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Explore 496 Catalog Retail Independent Sponsors that source acquisition and investment opportunities on Axial’s M&A platform.

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Catalog Retail Independent Sponsors

496

Active Firms

16,798

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$16M

Core Revenue Range

$600K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 14%
California 12%
Texas 12%
New York 7%
New Jersey 4%

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

Showing 61-80 of 496 Independent Sponsors

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Preserve Equity Partners

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Operator-led buyer seeking $2–$7M EBITDA consumer products, brands, and eCommerce/DTC businesses, including toys, collectibles, and select consumer-tech adjacencies. Led by a team that bootstrapped Medelita to $20M in revenue before a September 2022 exit to a PE-backed strategic, and now working again with the same management team that helped scale the business. Three closed transactions in the last three years. Control investments, quick diligence, clear IC, and reliable closes.

Recent Transactions

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  • Oct 2025 Acquired Party Animal, Inc
  • Sep 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jun 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Jupiter Holdings

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Jupiter Holdings LLC is a Newport Beach, California-based private investment firm specializing in alternative investments and the pursuit of superior absolute returns. Founded in 1997 by Edmond F. St. Geme, Jupiter is backed by more than $1 billion of discretionary institutional capital and is highly opportunistic in its pursuit of extraordinary risk-adjusted returns in three primary areas: real estate, private equity, and marketable securities.

Recent Transactions

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  • Feb 2018 Acquired Juice It Up
  • Apr 2017 Acquired Mountain Mike's Pizza
  • Jan 2004 Acquired Burger King

Madison Lake Capital LLC

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Madison Lake Capital focuses on lower middle market companies that have a great history of stable cash flow generation. Based in Wisconsin, we are focused on unlocking value and attain growth organically by working with management teams to implement tailored best in class technology solutions and process systems irrespective of the sector. We prioritize and respect a company’s culture and take extra care in maintaining that through our transformation initiatives. We offer management teams interested in buying out business from the current owners capital and transaction support. Our…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jan 2025 Acquired Milwaukee Cylinder
  • Aug 2024 Acquired Gilman Precision
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Scotts Industrial Coatings

Tenaz Capital Co.

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Our strategy is to build a portfolio of leading businesses using a long-term buy and build approach. We provide our portfolio companies with professional management expertise, financial resources, and high potential human capital to accelerate their growth

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Sunrise
  • Aug 2023 Acquired TrackedLifts
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Access transportation

Chisel Industries

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Chisel Industries is a company specializing in acquiring or partnering with and scaling home services and home construction businesses. The company typically partners with home services businesses in the $1M–$8M EBITDA range. Chisel Industries raised a $40M Series A led by Khosla Ventures, closes deals in less than 60 days, and rarely uses debt at acquisition.

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2026 Acquired A&F Electric
  • Jan 2026 Acquired Paradise Pools
  • Jan 2026 Acquired Vine Homes

Concorde Equity Partners LLC

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Concorde Equity Partners is a fundless sponsor that helps entrepreneurs source and acquire small businesses. We search for businesses that meet our Entrepreneur in Residences' criteria, conduct initial diligence and negotiations, and manage the close process including securing financing.

Recent Transactions

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  • Dec 2024 Assisted Concorde Equity Partners LLC in securing debt financing from Confidential Company
  • Nov 2024 Advised Concorde Equity Partners LLC on an investment from Confidential Company
  • Sep 2024 Advised Concorde Equity Partners LLC on an investment from Confidential Company

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iGOTHAM

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
iGOTHAM is a holding company that built equity stakes in small and medium sized private companies with over $100M in annual sales. The firm operates through partnerships with private equity firms, family offices, and independent sponsors to identify and invest in proprietary deals. iGOTHAM is committed to driving strategic growth and expansion by uncovering lucrative acquisition opportunities and providing valuable insights to its portfolio companies. The firm is led by industry veterans with backgrounds from prestigious institutions such as NYU, Microsoft, and The Riverside Company, ensuring…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Sep 2016 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Sep 2012 Invested in Confidential Company

NB Group

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We invest $10 to 50 million in family or founder owned companies in the US or Canada with $3 to 15 million of EBITDA and attractive growth opportunities. Our preference is for majority ownership (51%+) or a significant minority stake, but we are highly flexible and will collaborate with a business owner to structure a win-win transaction. Unlike a traditional private equity firm that might have dozens of investments, we only focus on a handful of investments at a given time, which allows us to spend more time with our portfolio companies. While we typically plan…

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2022 Acquired OnePeak Medical
  • Mar 2020 Acquired Retail Services Rollup
  • Apr 2018 Invested in CR Fitness

Pacific Fin Capital

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Pacific Fin Capital specializes in operating small-to-medium size food and beverage manufacturing businesses.We leverage our operating and investing experience to give business owners, liquidity and alternative options, based on your needs and goals. Our entrepreneurial approach ensures a long-term vision of growth for your business, customers, and employees.Our flexibility allows us to move fast to find a solution that benefits everyone involved.We specialize in partnering with food and beverage manufacturing companies that have between $5 and $50 million in annual revenue and between $1 and…

Recent Transactions

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  • Apr 2025 Acquired Gold Coast Baking
  • Feb 2022 Acquired Tropical Bottling
  • Jun 2021 Acquired Pack Labs

