Top Education Services Private Equity Funds with Recent Private M&A Activity

246

Active Firms

16,010

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$19M

Core Revenue Range

$800K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

Florida 14%

California 11%

Texas 10%

New York 7%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

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

Frontenac Company

46 Total Closed Deals

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Frontenac Company was founded in 1971 with the belief that people are the driving factor behind successful businesses. Nearly 20 years ago we developed a “CEO1ST Investing” strategy to partner with outstanding business leaders and together identify, acquire and build leading businesses. Our CEO1ST partners are leaders in their fields and provide strategic and operational insight to our portfolio companies.Together with our CEO1ST partners, we provide the capital, network and resources to enable our portfolio companies to respond to opportunities, grow and succeed.We focus on lower…

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Apr 2018 Acquired TPC Training
Sep 2017 Invested in Schlotterbeck & Foss
Aug 2017 Invested in Industrial Color Brands
May 2017 Invested in Colorado Timberline

Wellspring Capital Management

35 Total Closed Deals

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WELLSPRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, founded in 1995, is a middle-market private equity firm that has approximately $3 billion of private equity capital under management. The firm’s objective is to bring partnership, experience and value creation to each investment. By teaming up with strong management, Wellspring is able to unlock underlying value and pursue new growth opportunities through strategic initiatives, operating improvements and add-on acquisitions. The firm functions as a strategic rather than tactical partner, providing management teams with top-line support, M&A experience and…

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Oct 2016 Acquired Hoffmaster Group
Nov 2015 Acquired Bellwether Behavioral Health
Aug 2015 Acquired Ampac Holdings, LLC
Oct 2014 Acquired Qualitor

Cortec Group

27 Total Closed Deals

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Cortec Group is a private equity firm with ~40 years of experience working alongside founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams of leading middle-market companies in the U.S. and Canada.Our team shares decades of real-world business experience to help good companies grow and thrive. We collaborate with management to drive commercial success and operational excellence, generating attractive results for all stakeholders.

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Oct 2024 Acquired Duggal Visual Solutions
May 2023 Acquired NorthStar
Jan 2023 Acquired A1 Garage Door Service
Nov 2022 Acquired Four Seasons

Lineage Capital

27 Total Closed Deals

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A unique model—tailored to the needs of owner-managers.Lineage was founded on the core values of trust, respect, teamwork, and commitment—ideals that provide a foundation for our strong partner relationships. For business owners who share these values, the uncommon structure of a Lineage partnership can be a way to comfortably achieve short- and long-term business and personal objectives.For nearly two decades, we’ve partnered with owner-managers who desire liquidity while continuing to benefit from the future financial success of their business. Our investment model allows…

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Jun 2024 Invested in GIK Acoustics
Feb 2024 Invested in Flutterbee Education Group
Feb 2024 Invested in Quality Glass & Mirror
Oct 2023 Acquired Concept Agritek

Azalea Capital

21 Total Closed Deals

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Azalea Capital partners with entrepreneurs, management teams, and family-owned companies with revenues of at least $10 million. We provide growth capital, operating expertise, and industry experience to significantly enhance the long-term value of our investments. Azalea is a pro-active investor with a defined value creation strategy. In every investment, we partner with a proven industry executive to enhance our operationally focused approach. We invest in manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies in a variety of industries with a particular interest in the following…

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Nov 2017 Invested in Ark Naturals
May 2016 Invested in Jones Natural Chews
Mar 2016 Invested in ACL Airshop
Apr 2015 Invested in InTech Aerospace

Lafayette Capital Partners

20 Total Closed Deals

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Lafayette Mittelstand Capital is a privately held investment firm backed by its Partners and Institutions. Lafayette looks to make majority investments in companies in turnaround, restructuring and other special situations.We focus on companies with industry-leading market positions, strong brands or other unique, differentiating factors. Lafayette engages with private and family-owned businesses, subsidiaries of larger corporates and publicly listed companies. We like to look into acquiring companies with the following criteria - Sales between EUR 10 - 150m - Headquartered in Germany,…

