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General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors

584

Active Firms

18,508

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$16M

Core Revenue Range

$600K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 13%
Texas 12%
California 11%
New York 7%
New Jersey 4%

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Deal-By-Deal Financing | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

Showing 21-40 of 584 Independent Sponsors

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Silver Swan Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Silver Swan Capital is a private investment firm founded by principals from KKR, Blackstone, and Tinicum. We have a flexible mandate and invest in both large-scale platform companies and smaller, niche businesses where we can drive strategic and operational value.  We have collectively invested +$1.5 billion in our past careers and generated significant value for our investors, management teams, and portfolio company employees. 

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  • Mar 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
  • May 2015 Invested in Confidential Wireless Tower Company

Hook Echo Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals
Owner of a fire apparatus business interested in follow-on opportunities in the world of police, fire, and EMS. Especially interested in anything directly selling into customers in the fire service space.

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  • Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

W Holdings LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals
W Holdings LLC is a private equity independent sponsor focused on investing for the long term in small to medium sized businesses. We back strong management teams and preserve the legacies they've built. We work with management teams to grow cash flow and improve each business by driving growth, pursuing acquisitions, and refining strategy.

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Etna Industrial

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals
Etna Industrial is an investor focused exclusively on lower-middle market investments in the food, beverage, and related industries. We target control investments in entrepreneurial and family-owned companies with stable cash flows and significant growth opportunities. We are hyper-focused on a handful of companies at a time and support our partner companies with our deep industry knowledge, networks, and operating experience. Our flexible investment approach enables us to approach our holding periods in decades rather than a typical 5-year holding period.

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  • Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Duratus Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals
Duratus is a permanent holding company started by Yaz Malas and Nick Vafiades. We are a duo dedicated to acquiring and growing a single small business for decades. As partners, we bring years of experience starting and scaling our own businesses in the online retail and financial services industries.

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  • Nov 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

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Factor89

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals
At Factor89, we specialize in achieving record levels of profitable growth, and return on investment. We employ proven proprietary methodologies, invest in long term relationships at every level, and deliberately enrich the lives of all involved.We can speak definitively to every point above, with data and case studies. We welcome the opportunity to hear your story, tell our story, and explore a partnership with you.

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  • Apr 2024 Acquired Master Magnetics

Rannerdale Capital LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals
Rannerdale is both an independent sponsor and the private investment vehicle for its founder’s family. As an independent sponsor, Rannerdale identifies, pursues, executes and manages private equity transactions in the lower and middle market. As an investment vehicle, Rannerdale commits a material amount of its founder’s family capital to each transaction. David F. Browne is approaching 20 years of experience in private equity. He has had a lead role in circa 15 completed buyside transactions, investing $1.5 billion of equity capital. Of that equity capital, approximately $1…

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  • Jul 2026 Acquired Splish Splash Cleaners, Inc.
  • Jul 2026 Acquired AutoBodyNow
  • Jul 2023 Acquired Small Engine Warehouse, Inc.

Westover Group LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal
Westover Group is a Georgia based private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. Our Founder is a seasoned investor and operator who likes to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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  • Oct 2020 Acquired Poss Select Produce

Cardone Equity Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal
Cardone Equity Group is an investment company founded by Grant Cardone and Brandon Dawson. Together, they help business owners unlock value from a 360-degree perspective such as operations, marketing, finance, and people. Cardone Equity Group is currently seeking small to medium sized acquisition opportunities in a wide array of industries.

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  • Aug 2022 Acquired Gundlach's Service

LP First Capital

71 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
LP First Capital is a private investment firm focused on commercial, consumer, education, and healthcare services businesses. We seek to acquire leading, high performing services businesses that are primed for organic and acquisitive growth. We utilize our strong operational backgrounds to help our management teams create a focused value creation plan and growth strategy. Our passion is partnering with founder-led and family-owned businesses to generate long term value for all business stakeholders.

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  • Dec 2025 Acquired H&O Grounds
  • Nov 2025 Acquired Wrightsville Beach Landscaping
  • Oct 2025 Acquired Icon Restoration
  • Jul 2025 Acquired East Coast Mechanical

Strength Capital Partners

24 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Strength Capital Partners (SCP) is a Birmingham, Michigan-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring traditional businesses, primarily throughout the greater Midwest and Central United States.We seek to invest in businesses with $4 million to $20 million in EBITDA. We pursue investments in a wide range of industries, including consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, industrial and financial services, energy, transportation, and infrastructure. We are particularly interested in "buy and build" opportunities, where we can grow and diversify our platform companies through a…

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  • Apr 2023 Acquired Kansas Golf & Turf
  • Jan 2023 Advised ACME Meat in its sale to DTM Distributors
  • Apr 2022 Invested in Western States Reclamation
  • Jun 2021 Invested in Chemlock Nutrition

Graylight Partners

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Graylight Partners, LLC provides capital and support to emerging middle-market companies for the purpose of creating long-term value. We are approachable and collaborative investment partners with a different perspective. Our goal is to achieve growth through business model refinement and sustainable value creation, not financial engineering.As such, we seek out opportunities in unique business niches to find companies that are doing things differently. We look for innovators and groundbreakers that need a true partner to take their business to the next level. We then work closely with these…

