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Tempus Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
Tempus Partners seeks to buy and operate defensible and profitable small businesses in the consumer retail and manufacturing categories. We are committed to nurturing the long term success of our acquisitions and operating to generate consistent long-term cash flow. We are open to both growth partnerships, in which the existing team maintains some ownership and involvement going forward, or full buyouts. Our deep industry expertise in retail and manufacturing businesses allows us to take an active role and immediately pursue strong, low capital, low risk strategies to grow sales and…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jun 2025
acquired
Investor
Mar 2024
acquired

Minerva Equity Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
Minerva Equity is a boutique acquisition firm focusing on the lower mid-market.We acquire controlling stakes in companies that we believe to be well run, have a talented management team in place and ownership that is departing.We pride ourselves in having a "people first approach" to business.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2025
acquired
Investor
Sep 2024
acquired

4C Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
4C Capital is an investment firm that makes investments in privately held companies for the long term. We deliver Capital, Capacity, Competitiveness and Commitment that aligns with management’s vision to drive the next level of enterprise value. We leverage our operational expertise, investment sources and network of business opportunity contacts to strengthen and grow the lower middle market companies in which we invest.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Sep 2015
acquired

NoorQuest Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
NoorQuest Capital is a values-driven PE firm that is focused on acquiring and growing small businesses in Texas, Illinois and Louisiana. We partner with small business owners looking to see their business continue to grow while preserving their legacy, ensuring a smooth transition, and doing right by their employees, customers and investors.Our two founders have decades of combined operational and consulting experience. We started out as engineers, and over time expanded our experience across multiple industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, technology, and finance. Others on…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Mar 2025
acquired

Mayfair Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Mayfair 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.  
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Nov 2019
acquired

Rannerdale Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Rannerdale is both an independent sponsor and the private investment vehicle for its founder’s family. As an independent sponsor, Rannerdale identifies, pursues, executes and manages private equity transactions in the lower and middle market. As an investment vehicle, Rannerdale commits a material amount of its founder’s family capital to each transaction. David F. Browne is approaching 20 years of experience in private equity. He has had a lead role in circa 15 completed buyside transactions, investing $1.5 billion of equity capital. Of that equity capital, approximately $1…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jul 2023
acquired

SL Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
SL Group 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.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2019
acquired

Westhaver Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Westhaver Partners is an evergreen investment group backed by long-term capital. We focus on companies with strong cash flow profiles, opportunities to scale and defensible competitive positioning. We generally seek to purchase majority stakes and operate companies, together with management teams, but with long-term capital and an entrepreneurial approach, we can be flexible.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jan 2019
acquired

Spartina Capital Management Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Spartina Capital Management is a long-term investment vehicle founded by Matt Taylor to invest in and build enduring businesses for the long-term instead of maximizing short-term value. We seek to provide founders and owners an attractive alternative to traditional PE buyers that must sell after a few years. Matt was shaped growing up working in family businesses in NC, spend 11 years advising families on operating businesses and providing niche debt facilities for small and medium businesses.Our goal is to be the preferred exit vehicle for a founder or owner/operator who wants to preserve…
Most Recent Transactions
Advisor
Feb 2007
secured investment from

Iremia Capital Management Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Independent sponsor looking to acquire SaaS, service and media businesses that do $2mill-$10mill ebitda. Completing roll-ups in two sectors at the moment.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2020
acquired

Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners was formed after its founders refined their perspectives and beliefs through hands-on experience with smaller companies. We believed that taking approaches used in larger organizations, refining them for small and middle market companies, and applying them in a targeted fashion could create significant value for investors.We believe that small and mid-size companies represent the greatest opportunities for long-term investment returns. They are typically built on a few key strengths and leaders. We have seen that building on those strengths, introducing new…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2022
acquired

