Top Casino & Gaming Operators Independent Sponsors with Recent Private M&A Activity

715

Active Firms

19,716

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$15M

Core Revenue Range

$600K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

Florida 14%

California 12%

Texas 12%

New York 8%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Deal-By-Deal Financing | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

Pearl Street Capital Partners

4 Closed Deals via Axial

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Pearl Street Capital Partners ("PSCP") invests in outstanding family-owned and privately held businesses that have a track record of success in their markets. PSCP has committed capital from two family offices and a mandate to invest in attractive opportunities in the lower middle market. PSCP partners with founders/owners and management teams to deliver value and preserve business continuity while bringing strategic resources and capabilities to help businesses grow. Our aim is to build stronger businesses positioned for long-term success. PSCP typically targets businesses with $1-7m of…

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Aug 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Dec 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
Sep 2019 Invested in Undisclosed - Private Industrial Manufacturing Company
Apr 2019 Invested in Undisclosed - Private Footwear Accessories Business

Broadwing Capital

3 Closed Deals via Axial

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Broadwing is a Dallas-based private equity firm that actively partners with management teams to build industrial, services and niche manufacturing companies while investing in their people and communities.

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Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Sep 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Nov 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

NorthEnd Associates

3 Closed Deals via Axial

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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NorthEnd Associates was founded as a boutique private investment firm. We are a values-first family-style office with a collective 50+ years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. We focus on long-term relationships and value creation, enabling us to be good investment stewards and outperform market returns on a risk-adjusted basis. Our investment criteria are focused on specialty and niche services businesses in nationwide marketplaces across real estate, light industrial, and recreational adjacent markets.

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Jul 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Jul 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

CMG Companies

3 Closed Deals via Axial

6 Total Closed Deals

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ABOUT CMG COMPANIES:CMG Companies is a collection of separate and independent entities, holding controlling investments predominantly in the multi-unit and franchise sector, spanning restaurants, hotels, retail, sports, automotive, and real estate industries.We have partnered with or are currently associated with several renowned brands, including KFC, Taco Bell, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Sonic, Little Caesars, Rent-A-Center, Ace Hardware, and Valvoline, among others.From an investment standpoint, CMG Companies is unique. We have not only owned and operated our businesses but have also invested…

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Nov 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
Nov 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
Oct 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
Jun 2010 Acquired CM7 Real Estate

Hillstar Capital

2 Closed Deals via Axial

28 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Hillstar Capital is focused on partnering with business owners and management teams to build durable business value over time. We also provide capital to companies with owners who desire liquidity or asset diversification, including full ownership transition. We tailor our investments to meet the specific needs of business owners and can offer flexible and creative solutions for various liquidity alternatives. We realize that growing small businesses requires focused efforts, expertise and nurturing. Upon transaction closing, we are intensely focused on supporting our portfolio companies with…

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May 2018 Invested in Patriot Erectors LLC.
Sep 2017 Invested in Jerry's Services
Aug 2017 Acquired OneCor Services
Sep 2016 Acquired RBD Construction

Silver Peak Partners

2 Closed Deals via Axial

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Silver Peak Partners, based in Denver, Colorado, is a private equity firm focused on small companies with $2 million to $15 million of EBITDA. We will consider smaller transactions as well if they are a strong fit with our industries of interest. We seek to partner with current company owners and managers to build investment value through operational improvements, strategic acquisitions, and pursuit of new growth opportunities.Our principals have extensive backgrounds in acquiring and working with small companies. We have a network of operating advisors with over 150 years of combined…

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Sep 2020 Acquired Confidential Company
May 2019 Invested in CG Environmental
Mar 2019 Invested in Rocky Mountain Excavating
Nov 2018 Invested in American Alloy

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Kuzari Group LLC

2 Closed Deals via Axial

9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Kuzari Group is a private investment firm managing a portfolio of equity and debt investments on behalf of its partners and investors. Please contact us if you represent a potential investment opportunity or would like to discuss becoming a capital, strategic or operating partner. We primarily sponsor acquisitions of Companies with enterprise values from $5 million to $50 million and EBITDA of $1 million to $10 million.