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Jun 2024 Acquired MDEXX
Mar 2023 Acquired 4WHEELS
Feb 2023 Invested in Bischoff & Bischoff
Dec 2021 Acquired Dankwardt

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Kingswood Capital Management LP

16 Total Closed Deals

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Kingswood Capital is a private investment firm primarily focused on businesses that are undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change. In addition to access to capital, we bring relevant industry relationships and a broad network of internal and external operating resources that can strengthen the business and enhance value. Based in Los Angeles, we are a cohesive team of senior professionals from industry leading private equity firms with a history of success. We have extensive experience with complex transactions and difficult situations, where we provide…

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May 2025 Invested in The Vitamin Shoppe
May 2025 Acquired OneX
Feb 2025 Invested in InfoTree Global Solutions
Nov 2024 Acquired Branding Iron

CVC Capital Partners

15 Total Closed Deals

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Global Private Equity and Growth Capital FirmCVC manages capital on behalf of over 300 institutional, governmental and private investors worldwide. Over the years, we have secured commitments of more than US$71 billion in funds from our investors (including CVC Credit Partners). The capital of our investors is committed for ten years or more to closed-end funds that we manage on their behalf.

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Aug 2017 Provided debt financing to Wastewater Specialities, LLC
Jun 2017 Provided debt financing to Shannon Specialty Floors, LLC
May 2017 Provided debt financing to TWMA
Jun 2016 Provided debt financing to The Legacy Companies

Solis Capital Partners

14 Total Closed Deals

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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 Acquired eSkillz
Jul 2021 Acquired Premier Auto Supplies
Jan 2020 Acquired User Research International
Jan 2018 Acquired Eminess Technologies

Balmoral Funds, LLC

13 Total Closed Deals

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Balmoral is experienced in pursuing investment opportunities involving complex operational or financial challenges. We understand the significant commitment of time, resources, and professional turnaround experience required to unlock value within non-core, under-performing or distressed businesses. Accordingly, Balmoral helps creditors, workout groups, corporations with non-core assets, management teams seeking to buy businesses, ESOP trustees, receivers, company advisors and business-owners by providing equity infusions, acquiring non-core or challenged businesses, and/or recapitalizing…

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Aug 2020 Invested in Epsilyte
May 2019 Invested in KP Aviation
Mar 2019 Invested in Things Remembered
Mar 2019 Invested in Aero Interiors Company

Gridiron Capital

12 Total Closed Deals

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Gridiron Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams and creating value by building middle-market companies into industry-leaders in branded consumer, B2B and B2C services, and niche industrial segments in the United States and Canada. We help transform growing companies by winning together through hard work, partnerships grounded in shared values, and a unique culture that comes from hands-on experience building and running businesses. As a team led by former operators and entrepreneurs, we know what it takes to run successful…

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May 2016 Acquired Travel Nurse across America
Apr 2014 Acquired Counsel on Call
Apr 2013 Acquired Tokyo Joe’s
Mar 2013 Acquired Motion Recruitment Partners

Stone-Goff Partners

12 Total Closed Deals

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Stone-Goff Partners invests in lower middle market service companies* EBITDA of $3-10 million* Founder owned businesses and corporate carve outs* First institutional capital in a companyStone-Goff is investing out of Stone-Goff Partners III, LP and has completed two initial platform investments out of the fund

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Jan 2020 Invested in Adar
Aug 2019 Invested in Walker Sands
Sep 2018 Invested in Danforth Advisors
Aug 2018 Invested in JSI

New Harbor Capital

10 Total Closed Deals

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At New Harbor Capital, we forge lasting partnerships that transform businesses and unlock untapped potential.Specializing in lower middle-market private equity, our team works in close collaboration with founders of growth-oriented companies who see their potential but are hesitant to go it alone — providing the camaraderie, expertise and resources to tackle any challenge together.New Harbor Capital was founded on the premise that exceptional ideas are fostered through a culture of mutual respect, coupled with a methodical, research-driven approach. We seek to create a culture of…

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Jan 2023 Acquired Desert Spine and Sports Physicians
Apr 2022 Acquired Escalon Services
Dec 2021 Acquired IndeVets
Nov 2021 Acquired MindPlay Education

