Obelysk is a family office with a long history of investing in, operating and growing businesses in North America.We seek to acquire high-quality businesses and grow their cash flow through a combination of organic growth, operational improvements and M&A.Our focus is on acquiring lower middle market companies in the following industries: business / industrial services, light manufacturing / processing, infrastructure services, and home services.
Cresset Private Capital investing team makes direct investments in operating companies where we have experience. We focus on long term partnerships with like-minded entrepreneurs, founders, and management teams. We believe in long-term, flexible, and patient capital avoiding misalignment, friction and unfavorable fee structures, which can produce inefficient results for business owners and investors.
Pondera Holdings is an operationally-focused holding company that provides capital to private, entrepreneurial businesses. Our objective with each investment is to create value for employees, customers, communities, and our shareholders. Pondera’s principals serve as active board members of portfolio companies, and in certain situations, will play an active management role if needed.As a holding company with permanent capital, we are not constrained by the fixed time horizon of a traditional private equity fund. This structure is advantageous for all stakeholders because it allows for a…
Rising Ventures Group, established as a family-run business, came to fruition as a result of the family’s shared passion for Entrepreneurship, Value Creation, Leadership, Culture-building, Core Values, and Community.Both parents have been successful business owners since the mid-80’s and have spent their careers in CPG, Retail, Healthcare, Consulting, Manufacturing and Distribution. With savvy business acumen, multiple start-up companies were created and successfully exited, realizing extensive wealth.The younger generation of three adult children have experienced professional success and…
Caldicot Capital is a private equity firm serving lower middle market businesses. We view our investments as partnerships and take a hands-on approach in collaborating with business owners and management teams. We have a concentrated portfolio which enables us to focus our time and resources to closely support operators we invest in. When combining management's expertise with our own, we unlock significant value together. We focus on investing in businesses with $1 to $10 million of EBITDA and structure our transactions flexibly on a case-by-case basis with "patient capital"…
Fourshore Partners is a Miami-based private equity firm that focuses on lower middle market buyouts in the U.S. and Caribbean. Fourshore targets companies generating between $2m and $15m of EBITDA with enterprise values between $10m and $75m.Business Types/Situations:• Family-owned businesses • Management buyouts • Secondary buyouts • Corporate carve-outs/divestitures • Complex situations/turnaroundsIndustries • Marine Services • Financial Services • Agribusiness • Transportation & Logistics• Distribution • Business Services • Niche Manufacturing • Consumer…
Gart Capital Partners is a private investment partnership focused on investing in closely-held and family-owned businesses. We focus on facilitating ownership transition planning; and strategic future growth.With over ninety years of collective investing and operating experience, we are true innovative and operational partners rather than passive financial investors. In addition, our patient, family office capital base allows us to be uniquely flexible and focused on the long-term potential of every company in our portfolio.We partner with growing, lower middle market consumer and services…
Alitus Partners is a private equity firm managed by experienced operating executives rather than financial experts. Each of our managing partners have personally built companies from as small as a few million dollars of sales into businesses generating in excess of several hundred million dollars of revenue. Our goal is to acquire control positions in lower middle market companies, then use our hands on operating experience to help existing ownership and management realize potential which they can not achieve with their current resources. We not only know how to enhance the foundation of a…
B. Holbrooks, LLC is the investment vehicle of Bryan Holbrooks and his direct family based in Lexington, NC. The firm's main focus is on making investments in niche manufacturing businesses, but is open to special situations in other industries.Size ParametersInvestments up to $15 MillionEBITDA greater than $0.5 MillionBusiness CharacteristicsNiche Industry LeadersDefensible Market PositionsMission Critical Products / ServicesHistory of ProfitabilityOrganic Growth OpportunitiesProprietary / Special SituationsLow Capex Business ModelsThe hallmarks of the firm’s proven investment track record…