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Apr 2016 Acquired Sun Air Express
Oct 2014 Invested in Spruce and Bond
Jan 2014 Provided debt financing to Blackbook Magazine
Sep 2013 Acquired New York Tent Company

Rox Capital

2 Closed Deals via Axial

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We invest in and acquire Lower Middle Market businesses. We seek established, profitable companies, with cash-flow between $1.5mm and $3.0mm annually. Our structures include majority equity and complete acquisitions.

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Jul 2023 Acquired Neil Technical Services (NTS) Corp
Jul 2022 Acquired Alpha General
Sep 2021 Acquired Scruggs Company
May 2021 Advised CarX (4 Locations) in its sale to Greenbriar Equity Group

Thesis Capital Partners LLC

2 Closed Deals via Axial

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Thesis Capital Partners is a private investment firm that works with family-owned companies in the U.S. lower middle market to build lasting value. We look for strong businesses with room to grow, whether that’s through organic growth or by making acquisitions.We are operators who learned how to invest, teaching us what it takes to run and grow a business. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs— founders, families, and management teams —in a hands-on way to grow these companies for the next generation. Along the way, we provide the capital and support needed to help them reach their…

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Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
Dec 2024 Advised Thesis Capital Partners LLC on an investment from Confidential Company
Dec 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Aug 2024 Acquired Manufacturing Company

Pillar49 Capital

2 Closed Deals via Axial

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Pillar49 Capital provides liquidity, succession solutions and growth capital to owners of small and medium-sized businesses, while preserving and building on the factors that made them great – culture and people.We partner with North American businesses with $1 to $10 million+ of EBITDA / cash flow, with a long growth runway and attractive industry characteristics.At Pillar49, we take a different approach than most investors by “rolling up our sleeves” as active managers, providing our partners with the operational and financial resources to support and drive long-term growth. With over…

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May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
May 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
May 2022 Acquired Confidential Company

GraceCap Investors

1 Closed Deal via Axial

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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GraceCap acquires and invests in small family or proprietor owned businesses. These businesses usually have no more than $10 million of EBITDA. While we do not have industry preferences, we do typically favor businesses with the following characteristics:Favorable industry dynamicsScaleabilityExploitable operating leverageNon-cyclicalA consumable product or serviceGrowth potentialIn the past, the principals of GraceCap have invested in the following industries/sectors:DistributionBuilding ProductsCapital EquipmentPromotional ProductsHealthcare Equipment & ServicesBusiness ServicesEnergy…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company

Pursuant Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We buy and grow Florida-based companies. We work with business owners to transition their legacies to a permanent home. After a business joins the Pursuant family, we invest in its people and operations so we can grow together for the next generation and beyond.

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Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Jun 2022 Acquired A&B Acquatics
Jun 2022 Acquired Dittmer Air & Heat
Jan 2022 Acquired EZ Choice Home Services

Willistown Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Willistown Capital is a Texas-based private investment firm started in 2014 to partner with, and to invest in small businesses. We operate as an independent sponsor with committed capital from a family office and high-net worth individuals. Our acquisitions strategy is focused on identifying high quality businesses and owners/management teams, where our capital, as well as resources and relationships, can have a direct and positive impact on the business, its employees and its customers. Our ownership period is indefinite although our focus is on businesses where we can help double revenue…

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Feb 2025 Acquired Fabtex, Inc.
Dec 2024 Acquired Quilcraft Industries
Oct 2023 Acquired High Output
Oct 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

WJ Partners, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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WJ Partners is a private investment firm dedicated to growing companies and creating long-term value. Since we only invest our own capital and not other people’s money, WJ Partners approaches each opportunity as a long-term collaboration with no mandated timeline to exit our investments. As active investors in our portfolio companies, we seek to strengthen current management by providing critical financial, strategic, and operational expertise, resources delivered with respect and reliability.

