Knox Lane is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses in the Services and Consumer sectors.Formed by a team of investors and operators, Knox Lane’s professionals have a long history of working together, an investor-operator mindset, and and a passion for partnering with companies to accelerate growth.We look forward to introducing ourselves and seeing how we can help.
We are entrepreneurial investors who eschew the traditional investment approach in search of opportunity in the small and medium enterprise (SME) landscape. We believe in bringing professional management, new incentive structures, and cutting edge technology to mature businesses and industries.
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Jun 2016
New Forest Capital
acquired
New England Commercial & Industrial Cleaning Services
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Represent and lead management of 3 hedge funds, leveraging deep personal network containing world’s largest and universally recognized institutional investors to raise capital. Apply natural ability to identify high-potential funds and businesses for which to raise money, establishing strong personal connections with potential investors.
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HGS Partners is an investment firm based in Los Angeles, CA and founded in 2024. Our founders have over 15 years of combined private equity experience, including at Ares Management, LightBay Capital, and Court Square Capital. HGS Partners seeks to partner with entrepreneurial owner-operators to scale their businesses. We are targeting investments in the business and consumer services industries.
Sequoia Funding is a business lender that provides fast, flexible working capital to entrepreneurs. It operates without the traditional banking bureaucracy. The company focuses on supporting ambitious business owners. Sequoia Funding primarily invests in early-stage technology and healthcare startups. They focus on innovative, growth-oriented companies. Their investments aim for significant long-term returns.
