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GreyLion Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 19 Total Closed Deals
GreyLion focuses on investing in high-growth businesses in the lower middle market. We seek to partner with existing owners and management teams across the Industrial, Healthcare, Software and Services sectors to deliver capital in tailored and flexible minority and control structures. GreyLion invests $25-$125 million of capital per investment, primarily within the United States. We currently manage private equity funds with aggregate commitments of $1.9 billion.
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Jul 2024
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Aug 2022
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Aug 2022
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Aug 2021
acquired

Serent Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 19 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2008, Serent Capital is a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses. Our operating model is distinct in its focus on business building. We strive to be an involved, value-added investor, capable of providing significant operational and strategic support to our portfolio company CEOs on the most critical issues that they face as their companies scale.Serent Capital’s ability to assist its companies is based on its principals’ experience as CEOs, strategic advisers, and Board Members, and a deep network…
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Apr 2015
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Mar 2015
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Mar 2015
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Feb 2015
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Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 18 Total Closed Deals
We acquire companies that have a dominant position in their niche sub-sectors of B2B services, distribution, highly engineered manufacturing, and industrial/operational technology. We focus on companies or corporate carve-outs based in the US or Canada.We target companies that benefit from many of the leading trends impacting industrial markets including productivity enhancing technology solutions, factory automation, robotics, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), advanced manufacturing and the increasing importance of B2B services.
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Dec 2022
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Dec 2021
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Dec 2021
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Mar 2021
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Speyside Equity Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 18 Total Closed Deals
Speyside Equity brings an operationally intensive approach to investing in manufacturing and distribution businesses with a value-added component. We prefer situations where there are opportunities to focus on transformational improvement opportunities that result in sustainable EBITDA margin expansion and long‐term value creation.Financial Attributes Revenue: Up to $500 million Creative Structuring SolutionsBusiness Profile HQ in North America or Western Europe Defensible Market Position Mature Industries: performance materials, building products, food ingredients, metals, plastics,…
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Nov 2021
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May 2021
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Jun 2019
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Jun 2019
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Altus Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 18 Total Closed Deals
Altus Capital Partners is a private equity firm that makes control investments in middle market manufacturing businesses. We believe that our exclusive focus on manufacturing provides us with a unique understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by companies in the sector. We utilize a patient, thoughtful investment approach and seek to partner with the management teams of our operating companies to achieve growth.The Altus investment team has experience in all phases of making and managing investments in middle market manufacturing companies. The firm’s partners have worked…
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Mar 2022
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Mar 2021
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Mar 2019
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Feb 2017
acquired

Peak Rock Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
We make equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on providing bespoke primary financings and making investments in secondary loans for corporate debt and commercial real estate. Peak Rock’s principals have deep expertise in complex situations and…
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Apr 2019
acquired
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Oct 2018
acquired
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Oct 2018
acquired
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Sep 2018
acquired

Slack Water Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
Slack Water Capital makes minority and control equity investments in small and medium-sized businesses. The Firm's primary focus is providing equity capital to acquisition entrepreneurs. 
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Feb 2025
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Jan 2025
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May 2024
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Feb 2024
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RLJ Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
RLJ primarily invests in North American companies with enterprise values between $50 million and $250 million. While our target investment size is between $15 million and $40 million per transaction, we have the ability to pursue larger transactions in collaboration with our strategic partners. We seek out opportunities where we are able to partner with proven and motivated management teams and create value through a combination of strategic capital and operational insight.RLJ Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on generating long-term capital appreciation by…
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Mar 2023
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Sep 2021
acquired
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Apr 2021
acquired
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Jan 2021
acquired

MiddleGround Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 16 Total Closed Deals
MiddleGround Capital is a private equity firm that invests in B2B companies in the industrial and specialty distribution sectors in the lower middle market in North America. We are differentiated as true operators who have experience working in and managing businesses that range from the lower middle market to Fortune 500 companies.We make control equity investments in businesses that can benefit from the hands-on operational expertise we bring to the table. We partner and align ourselves with management teams to execute a customized value creation program that drives equity value back to our…
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Jul 2023
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Jan 2023
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Dec 2022
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Nov 2022
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SBJ Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
SBJ Capital is a multi-strategy private investment firm with $600mm under management that provides flexible capital solutions to founder and family-owned businesses. SBJ offers companies control and non-control investment solutions, including debt and equity, across the consumer, healthcare, technology and business services industries. SBJ provides operational resources, strategic advice, and a partnership-oriented approach to help businesses achieve their full potential. SBJ was founded by an experienced team of professionals with a track record of helping grow companies as…
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Feb 2023
acquired
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Jan 2023
acquired
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Feb 2022
acquired
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Dec 2020
acquired

