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Top Private Equity Firms in California - Axial

There are 69 Top Private Equity Firms in California included in Axial's lower middle market Directory. All of the Top Private Equity Firms in California featured in this Directory were populated with information from Axial’s digital M&A platform. You can access more profiles of Top Private Equity Firms in California like these, by becoming a member of Axial. Connect with the right deal partner at the right time, leveraging the power of the Axial network.

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The Courtney Group Incorporated Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 3 Closed Deals via Axial
  • 18 Total Closed Deals
The Courtney Group, Incorporated is a private investment firm with a focus on business services, chemical, consumer, distribution, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. We have invested in 25 companies since 1999. We are different from some other buyers in that (1) we are flexible about the size of our investment -- from $1 million to $200 million in equity, and (2) that we can own a business for 20 years or more.We seek control and non-control equity investments in businesses with EBITDA of $2 million to $50 million. We often acquire businesses from founders seeking…
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
invested in
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Aug 2023
invested in
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Sep 2020
acquired

Basis Vectors, Inc. Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Closed Deals via Axial
  • 9 Total Closed Deals
Basic Vectors bring global capabilities and capital to unlock local and cross border growthWe partner with highly motivated entrepreneurs with amazing SaaS product by taking a majority stake in their companyWe are a team of proven entrepreneurs with exit experience and well differentiated operational, strategic and financial capabilitiesWe focus on $1-10M revenue companies that are attempting to break the ceiling of mediocre growth and high burnOur proprietary model excels at achieving high growth and positive cash flows within unparalleled timelinesAmbarish Gupta, Founder, PartnerAmbarish…
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Jul 2022
acquired
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Nov 2021
acquired

Greybull Stewardship Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
Greybull Stewardship is founded, funded, and run by business owners and managers. Our fund is structured to allow the power of permanence to impact the value of an investment, we have no mandate to sell. We have committed capital to support current ownership's growth and liquidity needs. Greybull is actively seeking new investments and our investment horizon is long term. We do not mandate growth rates and with our history as owners and managers, we know how to assist businesses and also stay out of the way.
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Mar 2023
acquired
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Aug 2022
acquired
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Sep 2021
acquired
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Aug 2021
acquired

Encore Consumer Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 33 Total Closed Deals
Encore Consumer Capital is an innovative private equity firm built specifically to help consumer products companies grow. We invest exclusively in leading consumer products companies, and utilize the experience and network of our operating partners at Encore Associates to accelerate their growth. Encore provides a unique combination of exceptional talent, diversity of experience, and operational capabilities to build partnerships with its portfolio companies.
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
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Apr 2023
acquired
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Feb 2023
acquired

Highview Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 30 Total Closed Deals
Highview Capital is a $500 million family-office backed private equity fund in Los Angeles with an evergreen fund structure (patient capital with ability to hold longer) and flexible, opportunistic investment mandateWe look for companies poised to undergo a transformation. We drive value through a strategic and operational approach coupled with patient capital and an extremely flexible mandate.We invest in middle market businesses that are facing a critical inflection point and are ready for transformation, whether that is executing turnarounds or managing rapid growth.Typical investment…
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Sep 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
invested in
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Jun 2023
invested in
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Sep 2022
acquired

Bertram Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 27 Total Closed Deals
BERTRAM CAPITAL is a private equity firm that partners with management teams to fuel the expansion of lower middle market companies. In addition to supplying flexible investment capital, we are committed to providing meaningful operational and strategic resources to facilitate rapid growth in revenue and profitability. We work with companies to unlock the full potential of previously resource-constrained businesses. Bertram Capital's core objective is to propel management teams in their quest to build more capable, faster growing, and highly profitable enterprises BERTRAM CAPITAL is actively…
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May 2023
acquired
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Apr 2023
acquired
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Feb 2023
acquired
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Aug 2022
acquired

Martis Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 27 Total Closed Deals
With offices in Palo Alto, CA, and Washington, DC, CHSO is a private investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and wellness industry. We target middle-market companies and growth situations in North America where our team has an edge in understanding the opportunity, performing due diligence and adding value post close. Our investment team possesses over 50 years of combined investment and medical experience, and leverages an extensive network of relationships with healthcare executives, clinicians, scientists and regulators. We provide flexible, patient capital in partnership…
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Oct 2022
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Nov 2021
invested in
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Sep 2021
acquired
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Nov 2020
acquired

Century Park Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
CENTURY PARK CAPITAL PARTNERS is a middle market private equity investment group with capabilities to provide equity capital for growth, shareholder liquidiity or both. We typically invest $10 million to $40 million in profitable, growing middle-market companies with revenues ranging from $20 million to $100 million. We can make larger investments with the participation of our institutional limited partners. We are relationship-driven, long-term investors, partnering with owners and management to build industry-leading companies. We do not intrude in day to day operations, but rather seek to…
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired

Serent Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 19 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2008, Serent Capital is a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses. Our operating model is distinct in its focus on business building. We strive to be an involved, value-added investor, capable of providing significant operational and strategic support to our portfolio company CEOs on the most critical issues that they face as their companies scale.Serent Capital’s ability to assist its companies is based on its principals’ experience as CEOs, strategic advisers, and Board Members, and a deep network…
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Apr 2015
acquired
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Mar 2015
invested in
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Mar 2015
invested in
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Feb 2015
acquired