Endeavour Capital

10 Total Closed Deals

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Endeavour invests in exceptional companies committed to building long-term value. We provide capital, expertise and support to privately-owned mid-market businesses headquartered in the American West.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Manitobah Mukluks
Aug 2023 Acquired Apex Dental Partners
Aug 2023 Acquired Fi Holdings
Aug 2023 Acquired ATL Technology

Starboard Capital Partners

10 Total Closed Deals

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Starboard Capital Partners is a private equity firm that sponsors and invests in lower middle market companies, with values ranging from $10 million to $250 million. We participate with our network of high net worth, family office, and institutional fund co-investors to partner with management teams and entrepreneurs who are looking to accelerate the growth of their companies. Starboard is actively involved in leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations. Most importantly, we actively listen to business owners and look to match our knowledge and capital resources to…

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Jun 2015 Invested in QDiscovery
Mar 2015 Invested in Brite-Line Technologies
Oct 2011 Acquired PureRED (previously GA|PRC Group)
Jul 2011 Invested in JPC Holdings, LLC (Jersey Precast)

ICV Capital Partners

10 Total Closed Deals

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Founded in 1998, ICV Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on making equity investments in America's smaller middle-market companies. ICV seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies with revenues between $25 million and $200 million.ICV targets companies that have a history of stable cash flows and offer the prospect of meaningful growth. These companies are leaders in their markets with highly-defensible positions. They have strong and proven management teams that are eager to invest in their company.ICV Growth Partners was launched in 2009 to…

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Apr 2011 Acquired Cargo Airport Services
Jan 2011 Acquired Stauber Performance Ingredients
Oct 2010 Acquired Press-A-Print International, LLC
Oct 2010 Acquired Public Financial Management, Inc.

The Tokarz Group Advisers

9 Total Closed Deals

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The Tokarz Group Advisers LLC (TTGA) is the investment adviser to MVC Capital, Inc, which trades on the NYSE under "MVC" and to the MVC PE Fund LP, a traditional GP/LP private equity fund. TTGA is a registered investment adviser. We are based in Purchase, NY, with offices in Chicago, IL, and Boston, MA. Our expertise is in making long-term debt and equity investments in lower middle-market companies to fund growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations. Our strong operational experience allows us to immerse ourselves in our portfolio companies, typically working closely with existing management…

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Apr 2010 Acquired Custom Alloy
Apr 2010 Acquired Vitality Foodservice
Apr 2010 Acquired Marine Exhibition Corporation
Sep 2007 Acquired MVC Auto

Brighton Partners, LLC

9 Total Closed Deals

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Brighton Partners is a private equity firm targeting small businesses with $10 to $30 million of revenue. We make control equity investments in profitable companies with significant potential for long-term growth.

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Aug 2022 Acquired Colorado Industrial Packaging
Sep 2020 Invested in Read’s Uniforms
Jan 2020 Invested in Crew One Productions
May 2018 Invested in Aftermarket Performance Group

Sageview Capital

9 Total Closed Deals

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Sageview Capital LP is an investment firm that has raised over $2 billion in capital across two investment vehicles. We are focused on making growth equity investments in small and mid-sized companies. We aim to invest $10-75 million (larger with co-investment from our partners) in growing companies with established products/technologies and business models. We look to have influential minority ownership positions and are flexible in how investments are structured. We have a 25+ year track record, an experienced investment team, and a long-term approach (target hold of three to five years or…

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Oct 2013 Invested in United Capital Financial Partners
Apr 2012 Invested in Exaro Energy III LLC
Dec 2011 Invested in Envivio
May 2011 Invested in GoPro

Fort Point Capital

9 Total Closed Deals

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Fort Point Capital is a Boston-based private equity firm that invests in and supports promising, service-oriented companies at the lower end of the middle market and helps them take the next step to accelerate their evolution and growth.

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Feb 2023 Acquired The Yandell Family of Companies
Jul 2022 Acquired ROX360
Jul 2022 Acquired Nova
Mar 2022 Acquired Jones Fish Hatcheries & Distributors

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.

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 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.

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 246 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in 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.

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 246 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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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