get engaged and help out actively. Historically, we have raised capital from SBICs and other mezzanine-focused firms who back independent sponsors. We have an…
Viridian Pacific Capital Partners is a private investment firm based in El Segundo, California, specializing in the acquisition of family and founder-owned businesses within the lower middle market. The firm operates independently, raising capital on a deal-by-deal basis, and is not a registered fund. With a strong focus on Southern California, Viridian Pacific leverages its deep understanding of the local regulatory, political, and relationship landscape to effectively manage and grow its portfolio, which includes approximately 20 companies. The firm's strategic approach is tailored to meet…
A Southern California-based acquisition and investment group pursuing cash-flowing service businesses in the lower middle market. We operate as an investment partnership and syndication group with active relationships among high-net-worth individuals and family offices in Southern California.Our capital structure combines SBA 7(a) senior financing with equity co-investment from our HNW and family office network, allowing us to move efficiently and close with certainty on well-documented opportunities in the $1.5M–$4M range.
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