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  • Feb 2016 Acquired Assurance Laboratories
  • Jun 2015 Acquired GCM North American Aerospace
  • Jun 2015 Acquired Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
  • Jun 2015 Acquired Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis

Forged Capital

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Partnership is personal. We provide more than capital. We stand alongside the people who built their businesses from the ground up. At Forged Capital, we work with founders and family business owners who have invested years of effort, resources, and vision into essential service and trades companies. We protect that foundation, help accelerate growth, and scale thoughtfully while preserving the values and culture that make the business special.We bring this perspective because we are operators and founders ourselves. In addition to investing in other entrepreneurs, we own and continue to…

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  • Nov 2022 Acquired Wisconsin’s Best
  • Feb 2021 Acquired Altius Dental
  • Jan 2020 Acquired Excellarate
  • Jul 2014 Acquired GlobalLT

Transition Capital Partners

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Transition Capital Partners (“TCP”) is a Southlake, TX based private equity investment firm. Founded in 1993, TCP has successfully invested in over 50 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries. TCP partners with management teams to build sustainable value in businesses over the long-term, without the artificial constraints fundraising cycles create for traditional private equity funds. With more than thirty years of proven success, we have a long track record of collaborating with our partners to accelerate the growth of middle market companies.

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  • Nov 2024 Acquired PAT Tank
  • Feb 2024 Acquired Highstreet
  • Jan 2024 Acquired PostUp UnsubCentral
  • Jan 2023 Acquired Life Corp

StoneCreek Capital

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
StoneCreek Capital, Inc. is an independent sponsor private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented middle market companies in a wide range of industries. We target investments in companies with $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA. StoneCreek seeks out committed and passionate management teams that have solid visions and proven track records. Whether you are a: • Business owner looking to buyout a partner, recapitalize or pursue an acquisition; • Seller striving to diversify holdings and/or retire; • Management team pursuing a buyout or growth capital; or • CEO or Executive in…

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  • Mar 2018 Acquired ACCESS DMC
  • Oct 2016 Acquired Montana Silversmiths
  • May 2015 Acquired Rio Ranch Market
  • Jul 2014 Acquired Mob Scene

Georgia Oak Partners

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Georgia Oak Partners seeks to invest across the consumer services, business services, and manufacturing industries.

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  • Mar 2025 Invested in Carolina Closets Plus
  • Oct 2024 Acquired T Management
  • May 2024 Acquired Chattanooga Closet Company
  • Nov 2023 Acquired Septic Blue

Surge Private Equity

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Founded in 2017, Surge is a Dallas-based private equity firm. Surge generally focuses on businesses in the business services, healthcare, online businesses, and specialty goods industries. Primary characteristics sought are companies with high recurring revenue and predictable cash flows with EBITDA of at least $3.0MM. Surge takes a majority equity position in its investments and prefers to target acquisitions where the seller will remain on board in an ongoing capacity with a minority interest.

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  • Aug 2025 Acquired White Plains Linen
  • Dec 2023 Acquired Coastal Amusements
  • Sep 2023 Acquired Elite Clinical Network
  • Mar 2023 Acquired Toska Spa and Facial Ba

Weinberg Capital Group

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Expertise:Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Weinberg Capital Group is a private investment group dedicated to private equity and real estate. Our team has a combined total of over 75 years experience successfully managing companies throughout the US and Asia. Where necessary and appropriate, the WCG team will work closely with management to enable it to maximize its growth opportunities. We have the knowledge and resources to provide the assistance necessary to insure successful implementation of development strategies.Relationships:The individual success of our partners and the collective…

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  • Dec 2025 Acquired Pinson Valley Heat Treating
  • Mar 2025 Acquired Gavitt Wire & Cable Co.
  • Apr 2024 Acquired Aviocraft
  • Dec 2023 Acquired Salt River Aviation

RedCloud Capital

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
RedCloud Capital is a Denver-based private equity firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to build market leading companies. Founded in 2004, RedCloud Capital has more than twenty years of experience investing in entrepreneur-owned companies with differentiated growth strategies. We invest in businesses generating between $3mm - 10mm of EBITDA that have a compelling value proposition.

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  • Jan 2022 Acquired Twelve South
  • Dec 2017 Acquired Offen Petroleum
  • Apr 2016 Acquired Willowood
  • Sep 2015 Acquired Jacent

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Independent Sponsors in this directory ordered?

Firms in the General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors 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 Independent Sponsor 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 General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors is $3M-$16M, with a core EBITDA range of $600K-$3M. 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 Retail experience when evaluating Independent Sponsors?

Relevant Retail 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 584 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Retail.

Do all Independent Sponsors in this directory focus exclusively on Retail?

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Retail, 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 Independent Sponsors with experience in Retail?

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Retail, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 584 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors?

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 General Merchandise Stores Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.


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