Founded in 2002, Argonaut Private Equity is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based private equity firm with over $1.5 billion of capital deployed by the firm’s principals. The firm is currently investing out of Argonaut Private Equity Fund IV, a $400 million fund that deploys Argonaut’s strategy of making control-oriented buyout investments in companies in the industrial, manufacturing and energy services and products sectors. Argonaut looks to partner with management teams to improve operations, implement best practices and generate shareholder value. Argonaut has an over 15-year…
Hidden Harbor Capital Partners is a private equity firm which helps create business success stories by building teams focused on execution. We believe that great companies are built on a strong group of people as their foundation, and that businesses succeed when they are intensely focused on executing a small set of well-defined objectives. Hidden Harbor has assets under management of more than $1.9 billion.What we look for:• Lower middle market companies up to $500 million in revenue (or any size for add-on opportunities to existing portfolio companies)• EBITDA up to $50 million…
Arsenal Capital Partners is a specialized private equity firm with a deep focus in two sectors, Specialty Industrials and Healthcare. Since its founding in 2000, Arsenal has raised institutional equity investment funds of approximately $5.3 billion. Arsenal has completed more than 150 transactions, including platform portfolio companies and follow-on acquisitions. Arsenal specializes in the Specialty Industrials and Healthcare sectors due to their attractive growth trends, large number of technology and innovation-rich companies, and opportunities to create value-added solutions. Arsenal…
Envest Capital Partners is an investment company holding long term private equity positions in established basic businesses. We invest in a relatively broad range of basic industries, with a focus on manufacturing, industrial & consumer services, and franchising. Envest seeks to provide private direct equity financing to companies with sales of $5 to $50 million, exceptional growth prospects and strong, stable cash flow. Founded in 2000, Envest is a private equity firm based in Virginia Beach, VA. We are dedicated to partnering with privately held and founder-owned businesses. The Envest…
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”), established in 1985 and based in New York, makes control equity investments in North American middle-market companies. Currently investing capital from Fund VI with $1.4 billion of total commitments. Targeted, sub-sector focused strategy with intensive operational focus driven by on-the-ground portfolio company “Accelerators” in addition to Operating Partners. We differentiate ourselves by applying the global resources, brand, and capabilities of Morgan Stanley to the middle-market.
With over 30 combined years of experience, we have developed a keen eye for the best use of our capital. We find values that others missed. Our team of professionals has vast experience in industrial, business services and consumer sectors. We have a reputation for successfully invest and exit while preserving capital in a downturn. Our other experiences include land development, aggregate mining, timber management, residential housing, commercial real estate, property management and real estate M&A. Among all entities, we have eclipsed 1000 transactions. With our comprehensive experience,…
Foundation Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring niche manufacturers, high value added distributors, outsourced business service providers, and niche software developers. Our operating model focuses on partnering with the owners or operators of smaller businesses to provide the support, guidance and resources necessary to grow the business. Our Approach Smaller businesses face numerous challenges. Because of financial constraints, owners cannot always afford the luxury of having a specialist in every position. Each employee is asked to wear multiple hats and are…
We are long-term, patient investors searching for exceptional small- and mid-sized businesses throughout North America. We work with existing management teams to confidently transition the business while pursuing significant further growth. We also work with business owners to build and execute a plan to transition towards retirement, while maintaining the long-term success and legacy of the business.We focus on businesses with EBITDA of $500K - $5MM, with a preference towards the B2B services, light manufacturing, healthcare, and software industries.
Our strategy is to partner with exceptional management teams and create long-term value for our investors through a combination of operational improvements, internal growth initiatives, and strategic acquisitions. We are particularly interested in businesses whose management team members and / or selling shareholders wish to have a meaningful ownership stake in the newly acquired enterprise.
Ninth Street Capital Partners is a private investment partnership that specializes in acquiring, developing and managing established businesses. With a focus on executing deals with the highest degree of integrity, we make long-term controlling investments in growth-oriented, privately held businesses with revenues ranging from $5 to $50 million. Our flexible approach allows us to tailor our investments to help entrepreneurs and business owners achieve their personal and financial goals.
Founded in 1993, Gemini Investors is a Massachusetts-based private equity firm that provides capital and strategic resources to lower middle market companies. Since its inception, we have invested approximately $1 Billion in more than 185 companies throughout the U.S., typically investing $3 – $8 million per transaction in either control or minority positions. Gemini offers a flexible investment approach. We provide a wide range of financing structures, which include subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock, and common equity. We have extensive experience leading transactions, as…
Gen Cap America (GCA) is a private equity firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in leveraged buyouts of privately held lower-middle market businesses. Investment Criteria: Revenue: $5M - $100MEBITDA: $1.5M - $10M Geography: United States & CanadaTransaction Types: Family SuccessionManagement BuyoutDivisional Spin-offRecapitalizationsMost transactions are management buyouts or buyouts of one or multiple retiring owners. GCA target investments typically have a long history of successful operations and cash flow, and quality managers who wish to be part of the…
Kainos Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on the food and consumer sector, was recently formed by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry and Sarah Ashmore Bradley. The Kainos Partners have invested and collaborated together in the food and consumer space over the past 20 years and their deep industry knowledge is complimented by an experienced team of investment professionals.The Kainos Team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having invested more than $2 billion of equity in more than 52 transactions in the food and consumer sector with a total…
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…
Founded in 2016 by David Fredston, Sole Source Capital is a private equity firm that thematically invests in fragmented, high-growth industrial subsectors. Sole Source seeks founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs that will benefit from the team’s operating and M&A capabilities. The Firm has a strong operating heritage that enables it to execute a buy-and-build strategy with significant downside protection. The Firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in Santa Monica, California.
Star Mountain Capital, founded in 2010 by Brett Hickey, is an asset management platform focused exclusively on the U.S. Lower Middle-Market. Leveraging its unique and differentiated "Collaborative Ecosystem" of partner fund managers and senior advisers across the United States, Star Mountain is a value-added capital provider to small businesses. Supported by some of the world's most sophisticated individual and institutional investors, Star Mountain looks to work with established small and medium-sized businesses unable to access the capital markets for their capital needs.Star Mountain…
Tuckerman Capital is a private investment firm that works with Deal Partners (experienced executives and Independent Sponsors) to invest in and build exceptional small companies that deliver innovative solutions for the long-term with enterprise values typically ranging from $10 million to $75 million.
Founded in 2018, Sky Island Capital is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas. The firm makes control investments in strategically viable North American manufacturing companies. The firm focuses on situations where it can draw upon its deep operational experience to support senior management in driving significant value creation through operational and strategic partnership, including add-on acquisitions. The firm is comfortable with and has a history of executing transactions with complex dynamics, including corporate carve-outs, public to privates, family-owned…
Lincoln Road Global Management, LLC (“Lincoln Road”) is a private equity firm focused on investing in market leading businesses. Our goal with every investment is to work in close collaboration with management, stakeholders, and operating partners in order to help these businesses achieve operational excellence and unlock the next phase of growth. As a result, we position our companies to enjoy long-term success well into the future.
Founded in 2006 and focused on investing in closely-held, lower middle market companies for over 15 years, Tecum is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on U.S. based companies. Operating out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we have an experienced team of 13 investment professionals that have invested over $1 billion in over 130 platform and add-on acquisitions on behalf of a highly seasoned group of institutional investors, including some of the leading financial institutions, pension funds, and endowments along with high net-worth family offices and individual investors.Tecum currently…
