Hilltop Growth Partners is a best-in-class "operator-serving-operator" bespoke private investment company. Our Partners are made up of various senior operators either from Fortune C-Suites or Serial Entrepreneurs with nearly 200+ years of combined experience across both transaction and operating experiences. We have HALO (health, active, lifestyle, and outdoor) focused across the entire value chain - services, manufacturing, products, and consumers. In the process of exploring our first fundraise and have currently resourced meaningful co-investment groups to service key transactions while we…
Saddle Ridge Partners is a thematically oriented private equity firm investing in the consumer product supply chain. We target supply-chain oriented companies serving consumer product brands and legacy consumer brands themselves. Saddle Ridge Partners employs an Investor-Operator approach to accelerate the growth of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability within its partner companies. The firm generally invests in companies with $3 million to $15 million of EBITDA and targets equity investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Saddle Ridge is located in Boulder, CO.
Areté Capital Partners is an investment firm which seeks to partner with founder-owned companies from $2-10M of EBITDA looking to continue building the founder's legacy to become a leading brand within a particular industry.
ACatalyst: Experienced Acquirer Seeking Quality SMBsAbout Our FirmACatalyst is an investment firm with committed capital focused on acquiring and growing established family-owned businesses. We specialize in partnering with companies that have demonstrated resilience across multiple business cycles and maintain strong customer relationships.Leadership & Transaction ExperienceOur Founder and CEO, Ajay Chowdhery, is a private equity professional and investment banker with over 20 years of global investment and operational expertise. With significant experience in both deal execution and…
BlueFin Ventures is an independent sponsor that is industry agnostic and makes majority and minority equity investments as well as subordinated debt in Canada and the US.
USBC Capital LLC is a Florida-based family office and investment group actively acquiring and financing lower middle-market businesses. We focus on revenue-generating companies with strong fundamentals across sectors like B2B services, logistics, manufacturing, e-commerce, and healthcare. Our team has deep experience in capital structuring, investor relations, and deal origination. We offer both acquisition and flexible debt capital solutions, with recent activity across Florida and the Southeast.
We are an experienced group of founders, entrepreneurs, and investors with a proven track record of growing and operating successful businesses. Our mission is to find great companies and help the business reach its potential while enhancing the company’s legacy. We seek to work with business owners who are mission-driven and aim to achieve long-term value.
Golden East Investors (GEI) is a real estate investment firm that invests capital on behalf of its own account and on behalf of institutional partners.The GEI team has decades of experience sourcing, acquiring, asset managing and realizing real estate investments throughout the continental United States. We pride ourselves on identifying value where others can't and solving for complex capital structures.
WiseHome Investment Group is an HVAC investment group that focuses on control investment opportunities in the lower middle market. We seek out investments in which we can establish true collaborative partnerships with business owners and management teams. We adopt, integrate, and scale HVAC businesses using our sales, marketing and technology platforms that will lead to a substantial creation of value over a long-term investment horizon.
Tartan Capital is a private investment firm based in Dallas, Texas. We partner with founders, entrepreneurs, families and ownership-minded management teams to build on their foundations with flexible, long-term capital and our in-house expertise to drive extraordinary outcomes. Backed by committed capital partners, Tartan was founded to transcend traditional private equity deal structures and investment horizon constraints, embodying a culture that fosters trust, innovation, and results. Our commitment to driving long-term value is a collaborative approach with our capital partners,…
I am in the process of launching a holding company where I acquire SMB businesses and operate them for the long term. I personally started out my career in the corporate world as an engineer and eventually worked at various equity hedge funds focusing on technology and consumer/services companies. I have occasionally invested in small private equity deals at those funds (mostly minority investment with one control buyout). I am looking at companies with up to $2-3m of EBITDA initially focused on sectors I have experience investing in (technology, consumer and services businesses). I am using…
Baden Capital is a private investment firm focused on control investing in profitable, timeless businesses. We focus on services oriented business but also invest in niche manufacturing and consumer. Our principals combine public and private institutional investing experience with gritty, hands-on operations experience within small businesses. We are based in California and prefer to partner with businesses near us where we can get engaged and help out actively. Historically, we have raised capital from SBICs and other mezzanine-focused firms who back independent sponsors. We have an…
Pine Forest Capital, LLC ("Pine Forest") focuses on creating value for its investors through strategic acquisitions by utilizing a customized, creative investment approach designed to generate attractive risk adjusted returns. With its Principals having over 60 years of combined experience spanning over $5 billion, Pine Forest’s team has deep & diverse experience across multiple industries. Direct investments are made through various verticals designed to optimize returns along the risk spectrum.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Pennington Creek Capital, LLC (“Pennington Creek”) is a private capital investment firm focused on both control acquisitions of lower middle market companies and non-control, structured equity investments. Pennington Creek’s capital provider is the Chickasaw Nation, a proud and accomplished Native American nation based in Ada, Oklahoma with over 80,000 citizens and tribal lands in south-central Oklahoma. We strive to be a compelling alternative to institutional private equity firms by: Maintaining a long hold-period for the businesses we…
Frosina Holdings LLC is the vehicle in which I manage my personal wealth, from having worked in various hedge fund, private equity, and family office roles over the last 8 years. I am operating Frosina Holdings as an independent sponsor for administrative management. Once I have a target under LOI, I will be raising hard commitments in an SPV from a network of family offices and high-net worth individuals to execute the transaction. Frosina Holdings LLC will then serve as the management company of the SPV.
I have a background of over 20 years in M&A, strategy and operations and am looking to acquire and manage a business in the Greater Toronto Area. I have committed capital (including soft commitment from external investors) that I am looking to deploy in manufacturing, technology and industrials.
Founded in 2020 and based in New York, with an additional office in London, Orchard Way Capital Partners, L.P. is an emerging manager investing in the food and beverage sector in the United States and Canada.We focus on control equity investments in businesses across the supply chain, including manufacturing, packaging, CPG, distribution, food service and retail businesses, with $2-20 million of EBITDA. More information on our firm and team can be found on our website:www.orchardwaycapital.com
Masthead Holdings Incorporated is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
Husted Holdings is a husband (Grant Husted) and wife (Melissa Husted) team looking to own and operate 1-3 service businesses. Grant and Melissa have 5 years of investment banking and private equity experience. Melissa is currently in the C-Suite at a private equity backed portfolio company leading growth and strategy (M&A and organic). Grant is currently a VP at a family office / private equity firm. Our goal long term is to be able to leave the corporate world!
I am looking for small to mid size businesses that have strong potential to scale, professionalize and improve. Experienced large middle market operator partnered with seasoned acquisition leaders looking to find good companies that we can take to the next level. Founder led companies looking to professionalize and scale
