Top Diversified Capital Markets Private Equity Funds with Recent Private M&A Activity

Active Firms

3,344

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$20M

Core Revenue Range

$1M-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Regions by Activity

Florida 16%

California 12%

Texas 10%

New York 8%

New Jersey 3%

Key Attributes

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

JLL Partners

2 Closed Deals via Axial

32 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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JLL Partners is a leading private equity firm with a 34-year track record of transforming businesses through its operational and financial expertise. JLL Partners is dedicated to partnering with companies that it can fundamentally help build into market leaders through a combination of strategic mergers and acquisitions, market repositioning, and product and service line expansion. The JLL team is comprised of investment professionals and operating partners with extensive experience in portfolio company management, transaction structuring, capital markets, and business development. The firm…

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Oct 2022 Acquired Promptworks
Oct 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
Nov 2021 Acquired Modus Create
Feb 2018 Acquired Dohmen Life Science Services

CPS Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial

26 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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CPS is an entrepreneurial investment firm that supports the growth of high-quality small and medium sized businesses. We are focused on companies with annual revenues from $5-$40 million and annual cash flows from $2-$8 million, and investing committed capital from 3 active funds. We will work with business owners to ensure the right deal for both themselves and their employees and customers. We bring significant managerial capability and capital to provide business owners with an attractive option compared to traditional financial or strategic buyers. CPS takes an active role in businesses…

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Mar 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Jun 2023 Acquired AKA Tree Service
Oct 2022 Acquired Accurate Tree Services
Oct 2022 Acquired Integrity Heat & Air

Envest Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Envest Capital Partners is an investment company holding long term private equity positions in established basic businesses. We invest in a relatively broad range of basic industries, with a focus on manufacturing, industrial & consumer services, and franchising. Envest seeks to provide private direct equity financing to companies with sales of $5 to $50 million, exceptional growth prospects and strong, stable cash flow. Founded in 2000, Envest is a private equity firm based in Virginia Beach, VA. We are dedicated to partnering with privately held and founder-owned businesses. The Envest…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Earl Industries Inc.
Aug 2023 Acquired Digital Services LLC
Aug 2023 Acquired Commonwealth Epoxy Coatings LLC
Oct 2022 Acquired CBT Logistics Group

Presidio Investors

1 Closed Deal via Axial

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Presidio Investors is a leading middle market private equity firm based in Austin, Texas that partners with growing, niche businesses in the business services and entertainment sectors. The Presidio team has significant investing and operating experience, and they employ a collaborative approach to help grow and develop businesses to produce excellent returns for all stakeholders.Please see our website www.presidioinvestors.com for more information.

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Apr 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Aug 2021 Acquired Centennial Media
Apr 2021 Acquired Resolve Tech Solutions
Aug 2019 Acquired Bravas

Ninth Street Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial

9 Total Closed Deals

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Ninth Street Capital Partners is a private investment partnership that specializes in acquiring, developing and managing established businesses. With a focus on executing deals with the highest degree of integrity, we make long-term controlling investments in growth-oriented, privately held businesses with revenues ranging from $5 to $50 million. Our flexible approach allows us to tailor our investments to help entrepreneurs and business owners achieve their personal and financial goals.

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Sep 2019 Acquired Undislosed
Jun 2015 Invested in Premium Inspection & Testing
Mar 2014 Invested in Kitchen Cabinet Distributors
May 2013 Acquired SCADA Source, LLC

LNC Partners

69 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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LNC Partners is a relationship-driven private equity firm based in Arlington, Virginia, focused on investing in lower middle-market companies across the United States. Founded in 2012, the firm manages over $1 billion in capital and frequently serves as the first institutional partner to founder- and management-led businesses.LNC provides customized and flexible capital solutions that can combine equity and debt, enabling the firm to structure investments that align with the needs of each business and management team. LNC’s flexible approach allows it to invest in either control or minority…

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May 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Dec 2025 Invested in Bennie Health, Inc.
Nov 2025 Acquired General Insurance Agency
Oct 2025 Acquired Nevarez Insurance

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CIVC Partners

55 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm investing in high growth middle market companies in business services sectors. Since 1989, the team has invested over $1.9 billion and currently invests from CIVC Partners Fund VII. More information on CIVC Partners and its portfolio companies can be found at www.civc.com.

