Top Connecticut Independent Sponsors with Recent Private M&A Activity

Active Firms

1,218

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$19M

Core Revenue Range

$900K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Industrials 55%

Business Services 11%

Technology 8%

Transportation 7%

Healthcare 5%

Key Attributes

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

Hillspoint Capital Partners

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Hillspoint Capital Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in investing in leading services companies across North America. We are focused on partnering with exceptional founders and management teams to work collaboratively to accelerate growth through thoughtful business building and M&A.The founding team has over 40 years of investing in privately-held companies, collectively deploying ~$4 billion of capital across 16 platform companies and completing over 550 add-on acquisitions. We believe that the best partnerships are built on trust, shared values, and a genuine…

Recent Transactions

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NIMA Holdings

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Led seven (7) private equity investments in the healthcare services, software, and business services sectors, achieving a 40% IRR and a 3x return on invested capital. Beyond sourcing and executing transactions totaling $205 million in enterprise value, track record includes:Project Mockingbird - Revenue Cycle Management - $15MM value.Project Gold Finch - SaaS Claims Admin. - $20MM value.Project QFD - Medical Lab - $4MM value.Specialty Surgical MSO - 4 acquisitions - $80MM+ value.Project Infusion - specialty pharmacy - $55MM value.Project O2 - home medical equipment - $85MM value.

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Birkdale Partners, LLC

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

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This member has no reported closed transactions.

Pillsman Partners

9 Total Closed Deals

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Since 2013, Pillsman Partners has invested selectively in seven platform businesses and additional add-on acquisitions. Pillsman focuses on industries where we have direct prior experience whether it be from operating companies where we have worked or industries in which we have either advised or invested. We also invest in adjacent industries that share common characteristics and dynamics, leveraging the breadth of our knowledge, experience and relationships. We are active members of the board of directors supporting our teams to augment and advise management teams as they refine and…

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Oct 2024 Acquired CSB Industries - Hydro Excavation
Dec 2023 Acquired Parallel Plumbing
Jul 2023 Acquired McClellan Mechanical Services
Mar 2023 Acquired TJO Heating & Cooling

Q-Bank Group

8 Total Closed Deals

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About Q-Bank GroupQ-Bank is an independent private equity sponsor focused on acquiring lower-middle market companies. We collaborate with management to increase valuation through a combination of M&A and technology-enabled business improvements.What we doOur approach involves identifying entrepreneurial companies with unique business propositions, but lacking the capital, operational, or other resources to fully exploit the opportunity. We then deploy the necessary capital and collaborate with management and our ecosystem of technologists, financial, and operational resources to help our…

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Jan 2022 Acquired ALEE Behavioral Healthcare
Jan 2022 Acquired Kioko Center
Jan 2022 Acquired CBS Therapy
Jan 2019 Acquired docuLynx

Exonas Capital

4 Total Closed Deals

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Exonas Capital is a private investment firm focused on investing in high-quality businesses that have reached strategic, operational, or financial inflection points and stand to benefit from our proven value creation playbook irrespective of the prevailing economic environment. We are focused on four key sectors, including the niche consumer, business services (including SaaS and DaaS), industrials, and non-reimbursement-based healthcare services sectors. Our mandate is flexible and we can invest in a wide variety of transactions, including founder and family-owned companies, corporate…

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Jun 2025 Acquired VFG Advisory
Nov 2021 Acquired TeleGeography
Jan 2021 Acquired Seybert's Billiards Supply
May 2020 Acquired Apartment Guardian

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Lighthouse Equity Partners

3 Total Closed Deals

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Lighthouse Equity Partners is a venture founded by Penn alum and ex-Bridgewater Associates operating executive George Nanos. George brings 20 years of expertise in technology, product development, financial services, and capital markets along with deep venture capital, private equity, and debt networks. Currently targeting industries where technology can differentiate product or optimize operations, Lighthouse Equity Partners is seeking to source and close on a deal in the next 9-12 months.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Cannabis Cultivator
Aug 2023 Acquired Stamford Real Estate Portfolio
Aug 2023 Acquired High End Clothing Boutique

Tushar

3 Total Closed Deals

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TM Holdings is a private investment firm that seeks investment opportunities alongside great management teams. Our goal is to invest in companies with competitive dynamics that drive long-term value.While markets change and the universe of investment opportunities continually evolves, our investment criteria remains the same. We target equity investments in privately-held businesses that are ripe for disruption. We prefer to invest alongside management teams who want to maintain an active role, or who are open to a succession plan. While every investment requires a significant amount of…

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Dec 2022 Invested in Mirakl
Nov 2021 Invested in Savage X Fenty
Jun 2021 Acquired Harbor Family Orthodontics

Compass Partners

2 Total Closed Deals

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Compass Partners Capital (www.compasspartners.com) is a private investment firm focused on helping companies seize 21st century opportunities. Compass invests in high-priority aerospace, defense, and industrial platforms to create value for investors through active management. The Compass team’s multi-disciplinary backgrounds of deep investment and industry experience, complements a core ethos centered on trust and collaboration, passion for excellence, and an enduring belief in humility and adaptability. As patriotic investors, Compass partners with owners, investors, and management teams…

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Mar 2020 Acquired Precinmac Precision Machining
Jul 2019 Acquired Micro Precision, LLC

Annapurna Capital Management, LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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Annapurna Capital Management, LLC invests in middle market and lower middle market private companies as well as public markets strategies including global macro and relative value. Annapurna's current portfolio includes Cimarron Acid & Frac LLC, an Oklahoma based pressure pumping company. This deal closed in September 2013.Acquisition targets are generally characterized by EBITDA between $2 million and $10 million on a trailing twelve month basis. Industries in which we have invested or pursued a transaction include energy services (both onshore and offshore), transportation,…

