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Education Services Private Equity Funds

245

Active Firms

15,957

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$19M

Core Revenue Range

$800K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 14%
California 11%
Texas 10%
New York 7%
New Jersey 4%

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

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Excellere Partners

21 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Excellere Partners is a Denver-based private equity investment firm, specializing in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams - building enduring value with a spirit of partnership and excellence. With $2.3 billion of committed capital across its four funds, Excellere Partners employs a proven research-driven, top-down investment strategy, and supports its entrepreneurs and management teams with a proprietary value creation process designed to enhance corporate and operational infrastructure for scalability and growth. Excellere's investments are focused on emerging companies…

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  • Feb 2019 Invested in SePRO
  • Jan 2019 Invested in Concord TECHNOLOGIES
  • Aug 2017 Invested in BioCare Medical
  • Jun 2017 Invested in Medlogix

Montage Partners

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Montage Partners is a lower-middle-market private equity firm investing in established U.S. and Canadian companies with $1.5M–$7M of EBITDA.Since 2004, we have completed 20 platform investments (14 successfully exited, 6 current) across four core sectors: Industrial Products & Services, Technology & Professional Services, Consumer, and Healthcare. Our portfolio companies collectively represent more than 1,700 employees and $400M+ in combined revenue.Montage Partners manages $80M of capital with committed capital available to deploy in 2026. We specialize in founder liquidity and…

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  • Aug 2024 Acquired Military Fasteners
  • Jun 2022 Acquired RDD Associates
  • Oct 2021 Acquired Solly Baby
  • Apr 2020 Acquired United Right-Of-Way

Arcapita Group

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Arcapita is a global investment firm focused on middle-market private equity and real estate transactions, with offices in Atlanta, Bahrain, London, and Singapore.Over the past 20 years, Arcapita has completed over 70 investments in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.Our flexible investment mandate and hold period allow for creative structuring solutions and the ability to partner with founders, executives, family offices, fundless sponsors, and institutional investors.

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  • Jul 2025 Acquired C&K Paving
  • Apr 2025 Acquired Trustpoint.One
  • Jan 2022 Acquired Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services
  • Dec 2019 Acquired Waste Harmonics

Albaron Partners

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Founded in 2017, Albaron is an operationally focused, lower-middle-market investment firm focused on the healthcare services sector. Our dedicated team of healthcare investors and operators helps founders create significant value, providing capital, operational expertise, and strategic support to founder-led healthcare companies.Albaron is focused on a diverse range of healthcare sub-sectors. We seek to foster collaborative, high-engagement partnerships with founders and management teams looking to scale their businesses. Our experienced team has a successful record of investing in both…

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  • Dec 2025 Acquired Vital Care Infusion Services
  • Jan 2025 Acquired IR MSO
  • Aug 2024 Acquired Austin Psychiatric Consultants
  • Dec 2023 Acquired Michigan Foot and Ankle

SBJ Capital

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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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  • May 2026 Acquired 3B International
  • Dec 2024 Acquired Simon Pearce
  • Feb 2023 Acquired Rishi Tea
  • Jan 2023 Acquired Sydnic

GreyLion

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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 Acquired Birdseye Security
  • Aug 2022 Acquired 360 Training
  • Aug 2022 Acquired Trifecta Collective
  • Aug 2021 Acquired Norwood Sawmills

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Northrim Horizon

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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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  • Mar 2026 Acquired Cressy Door and Fireplace
  • Aug 2025 Acquired ACG Systems
  • Jun 2025 Acquired Solutions360
  • Apr 2025 Acquired FacilityONE Software

Slack Water Capital

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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 Invested in Atlantic Waters
  • Jan 2025 Acquired Dot Palm Landscaping
  • May 2024 Invested in iMold
  • Feb 2024 Invested in Jones Skips (Wolverhampton)

Peak Rock Capital

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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…

Recent Transactions

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  • Apr 2019 Acquired Turkey Hill
  • Oct 2018 Acquired Pretzels, Inc.
  • Oct 2018 Acquired Louisiana Fish Fry Products
  • Sep 2018 Acquired TNT Crust

CAI Capital Partners

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Having invested $1.6 billion in private equity over three decades, CAI has partnered with companies across North America. We are focused on Canada, a region where our connectivity offers a definitive edge.Our longstanding Canadian roots make us alive to the possibilities in the Canadian lower middle market and a phone call away from the experts and partners who can accelerate growth for each of our portfolio companies.

