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QCap Group

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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.

Jones Family Trust (2025)

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

I'm actively seeking to acquire a high-potential business with strong growth prospects and scalable operations. My focus is on companies that have established market presence, positive cash flow, and a solid customer base.

Walnut Bay Partners

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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.

Belay International Corporation

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Belay Associates is a financial sponsor that provides operational and strategic guidance to its network of partner companies.Our team of seasoned operators, industry thought leaders, and successful entrepreneurs, strives to build great companies that improve the lives of their customers and the communities where they operate.We believe that helping others succeed helps us all succeed.

ThirdEye Capital, LLC

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

ThirdEye Capital was formed as an investment and advisory vehicle to operating real estate projects and middle market companies located within the United States. The entire team is comprised of seasoned private equity professionals, investment bankers, and hedge fund investors globally. As a private family office, we look to invest our own capital in partnership with various family offices globally with whom we have strong relationships. Our goal is to find companies before institutional capital is interested and take an active role to help them streamline operations and grow to a point where…

Tau Capital Management

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Tau Capital Group is a global investment firm that is focused on acquiring corporate divestitures and privately held companies at inflection points in their lifecycleTau provides sellers, corporate parents, shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored acquisition solutions to help them achieve their objectives within an expedited timeframe. This close collaboration ensures quick diligence periods, limited disruption to business operations, flexible transaction structures and certainty to close. Tau has a committed institutional capital base consisting of family office and high net worth…

Dahlia Avenue Capital

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Dahlia Avenue Capital is a private investment firm focused on micro-cap niche manufacturing and industrial services businesses in the US. We are operationally oriented and intend to take an active buy and build approach with a very long term target time horizon.

PCH

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

PCH 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.

Afamia, Inc.

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Afamia Financial is an operationally-focused private investment firm that sponsors buyouts of small and middle-market companies in the engineering, food & beverage, gaming & hospitality, manufacturing, and transportation & logistics industries.We specialize in highly complex situations and founder-owned/operated businesses, to which we provide creative structuring and customized capital solutions.

Data Driven Partners

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Founded in 2017, Data Driven Partners is a private equity firm that makes control investments in profitable, closely held lower and middle-market businesses. We strategically partner with companies and operators to build exceptional businesses.

Resurgent Capital Partners

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Resurgent's team combines investment and operations experience across the full life cycle of a company: start-up, growth and mature companies. We back talented teams to fuel growth or provide succession planning for those who wish to step back and enjoy their success.We believe our team's experience as investors and operators give us a unique perspective.

Horatius Group LLC

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Horatius Group is an investment bank, technology company, and private equity firm (fundless sponsor). We have advised upon over a dozen transactions with leading private equity firms across services and technology

DRB Companies

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

DRB Companies is a single family office / individual sponsor looking to identify a platform acquisition for a consolidation / rollup in the Pacific and Mountain States. DRB currently has a large stake in a multi-location restaurant business with a national brand doing 7 figures in EBITDA. DRB is also active in commercial real estate as a GP and LP.

Harsh Patel

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Buyer Profile: Acquisition Target: Looking to acquire a company with SDE $400K - $800K operated remotely or in Southern California or Raleigh/Durham Value Proposition: Results-driven Solutions Leader for operational automation, productivity, and efficiency. Adept at implementing secure, scalable, sustainable initiatives that enrich the business’s resilience. Strong analytically and functionally with a sense of urgency and bias for action. The ideal business is ready for accelerated process automation to elevate results and build upon the owner’s success and legacy.

CRTCL

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

I am an entrepreneur who previously cofounded a $40m B2B SaaS company. I've been advising and investing in startups and SMB's for the past 8 years and am looking to acquire a firm I can operate and grow into the future.I am interested in both business and consumer facing businesses that have a technology focus or can be made more efficient through the use of technology.

BMO Capital

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

BMO Capital is an investment partnership between Paul Stepanek and Nathan Gregory.We have a diverse professional background of over 20 years which includes entertainment, infrastructure construction, real estate investment, online media, and consumer products. We began as a real estate partnership, and have since successfully expanded into broader investments, including small and medium businesses.Our collective experience includes hiring, managing projects and teams, budgeting, cash-flow/balance sheet/P&L management, legal and contracts, marketing, and sales. We’ve also partnered with a…

Pavis Capital

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

Pavis Capital is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

ETFx Investment Partners

Independent Sponsor

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

ETFx Investment Partners offers investment and professional services based on our research of themes rooted in the confluence of long-term forces interlinking population, energy, food and water.

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