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Sep 2013 Acquired Cimarron Acid & Frac LLC

NTC Group, Inc

1 Total Closed Deal

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Founded in 1985 by Tom Foley, NTC Group has a long history of successful investments and long term business operation. NTC is a majority control investor who actively engages in the management and value improvement of its portfolio companies. We are long term investors with no mandatory time frame for selling a portfolio company. We approach our investments as operators with a focus on top line growth rather than cost-cutting. We are best at negotiated sales with sellers for whom flexibility, confidentiality and integrity of the buyer is important

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Jan 2018 Acquired Tenax Aerospace

Bhu Srinivasan

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Our company works with technology-based companies on a principal basis. Working with entrepreneurs or founding teams, our group develops media and gaming properties for transactions with VCs, private equity, and strategic partners. Our group has experiencing developing media properties and technologies focused on gaming, online poker, sports, community newspapers, magazine publishing, financial content, news aggregation, and advertising networks.

Recent Transactions

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Artemis Capital Group

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Artemis Capital Group, LLC ("Artemis") (www.artemiscapitalgroup.com) is a duly registered Delaware registered limited liability company headquartered in metropolitan New York City that directs capital into sector non-specific domestic and/or offshore micro, small, and mid-cap public and/or private companies. Invested companies profile at no younger than five (5) years with existing leverage of less than 2.5:1 and an anticipated return on equity ("ROE") would exceed 20% of the overall market with a beta of zero.Artemis continues it efforts in redefining itself as a true investor company…

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CJL Industries

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CJL Industries is a company specializing in business transition services, focusing on preserving the legacy of American businesses through day-to-day operations management. It offers dedicated, full-time CEO support and a team-oriented approach. CJL Industries was formed to continue the mission of founder-owner led businesses across the United States, emphasizing a flexible transition tailored to the goals and situations of each business. The company is committed to maintaining the culture, employees, and legacy of the businesses it acquires, operating with an independent and long-term…

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Eterna Power Group

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Eterna Power Group is a permanent capital holding company with committed capital, backed by leading long-duration investors. We acquire and hold essential-services and electrical-services businesses with strong recurring and repeat revenue — testing and maintenance, engineering and controls, compliance and safety, and critical power. Unlike traditional private equity, we have no exit clock: we buy to hold, preserve seller legacy and brand, and offer operational support through experienced industry partners. We pursue platforms and tuck-ins, typically $3M–$20M in revenue, and move quickly…

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BoldPointe Partners, LLC

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We invest in and actively manage the transformation of middle market companies. Our strategy is to "buy and build" privately held companies in highly fragmented industry segments where we've experienced prior success. Our investors like our unique structure and more friendly terms. Investors provide capital on a deal by deal basis making investments into BoldPointe Partners GP/LP Special Purpose Vehicles ("SPV"). These SPVs are industry segment specific and are the holding company for initial platform investments and bolt-on acquisitions.

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Amber Hill Capital

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Amber Hill Capital is an independent sponsor focused on control equity investments in the middle market (targeting $50m-250m eq check). We have a group of >30 families across the US and Europe that engage on our transactions and close relationships with private credit lenders who can provide comfort letters as needed for large transactions. We are sector agnostic but have deep experience in consumer, TMT, business services, industrials, automotive, aerospace, logistics, and manufacturing. We are not interested in regulated financials or regulated healthcare and biotech. We are looking…

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Post Road Holdings

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Post Road Holdings is an emerging, independent sponsor focused on lower middle-market opportunities in the northeastern United States. Post Road strives to acquire, invest in, build, and partner with best-in-class businesses. Post Road has a flexible investment mandate and brings a creative and collaborate approach to transactions. While Post Road typically seeks control investments, it is willing to participate in partnerships and to acquire non-controlling interests. Post Road is a generalist investor, but it avoids overly complex and speculative businesses. The firm derives its…

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Kensington Merchant Partners

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We are an independent sponsor with broad focus around finance/financials - inclusive of commodity marketing and financing, insurance, financial services, payments and all associated sales and marketing. Founded by former co-founder of a global investment bank and family office investor.

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Melodee Holdings

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Melodee Holdings is based in Westport, CT and led by Evan Sameroff, a highly experienced investor and operator, having closed over 40 transactions during his 10+ years at leading PE firms, including HIG Capital, Lovell Minnick Partners and Avesi Partners. Evan has had immense success investing in and helping grow small, private companies with $5-50M in revenue. He is supported by group of family offices and high-net worth investors where he has a long-standing relationships. Melodee is focused on buying leading companies within their geographic market and/or industry vertical where Melodee…

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Firms in the Connecticut 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 Connecticut Independent Sponsors is $4M-$19M, with a core EBITDA range of $900K-$4M. 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.

Location can be an important consideration, but it does not necessarily define where a firm is active. Firms based in Connecticut may bring regional knowledge, local relationships, and experience with businesses in the area, while many also pursue opportunities across a broader geographic footprint. Geography is best considered alongside sector focus, company size, and relevant transaction activity.

Not necessarily. A firm’s location does not always define its geographic reach. Many Independent Sponsors based in Connecticut are active across multiple regions, while firms based elsewhere may also participate in the Connecticut market. Location can provide useful context, but it should not be interpreted as a firm’s geographic boundary.

When comparing Independent Sponsors in Connecticut, consider factors such as sector focus, size range, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 43 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 Connecticut Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.

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