Blue Sage Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Blue Sage Capital is an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm that has been investing in profitable, growing, lower middle-market companies since 2002. Blue Sage currently has over $400 million of assets under management and seeks to partner with founders, families, and management teams as the first round of institutional capital for businesses that enjoy leadership positions in niche manufacturing, environmental solutions, or specialty services industries. Blue Sage typically invests $20 million to $40 million in control buyout investments and recapitalizations of companies with $20…
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Apr 2023
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Jan 2023
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Jul 2022
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Apr 2021
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Presidio Investors Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Presidio Investors, a private equity firm based in Austin, TX, and Oakland, CA, was founded in 2007 to pursue exceptional lower and middle-market investments. The firm’s experienced investment professionals specialize in growth-oriented buyouts in the technology, media and financial services industries. The entire Presidio Investors team also has substantial operating experience and works side-by-side with management teams to help achieve the best possible outcome for all stakeholders.
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Aug 2021
acquired
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Apr 2021
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Aug 2019
acquired
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Mar 2019
acquired

Hadley Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
We work with founders/owners, families and management teams in need of ownership transition, management succession, and / or growth support. We primarily focus on companies with revenue between $5 million and $50 million, and a cash flow between $1 million and $5 million. We consider a wide range of industries and look for companies with potential to build on past successes and open to new ideas.
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Sep 2014
acquired
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Sep 2013
acquired
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Dec 2012
acquired
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Sep 2012
acquired

May River Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
May River Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago and founded by three partners who seek to help lower middle-market, high-caliber industrial businesses grow and thrive. We take pride in our culture of partnership and collaboration—a characteristic rooted in the fundamental appreciation of the human element in business. Since 2012, we have completed more than 20 acquisitions across 10 industrial platforms. We are currently investing out of our second Fund of $315M.
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Apr 2025
acquired
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Oct 2024
acquired
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Oct 2024
acquired
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Nov 2023
acquired

The Brydon Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 14 Total Closed Deals
The Brydon Group is a veteran-led $270M private equity fund focused on acquiring recurring revenue small businesses with $1-$5M EBITDA. To date we've closed 24 deals (16 platforms, 8 tuck-ins). We are an ideal solution for owners looking to transition their legacy to the next generation of small business owner as we bring in one of our industry-focused entrepreneurs-in-residence as CEO.We have a focus on software and B2B, government, & healthcare services.Investor team consists of Alex Mears (two decades in large cap private equity at Blackstone and Carlyle and five years…
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Apr 2025
acquired
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Feb 2025
acquired
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Nov 2024
acquired
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Nov 2024
acquired

Solis Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 14 Total Closed Deals
Solis Capital Partners is a leading lower middle-market private equity firm located in Southern California. The firm was founded in 2002 and employs a disciplined, fundamentals-based investment strategy that emphasizes partnership with exceptional leadership to pursue enterprise improvement, organizational transformation and growth. Solis generally targets software, business services, light manufacturing and value-added distribution opportunities in the Western United States. The firm will generally seek to invest $5 to $20 million in lower middle-market companies with enterprise values from…
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Jun 2023
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Jul 2021
acquired
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Jan 2020
acquired
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Jan 2018
acquired

Warren Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Warren Equity Partners ("WEP") is a private equity firm that invests in small and middle market operating companies primarily in North America. WEP invests in established companies where additional capital and operating resources can accelerate growth. We are primarily targeting products and services companies in the infrastructure, industrial, and building sectors. WEP invests in the form of buyouts, growth equity, and recapitalizations. We are value-added investors with a strong emphasis on partnering with seasoned managers and operating executives. Importantly, we seek to generate return…
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Apr 2021
acquired
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Apr 2021
acquired
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Nov 2020
acquired
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Oct 2020
acquired

Council Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 13 Total Closed Deals
Our goal is to ensure every investment we make is on the right side of change in healthcare – supporting companies that improve the healthcare system and who will help accelerate the shift from volume of service to value. While change is often slow and unpredictable, we seek investments that perform well in the current environment and will thrive as the pace of change accelerates.We invest in companies positioned for rapid growth that operate in excellent markets within healthcare. Our focused approach targets companies that will benefit most from our relationships and expertise.Within the…
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Nov 2022
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Jul 2022
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Dec 2021
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Feb 2021
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Northrim Horizon Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Northrim Horizon has funding committed for decades, unburdening us from short-term pressures. Our structure and strategy enable us to protect sellers' legacies and build exceptional businesses the right way. Since inception, Northrim Horizon has raised over $440 million in capital. Our most recent fund, NH Fund III, is a $235 million fund announced February 11, 2025.
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Jan 2025
acquired
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Jun 2024
acquired
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Jun 2024
acquired
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May 2024
acquired

Ironbridge Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Ironbridge is a Toronto-based private equity firm with more than $750 million of assets under management focused exclusively on investing in companies in the Canadian lower middle-market. We focus on traditional industry businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, consumer products and services, and business products and services spaces. We have completed over 55 transactions since 2005 and are currently deploying from our $383M Fund IV. We are looking for new platform acquisitions in Canada fitting the following parameters:Lower middle-market focus:• Deal Sizes generally between $25 and…
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Oct 2018
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Dec 2017
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Jun 2017
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Jun 2017
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