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Aug 2024 Acquired Renu
Feb 2024 Acquired Highstreet IT Solutions
Jan 2024 Acquired HR Green
Jan 2024 Acquired Datavail

Kainos Capital

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Kainos Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on the food and consumer sector, was recently formed by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry and Sarah Ashmore Bradley. The Kainos Partners have invested and collaborated together in the food and consumer space over the past 20 years and their deep industry knowledge is complimented by an experienced team of investment professionals.The Kainos Team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having invested more than $2 billion of equity in more than 52 transactions in the food and consumer sector with a total…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Good2Grow
Feb 2023 Invested in CellCore
Jan 2023 Acquired Evriholder
Aug 2021 Acquired Muenster Milling Company

Third Century Management, LLC

14 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Third Century Investment Associates, LP ("TCIA") manages private equity capital for significant investments in small businesses. We invest actively in partnership with operating companies and carefully selected management teams located in the United States. Our team targets proven businesses in specialized sectors where we work to become advantaged investors through existing or acquired expertise. We are a disciplined, process-driven partnership, focused on long-term fundamentals. Our mission is to build sustainable business value, earn a superior return and develop a best-in-class reputation…

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Apr 2026 Acquired Mobile IV Medics
Sep 2025 Acquired BlackJet Marketing
Jul 2025 Acquired Local Web Leads
Oct 2024 Acquired Mobile RN Management

BHMS Investments, LP

13 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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BHMS Investments, LP is a Westport, CT based private investment firm focused on the North American lower middle-market. Founded in 2010, BHMS invests in a wide variety of control and structured equity opportunities ranging from consolidation strategies to conventional leveraged buyouts. The firm focuses on industries in which it has deep experience and relationships including insurance services and business services broadly (consumer, commercial, professional). BHMS is currently deploying capital from its most recent fund, which it raised in 2024, and focuses on platform investments in the…

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Jul 2024 Acquired Boost Insurance
Nov 2021 Acquired Innovisk Capital Partners
Jul 2021 Acquired King Risk Partners
Jan 2021 Acquired Staff Boom

Osceola Capital Management

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Osceola Capital is a Tampa, Florida based private equity firm that invests in lower middle market services companies. Our strategy is to partner with exceptional management teams and drive long-term value creation through a combination of strategic acquisitions, internal growth initiatives, and operational improvements. We offer a unique blend of operations and transaction experience to help support our management teams – principals of Osceola have led over 100 corporate finance transactions ($1 billion+ in capital) and served as the CEO, CFO, or President of over 15 successful…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Industry Services Co.
Aug 2023 Acquired O’Cloud Ventures
Aug 2023 Acquired Forward Solutions
Aug 2023 Acquired Revelation Pharma

Arthur Ventures

10 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Minority and majority investments in software and business services companies.Based in Minneapolis.Targeting $2-20M investments in companies Headquartered in North America.

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Aug 2023 Invested in Candor Consultants
Aug 2023 Invested in CFI
Aug 2023 Invested in Avalara
Aug 2023 Invested in CyberQP

West Lane Capital Partners

9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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West Lane Capital Partners is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to invest in lower middle-market companies. In addition to providing capital, we are actively engaged partners across the strategy, operations and finance functions within our portfolio businesses.We focus on control investments in the logistics, consumer, food & beverage, broader manufacturing and the financial and business services sectors and our experience allows us to invest in both successful growing businesses as well as more difficult and complex situations. We also know that…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Blue Cross
Aug 2023 Acquired Epicurean Catering
Aug 2023 Acquired Cutler Group
Aug 2023 Acquired Stansberry Asset Management

Sagemoore Capital

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Sagemoore is a private equity firm focused on making investments in the lower middle-market. We utilize an evergreen fund structure with committed capital from family office investors resulting in a patient capital base.This structure offers a flexible investment horizon designed to maximize stakeholder alignment by focusing on true long-term value creation. Sagemoore’s investment principals each have more than 15 years of professional investing and healthcare operating experience.We seek to cultivate deep partnerships with entrepreneurs and experienced operating teams for the benefit of…

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Aug 2024 Advised Sagemoore Capital on an investment from Confidential Company
Jan 2017 Acquired Carie Health
Mar 2014 Invested in ServRX
Apr 2011 Acquired Restore Health