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  • Jul 2026 Acquired ATS Scientific
  • Nov 2024 Acquired Kintera
  • Sep 2022 Acquired LineStar Utility Supply
  • Nov 2021 Acquired GreenArrow

Traction Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Traction Capital is a Minnesota-based private equity firm focused on acquiring and scaling businesses located in the Upper Midwest.Traction seeks buyouts in essential industries with strong, defensible market positions, target control investments in lower middle market companies with $1–3.5M of EBITDA, Traction is also very interested in ecommerce, product, and SaaS opportunities.Traction prioritizes industries with recurring demand, low cyclicality, and meaningful barriers to entry, enabling sustainable value creation and attractive exit optionality.

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  • Jun 2025 Invested in PARQA
  • Jun 2025 Invested in Blank Metal
  • Feb 2025 Acquired Superior Decks and Railings
  • Dec 2024 Invested in Atlasticity

Hadley Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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 $80 million, and a cash flow between $1 million and $10 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 Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
  • Sep 2013 Acquired Centare
  • Dec 2012 Acquired Bluff Manufacturing
  • Sep 2012 Acquired W.C. Rouse

Blue Sage Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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 Invested in NexGen Financial
  • Jan 2023 Invested in Clearly Clean
  • Jul 2022 Invested in Baker Manufacturing Company LLC
  • Apr 2021 Acquired Purpose Legal

Third Century Management, LLC

14 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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
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

Agellus Capital

13 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Agellus Capital partners alongside management teams of essential, non-discretionary services businesses across the United States and Canada. We focus on a combined organic and buy-and-build strategy, scaling our companies through add-on acquisitions within large, fragmented markets. Post-M&A integration, commercial and operational improvements, and investments in technology and people are key to our value creation playbook helping to accelerate organic growth.

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  • Jul 2026 Acquired The Logic Group
  • May 2026 Acquired Lawn Enforcement Agency
  • Apr 2026 Acquired Synergy Landscapes
  • Mar 2026 Acquired Titan Restoration

Ironbridge Equity Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing 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 Invested in Canada Metal (Pacific) Limited
  • Dec 2017 Invested in Midland Appliance
  • Jun 2017 Invested in Avena Foods
  • Jun 2017 Invested in Brooklin Concrete Products

Metalmark Capital

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Metalmark targets middle-market companies, seeking to build long-term value through active and collaborative partnerships with business owners, founders and executives.We invest primarily in privately held companies with a significant strategic footprint and growth objective in the North American market.Metalmark is a patient and diligent partner intent on building long-term enterprises.

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired CP Power
  • Aug 2019 Acquired Collagen Matrix
  • Oct 2018 Acquired T Parker Host
  • Oct 2016 Acquired Premier Research

Platform Partners LLC

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Founded in 2006, Platform Partners is a Houston-based investment firm that as of September 2025 manages approximately $800M of assets in a perpetual holding company structure, which allows for a long-term, patient approach. We have invested in over 30 companies, and we typically are the first institutional investor. We invest $25-$100M of equity in profitable, growing companies, and like a private equity firm invest from a pool of committed capital. We invest across industries and have significant experience in business services, financial services and industrial…

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  • Oct 2025 Acquired Champion Contractors & Services
  • Dec 2024 Acquired Basin Creek
  • Oct 2024 Acquired Progressive Pipeline Management, LLC
  • May 2024 Acquired Alliance Strategies Inc

LDR Growth Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
LDR Growth Partners (LDR) is a people-focused private equity firm.Our vision centers on maximizing the potential of people, communities, and businesses through teamwork and the infusion of human and capital resources.Our mission is to create a new standard for successful North American businesses by aligning growth and infrastructure with optimism and opportunity.Our values are trust, service, creativity, and discipline.

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  • Oct 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Oct 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • May 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Private Equity Funds in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Education Services 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.

What information is included in each Private Equity Fund profile?

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.

What company sizes are most common for Education Services Private Equity Funds?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Education Services Private Equity Funds is $3M-$19M, with a core EBITDA range of $800K-$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.

How important is Consumer Services experience when evaluating Private Equity Funds?

Relevant Consumer 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 245 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Consumer Services.

Do all Private Equity Funds in this directory focus exclusively on Consumer Services?

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

How do I compare Private Equity Funds with experience in Consumer Services?

When comparing Private Equity Funds with experience in Consumer Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 245 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Education Services Private Equity Funds?

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 Education Services Private Equity Funds directory, you can request information here.


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