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Sourced Equity Partners

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I am an independent investment professional, investor and sponsor focused on control investments in durable, profitable small and medium-sized businesses. I work with long-term capital partners, including family offices and private equity investors, with significant experience in industrial and manufacturing niches across Europe and North America. I am particularly interested in opportunities where there is a capable management team in place and the potential for long-term partnership. Trading as Sourced Equity Partners.

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Legacy South Partners

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Legacy South Capital Partners is a Texas-based, family investment vehicle focused on partnering with family owned businesses through the South. We have ultimate flexibility with regard to structure, deal size and hold period of investment.

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Shear Line Capital

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Shear Line Capital targets lower middle market manufacturing and essential services businesses. Our firms first investment is in an electrical connector business, and we spend a good amount of time in the interconnect space, as well as several other industrial technology niches.

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Atkinson Consulting

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Atkinson Consulting: Investment vehicle of two experienced business operators with $3M deployable capital and capacity for acquisitions up to $30M. Focus on technical staffing with government contracts, SaaS with recurring revenue, commercial property management, or other professional services. Target EBITDA: $1-10M. We bring operational expertise in federal (FEMA) contracting, technical recruitment, and business optimization. Seeking stable, recurring revenue businesses with growth potential.

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Business Company, LLC

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Business Company, LLC is focused on acquisition & turnaround opportunities in the lower middle market. Our team is experienced buyers and sellers of distressed businesses, relying on hands on experience in turnaround consulting, public accounting, and private equity.

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Zion Peak Partners

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Zion Peak is an independent sponsor firm seeking to acquire a profitable, customer-obsessed services business with minimum $2M+ EBITDA. We bring deep operational expertise, long-term capital, and a founder-friendly approach to help great companies reach their next peak. We’re hands-on, values-driven, and committed to lasting success.

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Manolin Investment Group

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Manolin Investment Group combines the perspective and experience of an operator with the execution capabilities of an experienced financial buyer. Our Approach:Long-term business buildersWe look for platform opportunities with the intention to compound earnings over 5-10 years or longer. Quality takes time.Flexible capitalWe raise capital separately for each situation and customize the cap stack around the needs and goals of the business.Partnership drivenPartnership is our core value. We look for strong operators that want to stay involved and grow the business together.Hands-on and…

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Jordan Garner

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Jordan Garner brings deep experience across a wide range of industries, with a particular appreciation for those with stable customer bases, recurring revenue, and opportunities in fragmented markets. We focus on companies with $1–20 million in EBITDA, and we’re especially drawn to scalable models such as “buy and build” strategies, often involving multi-unit or multi-location operations in the services and consumer goods sectors.We have strong relationships with family offices and mezzanine funds to creatively structure deals, and our permanent capital base gives us the flexibility…

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Metamorph Investors LLC

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Metamorph Investors LLC (“Metamorph”) is an operations-led private investment firm with offices in Miami, London and Dubai, investing across the U.S., Europe and the UAE. We focus exclusively on the underserved lower-middle market, where financial engineering is not enough, and value is created through operational transformation. The firm’s growth-minded approach allows it to help founders and management teams scale their businesses with the tools and expertise typically not found in this segment of the market. Our founders came together not to continue the traditional private equity…

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Willowbridge Group

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Family office with 20+ years operating and investing experience in consumer goods, manufacturing, and business services. We partner with operators, provide flexible capital across the stack, and hold for the long term.

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Alder Bridge Partners, LLC

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Alder Bridge Partners is a Delaware-based private investment firm making long-term investments in high quality small businesses. We believe small business investing requires a different approach than traditional private equity. Our objective is to help successful small businesses achieve greater scale and profitability, and to provide investors with access to attractive returns in an under-served market.We look for long standing companies with defensible value propositions. Our approach is to partner with strong management teams to help businesses continue their success, enhance…

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Rivas Enterprises

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I’m an operator with experience driving commercial performance, integration-related efficiencies, and organizational improvement inside scaled businesses. My background is in leading brand, go-to-market, and cross-functional execution across complex organizations, with responsibility for building internal capabilities, improving operating processes, and driving measurable growth outcomes. Earlier in my career, I founded and later sold a small agency, which gave me practical entrepreneurial experience and reinforced my interest in ownership and value creation.At James Hardie, in a role that…

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Contour Point Capital

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Contour Point Capital, LLC (“CPC”) was formed in 2025 to invest in middle market companies primarily in industries where the principals and operating partners have extensive knowledge and experience. We have a proven record of building stronger and more operationally efficient businesses. Our goal is to be an involved and value-added investor and strategic partner to the management teams and other stakeholders of our portfolio companies.  CPC was founded by Andrew Mueller, who has 15+ years of experience as a private equity investor. Previously he was a senior…

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Cornerstone Managers

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Cornerstone Managers is an entrepreneurial investment company that partners with management teams to building long-lasting businesses. We acquire businesses we plan to own and operate for the long term. Our target companies serve the evolving consumer landscape.

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Arisun Consolidated, LLC

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Seeking businesses that have a leading position in a market niche as well as the ability to scale without significant growth capex. We deploy a long-term vision to drive growth and profitability. Our 'family-first' approach applies to our business ventures and we will continue to honor and work to exceed your commitments to all employees and partners  

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Winwood Capital Partners

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Winwood Capital Partners (“WCP”) is a private investment firm focused on acquiring lower middle market operating companies. The firm is a successor to New England Capital Partners, which has been successfully acquiring and growing small businesses since 2006. WCP is interested in acquiring companies with annual sales in the $3 to $20 million range, at transaction prices upward to $20 million. Manufacturing, Business Services, Distribution and Consumer related industries located in the Northeast are preferred, but other locations and industries will be considered.  We enjoy assisting…

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Private Equity Capital Corporation

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About PECC Private Equity Capital Corporation (PECC) is a private equity investment firm which was founded in 1998 and is engaged in the acquisition of privately-owned businesses as well as subsidiaries and divisions of public companies. We have our own group of equity investors, as well as strong relationships with various equity firms with whom we have partnered on transactions over the years. The principals of PECC have extensive experience in structuring the financing and setting the strategy for the acquired companies. However, we do not seek day-to-day control, but rather, make these…

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Vocaris Advisors

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Vocaris Advisors is a faith-first organization that sees business as a calling and utilizes patient capital to invest in meaningful minority or majority equity stakes of companies. We seek management we can work with to create flourishing cultures and profitable businesses. We believe that when businesses are run correctly they can create both profit and eternal impact.We invest in companies and management teams of any faith who are open to running their business in alignment with Catholic social teaching.Vocaris targets EBTIDA of $1 to $3 million and specifically seeks companies that:can…

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Duration Group Holdings

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A permanent capital vehicle dedicated to building, acquiring, and operating businesses for the long term. Duration Group partners small/medium sized businesses and owner-operators in fundamentally attractive, highly fragmented service-based categories.

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Kreutz

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I'm a four-time founder and operator with a decade of advising 100's of owner-operated businesses across 200+ industries and 8,000+ advisory hours. I have owned and operated consumer businesses including cigar.com and t-shirts.com, and have supported food and beverage brands including Hunter Bay Coffee. I understand how these businesses work from the inside. I'm not a banker who learned to invest. I'm an operator who learned to buy.

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