Hanover Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 1994, Hanover Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to acquiring and partnering with the management teams of small-to-medium sized companies. With over 25 years of sector focus, we invest in niche, proprietary product and engineered equipment manufacturers and differentiated service companies.
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Dec 2021
acquired
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Dec 2020
acquired
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Oct 2019
acquired
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Jul 2019
acquired

Solis Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 14 Total Closed Deals
Solis Capital Partners is a leading lower middle-market private equity firm located in Southern California. The firm was founded in 2002 and employs a disciplined, fundamentals-based investment strategy that emphasizes partnership with exceptional leadership to pursue enterprise improvement, organizational transformation and growth. Solis generally targets software, business services, light manufacturing and value-added distribution opportunities in the Western United States. The firm will generally seek to invest $5 to $20 million in lower middle-market companies with enterprise values from…
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Jun 2023
acquired
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Jul 2021
acquired
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Jan 2020
acquired
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Jan 2018
acquired

SBJ Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 14 Total Closed Deals
SBJ Capital is a multi-strategy private investment firm with $600mm under management that provides flexible capital solutions to founder and family-owned businesses. SBJ offers companies control and non-control investment solutions, including debt and equity, across the consumer, healthcare, technology and business services industries. SBJ provides operational resources, strategic advice, and a partnership-oriented approach to help businesses achieve their full potential. SBJ was founded by an experienced team of professionals with a track record of helping grow companies as…
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Feb 2023
acquired
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Feb 2022
acquired
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Dec 2020
acquired
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Oct 2020
acquired

The Pine Street Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
The Pine Street Group is an investment holding company focused on investing in middle and lower-middle market businesses in a variety of industries. Our primary industries of focus include healthcare services, chemicals, financials, business services, franchise businesses, media, and agriculture. We have a highly flexible mandate enabling us to invest across capital structures and deal types. The Pine Street team has experience executing well over $1 billion in transaction value with over a decade of combined experience.
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Jun 2023
acquired
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Mar 2023
acquired
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Dec 2022
acquired
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Jul 2022
acquired

Gallant Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
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
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Sep 2022
invested in
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Feb 2022
acquired
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Dec 2021
invested in

Software Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Software Growth Partners’ (SGP’s) primary mission is to build great software companies. We do this by being very selective about where we invest, and being very engaged where we do. Unlike the traditional private equity approach, we engage with our portfolio companies as true partners with only one goal: To help them achieve their full potential.When we achieve our primary mission, we generate winning outcomes for everyone that is a part of the journey.
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
invested in
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
invested in

West Lane Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 9 Total Closed Deals
West Lane Capital Partners is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to invest in lower middle-market companies. In addition to providing capital, we are actively engaged partners across the strategy, operations and finance functions within our portfolio businesses.We focus on control investments in the logistics, consumer, food & beverage, broader manufacturing and the financial and business services sectors and our experience allows us to invest in both successful growing businesses as well as more difficult and complex situations. We also know that…
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired

San Francisco Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on consumer growth companies. We partner with companies that have reached an inflection point in their development, where consumer and retailer adoption are proven and a hands-on partner is desired for the next phase of growth. To each of our partner companies, we provide not only financial capital but also extensive operating experience and a broad network of relationships across the consumer landscape.
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Jan 2019
acquired
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Jul 2018
acquired
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Nov 2017
acquired
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Jan 2017
acquired

Heritage Point Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 6 Total Closed Deals
Heritage Point Partners (“HPoint”) is a Private Equity firm focused on businesses with enterprise values of $5mm - $50mm. HPoint brings ‘large cap’ professionalism to the underserved small business market place.​We’re professional investors with committed capital and a track record of dozens of private equity deals. We know how to do a deal fairly and efficiently for all parties. But, we also know that small businesses have special considerations. Whether it’s founder succession issues, dealing with imperfect books and records, or understanding the nuances of unique businesses,…
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Jan 2023
acquired
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Oct 2022
acquired
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Jan 2022
acquired
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Jan 2021
invested in

DCA Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 5 Total Closed Deals
DCA Partners invests in growth-oriented, middle-market businesses in under-served regions across California and other western states. DCA partners with top-quality owners and management teams, providing the capital and expertise needed to successfully expand their businesses.
Most Recent Transactions
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Dec 2021
acquired
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Oct 2021
invested in
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May 2021
acquired
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Aug 2018
invested in

Vance Street Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 5 Total Closed Deals
Vance Street is a Los Angeles based private equity firm that acquires and builds engineered solutions companies in the Medical, Industrial, Aerospace and Defense markets. We focus on companies that solve difficult problems for blue chip customers and have earned an important position in their supply chain as a result. Our passion is helping an entrepreneur, who has built an excellent company, transform that company into a larger strategic player in their industry. Over the past three decades, the partners at Vance have acquired and built over 100 companies in these industry segments.
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Feb 2019
acquired
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Jan 2019
acquired
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Feb 2016
acquired
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Aug 2009
acquired

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