Nobel Investments is a family investment office based out of Santa Monica, CA. We are majority stake hold investors and are owners / operators of our businesses post-acquisition. We invest in businesses that operate in industries where we have demonstrated a successful track record of helping companies scale – either as direct operators or as consultants.Nobel Investments was founded by Atta Tarki. Born in Tehran, Atta moved to the countryside of Sweden at age 7, where he grew up a few minutes away from Alfred Nobel’s workshop. There, Atta developed a deep respect for Alfred Nobel’s…
Pulte Capital seeks acquisitions and relationships in targeted sectors across the building products industry. We specialize in flexible transaction structures, with particular expertise in strategic partnerships and recapitalizations in which management teams have the opportunity to retain significant ownership stakes. Our target transactions typically range from $10 – $200 million in size. We generally invest in middle-market companies and lower-priority divisions of national companies in the following building products segments: Niche / Specialty building products businesses Countertops /…
Preservation Holdings is a group of family offices based in Dallas/Fort Worth, who are seeking to deploy committed capital through multiple control investments. We primarily invest in B2B and B2C Services companies in the Lower Middle Market, as well as other compelling opportunities. We are seeking long-term investments as part of a broader portfolio of operating companies. There is no mandate to return capital to investors. Our focus is on long-term returns and cash flow generation. We have built, bought and sold businesses. We intimately understand the frustration that comes with a sale…
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Camp Lake Capital (“CLC”) is a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on acquiring and growing lower middle-market industrial businesses for the long-term. We seek to partner with leading industrial companies led by best-in-class management teams who desire to grow with and participate in the ownership of the business. In addition to providing capital, CLC also offers a network of operating resources who can assist with growth and operational improvement in a variety of ways, from new customer relationships and strengthening market share to increasing operating margins and sourcing…
Taubman Capital (“TC”) is a private equity investment firm for the Taubman familyThrough TC, the family is building an investment portfolio of world-class businesses led by exceptional management teams outside of its core real estate holdingsThe firm’s flexible, long-term capital base offers sellers closing certainty, while also providing management teams with the ability to focus on building larger, more valuable enterprises without time constraints or exit pressuresTC has no outside investors – all internal capital means making investment decisions as true owners and the ability to…
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.
OverviewThe Thomas Family office has a strong tradition of establishing, acquiring and growing family owned manufacturing, service and distribution companies. Royal Vendors and Coin Acceptors, Inc. have both been owned by the Thomas family since their founding’s 30 and 60 years ago respectively. Numerous add-on acquisitions have been made to these two companies over the years that have helped grow them into the market leaders that they are today. We have rich histories in metal fabrication, plastics and electronics manufacturing, tight-tolerance engineering, refrigeration engineering,…
Highline Group is a unique family office of experienced operators looking for our next great business to grow. We want to make a control investment or a complete buyout in a private company that is seeking ownership transition.We are a father-son team with over five decades of leadership experience across a range of businesses and sectors. We are passionate about building teams and developing people. We love tackling business opportunities and winning the right way. We believe that business is a noble profession, and we seek to make decisions each day that demonstrate this. We are strategic…
Smith Ventures is a single family office that acquires and holds generational businesses long term. The family’s capital originated from founding and exiting multiple technology businesses, giving them a deep understanding of what it takes to build a successful organization.
Metro Global Ventures is an operationally-focused middle market private investment firm. We invest in and help grow smaller niche businesses with solid fundamentals and strong management teams. Our deep experience working with founder owned/operated small and mid-sized businesses sets us apart as a true investment partner. Our personal and strategic approach to helping entrepreneurs build leading organizations enables us to drive sustained growth and create long term value. As entrepreneurs ourselves, our mission is to provide capital to talented entrepreneurial executives to enable them…
Family office with $150MM in capital to acquire lower middle market businesses. Our strategy, eBuild Ventures, is nestled within a public holdco called ENDI with a few cashflow generating businesses including a mutual fund with $2-3B AUM.