Gulmohar Capital Partners

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Sumit and Arun founded Gulmohar Capital Partners (GCP), a private investment firm focused on acquiring and scaling software and tech-enabled services businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Under GCP, they established GRCS Trust, a permanent-capital platform focused on governance, risk, compliance, and security (GRCS) software serving CIOs, CISOs, and regulated industries. The platform's first acquisition was CurrentWare, and GCP intends to continue expanding GRCS Trust through additional acquisitions that strengthen its position within the broader GRCS ecosystem.Sumit most recently served as…

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Mar 2025 Acquired Currrentware, Inc.
Dec 2021 Acquired Actify Data Labs (Voxco Add-on)
Dec 2021 Invested in Confidential Company
May 2019 Acquired Voxco Insights

Gemspring Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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With $350 million of committed capital under management, Gemspring Capital is a private equity firm specializing in lower middle market companies. We provide flexible capital and partner with talented management teams to propel companies to grow and achieve their full potential. At Gemspring, we take a hands-on approach to investing and commit operating and strategic resources to help drive revenue growth and operating efficiencies at each of our portfolio companies. We take smart risks with capital investment and often pursue transformational add-on acquisitions. The goal for each…

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Jun 2017 Acquired Therma
Dec 2016 Acquired United Group Programs

The Carlyle Group

287 Total Closed Deals

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Carlyle, based in Washington, DC with 29 offices globally, is a leading global alternative asset manager with $447 billion of assets under management across 612 active investment vehicles. Carlyle invests across three segments – Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Global Investment Solutions – in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Since its founding in 1987, Carlyle has invested over $146 billion in more than 785 private equity transactions. Carlyle conducts its investment activities through focused industry groups that leverage the extensive operating and…

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Oct 2010 Acquired Permian Tank Manufacturing, Inc.
Oct 2010 Acquired Philosophy.
Oct 2010 Acquired Phoenix Exploration Company LP
Oct 2010 Acquired PixelOptics, Inc.

Peloton Capital Management

8 Total Closed Deals

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Peloton Capital Management is:- A private equity firm with long-term capital and long-term investment orientation- A proven team with deep expertise in the financial services, healthcare services, and consumer products and services industries- A culture-driven company built around the belief that effective collaboration produces better outcomes

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Dec 2022 Acquired Billyard Insurance Group
May 2022 Acquired Victoria Park Medispa
Mar 2022 Acquired Unison Risk Advisors
Apr 2021 Acquired Edgewood Health Network Canada

Oroco Capital

8 Total Closed Deals

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Oroco Capital is a private equity investment firm. Our strategy is to buy great businesses in our target industries and build value through both internal growth and acquisitions, resulting in excellent returns for our investors. The team at Oroco has completed over 50 deals totaling over $5.0B. We developed a unique capital structure and have capital commitments from family offices, wealthy individuals and small institutions. In addition, Oroco has formed a strategic alliance with a private investment firm that allows Oroco to partner on investments that vary in size and type. Our strategy is…

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Jan 2019 Invested in Maridata
Jan 2019 Acquired FirstMark Materials
Feb 2018 Acquired FirstMark Foundations
Feb 2017 Acquired FirstMark Construction

LaurelCrest Partners

6 Total Closed Deals

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LaurelCrest Partners is a Private Equity firm that seeks to make acquisitions at the smaller end of Enterprise spectrum. We are in the process of building a portfolio of well run, stable, strong cash flowing businesses.LaurelCrest was founded by a group of seasoned professionals with diverse backgrounds in business and finance. Our focus is leveraging our expertise and capital to identify and fund exceptional investment opportunities across numerous sectors and asset classes and then utilizing our team of experts to grow and monetize these investments.Our core business is sourcing…

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Aug 2023 Acquired BitBuy
Aug 2023 Acquired AvidXchange
Aug 2023 Acquired Varo
Jun 2021 Acquired Peninsula Capital Corp.

Firms in the Diversified Capital Markets Private Equity Funds 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 Diversified Capital Markets Private Equity Funds is $4M-$20M, with a core EBITDA range of $1M-$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.

Relevant Financial Services experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 37 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Financial Services.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Diversified Capital Markets Private Equity Funds directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Financial Services, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Private Equity Funds with experience in Financial Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 37 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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