Dogwood Grove Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Dogwood Grove Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on small to medium-sized acquisitions and roll-ups. We are seeking acquisitions in the Southeast (TN, AR, MS, AL, GA), especially within three hundred miles of Memphis. We are actively seeking add-on acquisitions for Natureplex, a manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products (e.g., creams, ointments, gels, enemas, electrolytes). We are also actively seeking new platforms. We are operating as an independent sponsor rather than through a fund at this time.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
May 2023
invested in

Tenet Investment Company Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Tenet Investment Company (“Tenet”) is a global private equity fund manager formed to make investments in middle market companies across the United States and West Africa. We are a generalist investment manager but however have a strong affinity for investments in sectors such as consumer products, manufacturing, food and agribusiness, financial services and technology. We seek control or significant minority investments in companies and look to back existing management teams or build strong management teams at investee companies. Our investment size ranges from $5 million to $30 million…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Mar 2017
acquired

Brones & Company LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Brones & Company is the independent sponsor platform formed to partner with White Oak Enterprises, a family office with a long-standing commitment to sustainability and direct private equity investing. White Oak has designated Brones & Company as its channel for direct private equity investments and works with us deal by deal.We are focused on acquiring 3–5 platform businesses over the next several years. We intend to build long-term partnerships and revisit the optimal capital structure, whether permanent capital, a family office fundraise, or an evolved sponsor model. Our shared…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Dec 2024
invested in

Castleford Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Castleford Capital invests where a company’s growth is accelerated from capital, network connections, operational experience and deep relationships.Castleford Capital is a private equity firm that invests in middle market healthcare services and pharmaceutical services companies. Our team, which includes operating partners and advisors, adds value to our investments beyond capital.Our investors co-invest with Castleford Capital on a deal-by-deal basis. The independent sponsor model enables us to align with the right capital partner for the investments we make. Invested companies also…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Mar 2024
invested in

Plainview Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Plainview Capital LLC is a private investment firm based in the Philadelphia area that acquires and grows lower middle market businesses headquartered in the Eastern U.S. We invest the capital of our principals and a small group of private investors in high-potential companies that can benefit from our principals' diverse experiences as business operators, financial executives and strategic consultants. We are particularly interested in light manufacturing, consumer goods, business service and value-added distribution investment opportunities. We look for businesses with histories of sales…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2015
acquired

The Morris Capital Group, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
The Morris Capital Group, LLC will be the investment vehicle of choice for investors looking to maximize their return above market rates and business owners looking to complete their exit plans with dignity, honesty, and professionalism. We will seek a single business on a deal-by-deal basis to grow and operate while opening the opportunity to create value in that company to investors.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Sep 2018
acquired

DZS Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
DZS Capital LLC is an independent sponsor focused on identifying, acquiring, and running small to medium sized enterprises. Targeting profitable and growing company that have a proven track record with EBITDA north of $2 million per year and EBITDA margins of 15%+.I bring 20 years of work experience as an accomplished business executive having worked at Verizon, General Mills, Accenture, J&J, and Bayer with extensive experience leading and guiding supply chain, logistics, marketing, finance, manufacturing, and procurement teams within industrial, consulting, consumer goods, consumer…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2026
acquired

Beech Street Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
With a robust heritage extending over forty years, our family office excels in the cultivation and preservation of multi-generational wealth, with a keen emphasis on real estate, financial services, and alternative investments. Our approach is rooted in leveraging profound industry insight to propel strategic investments that yield enduring value. Our team of seasoned professionals is committed to crafting tailor-made strategies that resonate with the core values of our family office, with a strong focus on sustainability and the fostering of innovation. It is our pledge to deliver…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Apr 2024
acquired

Strive Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Strive Equity Partners is a Toronto-based private equity firm that invests as an independent sponsor on a deal-by-deal basis. Strive was established in 2023 with a few core principles in mind: transparency, integrity, discipline and excellence.​We differentiate ourselves through our experience and relentless work ethic, while being open and honest partners every step of the way. When we partner with founders and management, we strive to achieve outcomes outside of existing boundaries. 
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2025
acquired

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