Kissel Capital believes in playing to our strengths. We have earned our track record by identifying great management teams and fully supporting them, not by running their companies, hence “Investors – Not Operators.” Our successful investment formula was developed over two decades of investing experience with a prominent middle market PE fund.Our strategy focuses exclusively on management-led buyouts. We help great operators buy the companies they work for. We create lasting partnerships based on trust and earned over time in the trenches.Our approach is unique: We apply best…
Timoneer Strategic Partners is a private investment firm that makes control and minority investments in profitable, closely held lower- and middle-market businesses. We strategically partner with companies and operators to build exceptional businesses and brands.Timoneer takes pride in being a value-added partner and building enduring relationships with its portfolio companies and management teams. Our team at Timoneer has spent significant time affecting both operational / organic growth initiatives, along with inorganic buy-and-build strategies, for numerous family and entrepreneur owned…
Swift Anchor invests in market leading companies that have durable moats, high quality management teams and cultures, deliver superior products/services to their customers, and generate significant cash flow.We focus on companies with $3-25mm EBITDA in healthcare, business/industrial services, and aerospace & defense.We aim to maximize outcomes through hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas and seeking inorganic growth opportunities. Swift Anchor is backed by leading family offices and institutional investors.
We are a team of investors and operators who have collectively acquired more than 30 businesses over the course of our careers. While we are generalist investors, our primary areas of industry focus are construction and contracting, consumer products, manufacturing, and distribution.We seek out situations where our investing, industry, and operating expertise will add value to the companies we acquire, and are comfortable working with leadership transitions.Featured in Axial's 2022 Industrials Top 50
Fire Pit Capital was formed by private equity veterans, business owners and operators and family offices to invest in small businesses located in the Southeast. Backed by committed, patient capital from a number of family offices, Fire Pit Capital was formed with permanence in mind to own durable businesses for the long haul. We are flexible in our approach and will consider creative ways to participate in any ownership transition or be the source of growth capital.
We are an independent sponsor model that looks to acquire $1-3MM EBITDA businesses in the Southeast and Mountain areas in the US. This is a partnership between a seasoned PE professional coming from Blackstone, working on their flagship PE funds, and a top 1% SBA lender. We have worked together in the past on Real Estate transactions but we and our investors are focused on acquiring businesses from owners looking to exit / partner with us, using our expertise to add value.
NorthEnd Associates was founded as a boutique private investment firm. We are a values-first family-style office with a collective 50+ years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. We focus on long-term relationships and value creation, enabling us to be good investment stewards and outperform market returns on a risk-adjusted basis. Our investment criteria are focused on specialty and niche services businesses in nationwide marketplaces across real estate, light industrial, and recreational adjacent markets.
Red River Equity is a private investment firm located in Dallas, Texas. Red River’s team has successfully invested and/or advised over 35 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries.Red River Equity assists management teams to build sustainable value in companies with a focused strategy in acquiring controlling positions in select, growing, middle market companies. The goal is to align incentives, motivate management, implement new corporate strategies, and mitigate downside risk.
Beverly Capital is a Los Angeles based private investment firm with deep expertise in growth and operational enhancement in the lower middle market. Beverly Capital, in conjunction with its operating executives, partners with exceptional management teams to assist businesses in unlocking value and reaching their full potential. Beverly Capital employs a collaborative approach to drive superior growth & value creation. We pursue assets that have a strong, defensible offering, where we can drive operational or strategic change (i.e. corporate carve-outs, legacy/generational management…
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.
EO Capital Partners is the principal investing arm of our company. We are looking to partner with companies in the lower middle market where we can add value through M&A, operational improvements and/or access to additional capital. We bring diverse backgrounds in private equity, investment banking, and consulting, which allows us to provide a unique approach to problem solving.
Taurus Capital Partners represents long-term capital partnership for exceptional, values-driven businesses from experienced operators and investors.Why We Founded the FirmThere has never been more capital available to growing, profitable lower middle market businesses who want to sell. While that is a great dynamic for maximizing value today, it often comes with the hard-to-appreciate, long-term risk of working with investors who think they understand your business better than you do. Entrepreneurs know that all the elements that made their business successful in the first place - incredible…
BW Forsyth Partners is a private investment firm located in St. Louis, Missouri. Our approach differs from those typically utilized by other investment or private equity firms in that Forsyth Partners is a long-term investor (we do not exit our investments) looking to build strong companies through operational focus, an active acquisition effort and, most importantly, a focus on the best interests of all stakeholders of its portfolio companies. Forsyth partners directly with businesses in an effort to develop sustainable performance over the long-term, promote a people-centric culture, and…
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…
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.
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.
Pleasant Bay Capital Partners (“Pleasant Bay”) is a merchant banking firm focused on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and minority investments in lower-middle market companies. We partner with management teams and co-investors to maximize the long term value of our portfolio companies. Our opportunistic approach provides us the flexibility to invest in a broad range of opportunities and utilize innovative equity and debt structures to fit the specific needs of company owners and management teams. We have investment experience in multiple industries with particular expertise and focus…
Glen Oaks Capital, LLC is an independent sponsor founded by John Powers to pursue control acquisitions in the lower middle-market primarily focused on manufacturing and business services. Mr. Powers formed Glen Oaks Capital after 15 years at Millbrook Capital where he was responsible for sourcing, structuring, and managing the family office's direct private equity investments.
The partners at Dry Fly Capital are passionate about fueling business growth. We are looking to partner with owner/operators that are making a move to transition into their next phase of life, yet would like the legacy of the company they’ve built to carry on. We look for companies with a passionate, committed workforce that could use an injection of business development and digital marketing expertise. We are operators that have built multiple companies with organic growth and strategic acquisition. We are intimately involved in the operations of each business we acquire because we love…
Traverse Pointe Partners is a private investment firm focused on control investments in lower middle market companies. Our investment professionals, advisory board and operating partners work collectively, offering a unique array of skill-sets and expertise to enhance the value of our platform investments. We partner with strong management teams, providing capital and a level of operational, financial and strategic support to enable organizations in transition to maximize their potential.
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