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May 2022 Acquired MIROC
Mar 2019 Acquired Power-Utility Products Co.
Mar 2018 Acquired Eggs Up Grill
Aug 2013 Acquired Mobile Communications America

Hayden Creek Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Hayden Creek Capital ("HCC") is a principal investment firm that focuses on investment opportunities in lower-middle market private companies. Our Principals have deep expertise in making growth equity and buyout investments principally in the Consumer Food and Beverage, Business Services and Distribution industries.HCC is not a typical private equity firm—we are not a fund. We take a flexible and creative approach to capital structures, having an extensive network of debt capital and institutional and family office equity capital providers.Our investing philosophy is grounded in…

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Aug 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Jan 2025 Acquired Anthony's Ladies Apparel
Jan 2024 Acquired Bin To Bottle
Oct 2021 Acquired Texas Emergency Care Center

Elvisridge Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Elvisridge Capital is an experienced investment firm seeking opportunities to acquire entrepreneur-led and privately owned companies for the purpose of driving growth and increasing revenues. Our preferred investment sectors include, but are not limited to, sportfishing and landscape products. Our target market includes companies with EBITDA of $200,000 to $3 million, and a sales volume of $1 to $10 million. We invest when our experience and resources can generate profitability improvement and revenue growth. We approach transactions with personal attention to ensure companies continue…

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Mar 2025 Acquired Luna Sea
Jan 2022 Acquired Glacier Outdoor
Jan 2022 Acquired Innovative Concrete Technology
Jan 2022 Acquired BBS Tech

Newport Harbor Group LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Newport Harbor Group (“NHG”) is a private investment firm focused on acquiring small to medium-sized businesses where the owner is looking to transition out of their current role. Our goal is to build upon the strong foundation in-place and supplement it with further investment to grow the business while preserving the company’s legacy.

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Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
Aug 2024 Acquired Add-on Acquisition
May 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
Apr 2023 Acquired Add-on Acquisition

Metamora Growth Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Metamora Growth Partners (Metamora) is an investment firm focused on buying and growing software and technology-enabled services companies. We are committed to: Closing transactions efficientlyPaying fair pricesHonoring the legacy of the owners we succeed through integrity and a commitment to taking care of existing customers and employees We differentiate with our deep experience and focus on healthcare-related services and software as well as our long-term time horizon and goal to be permanent owners of the businesses we acquire. Our partnership:We are backed by >25 family offices…

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Mar 2024 Acquired HCIM
Sep 2023 Acquired Talispoint
Jul 2023 Acquired Labstep
May 2023 Invested in Perspecta

Stuart Acquisitions, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Stuart Industries is an Independent Sponsor specializing in management buyout, turn-arounds and recapitalization investments. Stuart Industries prefers to invest in well established, family owned companies located in eastern United States, with a special focus on asset-light service businesses. We target companies that have revenues between $5MM - $50MM and EBITDA between $1MM - $5MM. We seek to create value through capital investment, strategic insight, and operational support to help companies enhance profitability and capture market share.

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Jul 2025 Acquired Clear Blue Pools
Jul 2025 Acquired VIP Pools
May 2025 Acquired EcoSource-style
Mar 2025 Acquired Nick's Gulf Coast Pool Cleaning

Del Monte Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Founded in 2023, Del Monte Capital is a Texas-based private equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies. The firm specializes in providing capital and strategic resources to support growth, recapitalizations, management buyouts, and company successions. With a focus on life safety, essential business services, building products, specialty construction, industrial services, and other infrastructure-related industries, Del Monte Capital targets mission-critical, recession-resistant service businesses. Named by Inc. Magazine as a "Founder Friendly Investor" and recognized by ACG Houston…

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Mar 2026 Acquired DLG Infrastructure Services
Jan 2025 Acquired Cornerstone Excavating & Cornerstone On-Site Concrete
May 2024 Acquired Stratos Elevator
Apr 2024 Acquired Integrity Elevator Solutions

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Firms in the Casino & Gaming Operators Independent Sponsors directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Casino & Gaming Operators Independent Sponsors is $3M-$15M, with a core EBITDA range of $600K-$3M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Consumer Services experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 715 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Consumer Services.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Casino & Gaming Operators Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Consumer Services, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Consumer Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 715 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Casino & Gaming Operators Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.

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