1819 Partners

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
1819 Partners (“1819”) is a private investment firm based out of Memphis, TN formed to provide direct, private investment opportunities for high-net worth family investors. The firm looks to invest in lower-middle-market private companies with enduring industry tailwinds and partner with strong management teams. Compared to traditional private equity, we aim to provide "patient" capital, which allows for decisions to be made that are best for the long-term success of the business, not just short-term returns. We are looking for business owners who are looking for a financial "partner"…

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Highway Signing
  • Mar 2023 Acquired Ecoserv
  • Jul 2022 Acquired Crockett Partners Equipment Company

M.D Wolfe & Co

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We work with founders of established, profitable businesses who see opportunity for the next phase of growth or a thoughtful transition.Our role is to support continuity, strengthen cash flow, and provide the capital and operating structure needed to scale responsibly over time.We partner with owners who value long-term outcomes — whether that involves expansion, succession planning, or preparing the business for a future exit.

Recent Transactions

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  • Nov 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2021 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Apr 2020 Acquired Confidential Company

Adventure Capital Partnes

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We are a team of serial entrepreneurs with a refreshing perspective on business. We ditched the suits and ties and prefer to think outside the box. Expect board meetings to be replaced with chairlift meetings and mundane TPS reports with creative executive collaboration.

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jun 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
  • May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Fortunesse Financial Limited

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Fortunesse, a structuring company, specializes in developing financial products, including investment products such as debt and equity. The company manages private credit funds and has a private equity arm. 

Recent Transactions

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  • Jan 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Nov 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Do Good Group LLC

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Holding company that owns, builds, and purchases businesses with goal of being cash flow positive, around for 10+ years, simple to run, and most importantly that will throw off cash to invest into other businesses and donate to charity. 

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2025 Acquired Oli's Trolley
  • Feb 2025 Invested in Confidential Company

Ohana Legacy Partners

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Ohana Legacy Partners is not a private equity firm. We are a long-term Employee Owned holding company committed to acquiring enduring businesses and transitioning them to employee ownership. Led by former Navy SEAL and seasoned operator Justin Knowles, we invest in companies with strong cultures, loyal teams, and a legacy worth preserving. We don’t flip, we don’t rebrand—we build on what works and share the upside with the people who built it. If your client is looking for a buyer who will protect their legacy and elevate their people, we’re ready to move with speed and integrity.

Recent Transactions

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  • Mar 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Nov 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

SixFive Partners

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
SixFive Partners is an operator-led investment firm founded by brothers Mike and Matt Speaker, seeking to acquire and grow founder-owned commercial and industrial service businesses in the $5–50M revenue / $2–10M EBITDA range across the continental United States. Unlike traditional private equity, SixFive's founders become the CEO of the businesses they partner with and bring direct operating experience — most recently acquiring and scaling Revive Med Spa across California, as well as prior healthcare platform investments in pediatrics and ophthalmology. Backed by patient, long-term…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jun 2022 Acquired Revive Med Spa
  • Aug 2020 Acquired Coastal Kids

Ascendis Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Ascendis Partners is a dynamic investment platform focused on creating sustainable value by identifying and acquiring high-potential businesses across North America. Our strategy targets companies with strong operational foundations in select industries, including manufacturing, distribution, and services, that are poised for growth through strategic investments, operational improvements, and market expansion.We specialize in partnering with family-owned businesses and closely-held companies where owners are seeking an exit due to retirement or succession challenges. With a dedicated and…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jul 2021 Acquired PROJECT BLUE
  • Jul 2021 Acquired PROJECT MAYA

Raspberry Capital Management

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
RCM is a holding company backed by a family office + brand partners. We have buy-and-hold forever timelines and take a long term view to our investments.All partners are entrepreneurs themselves, exceptionally skilled at growing businesses with several prior exits as founders. Our team is young, high energy, and we execute quickly.Besides capital, we also have access to a broad suite of resources through our operating brands.

Recent Transactions

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  • Mar 2026 Invested in Confidential Company
  • Apr 2025 Invested in Confidential Company

Bluestar Holdings

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Bluestar Holdings, LLC (“Bluestar”) is a private investment firm founded to identify and invest in private lower middle-market growth-oriented companies and real estate assets. We seek to partner with privately held companies to address capital requirements, succession plans, and liquidity/diversification needs. Our goal is to bring our experience as operators and investment professionals to management teams and provide executive guidance to realize a combined vision. Our founding members have over 70 years of combined management, ownership, and private equity experience.

Recent Transactions

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  • Mar 2024 Invested in Jordan Ranch III
  • Mar 2024 Invested in Integrity Elevator

Hudson Glade

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Hudson Glade is a private investment firm focused on Consumer, Industrial and Services companies with demonstrated and defensible growth characteristics that operate in the lower end of the middle market. We desire to partner with talented management teams to accelerate value.

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  • Aug 2025 Acquired ComNet Communications
  • May 2024 Acquired Quality First Home Improvement

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Independent Sponsors in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Catalog Retail 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.

What information is included in each Independent Sponsor profile?

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.

What company sizes are most common for Catalog Retail Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Catalog Retail Independent Sponsors is $3M-$16M, 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.

How important is Retail experience when evaluating Independent Sponsors?

Relevant Retail 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 496 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Retail.

Do all Independent Sponsors in this directory focus exclusively on Retail?

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

How do I compare Independent Sponsors with experience in Retail?

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Retail, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 496 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Catalog Retail Independent Sponsors?

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 Catalog Retail Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.


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