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Polychrome Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Polychrome is a holding company that acquires and partners with SMB enterprise software companies, with a focus on infrastructure, developer tools, cybersecurity and open source companies. We are a team of seasoned operators, who work closely with our portfolio companies to drive value for all stakeholders.Our target range are companies that are >$1M in ARR, bootstrapped or having raised little capital, are profitable and growing (>0%) and are based in NA or Europe. Polychrome can purchase anywhere from 51-80% of a company, presuming that the founder rolls their equity and works with…

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• Dec 2024 Acquired Terrateam
• Mar 2024 Acquired Marker.io
• Nov 2023 Acquired Shepherd
• Sep 2022 Acquired Checkbox

Empowered Ventures

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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SummaryEmpowered Ventures is an employee-owned diversified holding company. We seek to acquire successful lower middle market companies led by a selling owner who cares deeply about their employees and the future for the business. All the employees join our employee ownership program as part of the transaction.About UsEmpowered Ventures buys closely held businesses with track records of success. We invest long term without any intention of selling. Employees join our ownership program, accruing value over time based on the combined performance of our operating companies.Empowered Ventures was…

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• Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Invested in TVF
• Dec 2021 Acquired Paramount Plastics
• Apr 2021 Acquired Firstar Precision Corp

Snell Ventures

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Snell Ventures is a faith-focused family office based in Nashville, TN. We acquire great family businesses and work to preserve them for the next generation of job seekers. We primarily focus on manufacturing, materials and industrial firms.

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• Feb 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Sep 2022 Acquired Tier-Rack
• Jun 2021 Acquired American Tool & Die
• Jul 2020 Acquired QUAD Industries

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  Southeastern U.S. Healthcare AI Services Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available South Atlantic

  Revenue

  $7.7M

  EBITDA

  $3.0M

  Margin

  39%

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• Industrials
  Scaled Public-Sector HVAC Contracting Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Middle Atlantic

  Revenue

  $53.5M

  EBITDA

  $7.2M

  Margin

  13%

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• Energy & Renewables
  Clean Energy Services Platform With EBITDA
  NDA Available CIM Available Mountain

  Revenue

  $14.7M

  EBITDA

  $5.2M

  Margin

  35%

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  Recurring Managed IT Services Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

  Revenue

  $2.3M

  EBITDA

  $1.1M

  Margin

  49%

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• Business Services
  Human Performance And Safety Consulting Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

  Revenue

  $8.7M

  EBITDA

  $2.7M

  Margin

  31%

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365 Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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365 Holdings is the best second home for the business you built. Most of our Brands have been acquired from founders who were looking for the right partner to “hand off their baby to”.

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Alternascript
• Aug 2023 Acquired Valley Food Storage
• Aug 2023 Acquired Hair Labs
• Aug 2023 Acquired Culture for health

Vilas Partners Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We're looking to acquire family-owned, well established businesses with $500k to $3mio of EBITDA. Our focus is to invest in profitable companies that have been in business for several years, have an established customer base, don't require significant effort or a large team to operate, and have good margins. We’re initially self funded, but with the objective to partner with investors on multiple acquitions and building a $100mio Holding company in 10 years.

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• May 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Quadshift Inc.

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Quadshift acquires and builds durable, defensible and category-defining vertical platform businesses in regulated and essential industries.What Quadshift brings to the table...Vertical B2B software is all we do. The Quadshift team are experts at overcoming the challenges common in most small software companies because we see them everyday. Among other things, we offer financial and administrative expertise like reporting, monthly budgeting, key performance indicator tracking, SaaS metrics, and back-office support. We bring experienced B2B SaaS creatives and marketers to refine your brand and…

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• Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jun 2021 Acquired Braintree Marketing Inc.
• Aug 2019 Acquired Stockade Consulting Group Inc.

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Enduring Companies

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Our mission is to build enduring companies. By doing this, we steward the legacy of those who have trusted us with their businesses and capital, we build value for our investors, and we empower the next generation of company leaders. We strive to buy small, enduringly profitable companies with no intention of selling and then work tirelessly to steward and build those businesses through supporting their leaders. What makes us unique is our indefinite investment horizon and focus on leadership support. To achieve our mission, we...Invest in high quality businesses with $750k - $5M of owner…

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• Nov 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jun 2019 Invested in GridHawk
• Aug 2014 Invested in Apex Dental Partners

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Star Equity Holdings, Inc

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Star Equity Holdings is a publicly traded diversified holding company with a private equity strategy. We are seeking to become a "Berkshire-Hathaway" type company in the Microcap space. We are currently looking for acquisitions and scale, and are looking across a variety of sectors as well as both public and private businesses.

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• Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• May 2024 Acquired Timber Technologies
• Oct 2023 Acquired Big Lake Lumber

WD Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Experienced IT MSP Operator / Platform. Seeking IT MSP Businesses with strong service focus and diverse customer base.Supported by permanent capital, long horizon view.

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• Dec 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2020 Acquired BPI INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Bristlecone Companies

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Bristlecone Companies partners with entrepreneurs who care deeply about their teams, customers, and legacy. We provide a permanent home for enduring businesses in niche markets and empower them to realize their full potential.

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• Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jan 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

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Shaker Valley Capital Partners LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Shaker Valley Capital Partners LLC is a Boston based investment firm focused on acquiring small middle market business. We are not a fund and no planned exit strategy. Investments are made with infinite holding periods in mind. Acquisition capital is secured. There is no capital raising risk. All deals structured with little leverage. We want all decisions made with the long-term health of the business as the only priority. We intend to take advantage of industry volatility. We prefer to buy healthy businesses and then overlay a sensible growth strategy. Each…

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• Sep 2022 Acquired Harbor Sweets
• Feb 2021 Acquired Hilliards Chocolates

Tacoma Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Private investment firm focused on family-built companies with durable value propositions, strong leadership, and ambition for the future. Our operating philosophy is oriented around long-term sustainability and success, not short-term scale. We invest with no near-term intention of selling and believe that through true partnership we can provide lasting impact for founders, management, and employees. We understand that People and Culture are the secrets to any business' success and so hold deeply the responsibility to continue the legacy that a founder has built.Principals have extensive…

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• Feb 2021 Acquired Confidential Company

Iluma

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Guided by our purpose of nurturing well-being to enhance life, motivated by our endless curiosity, and knowing we live in a world full of opportunities, we are here to make a difference. Because we believe in ideas inspired by our higher purpose, we believe in knowledge, technology, innovation, and life sciences, we believe in making meaningful connections, we believe in taking wise risks and discovering new and better ways to make things happen. We believe in the transformative power of teamwork. Because we are listeners, thinkers, and doers, we are infinitely curious, explorers and…

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• Feb 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Solen Software Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Solen Software Group is a group of long term oriented software operators and investors whose primary aim is to acquire and grow software businesses in niche markets. Our group thinks long term. Our capital is permanent in nature. We partner alongside founders building resilient software businesses in enterprise B2B software markets with happy customers and great teams.

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• Aug 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

The Stonewall Group

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals

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The Stonewall Group is a strategic holding company that specializes in acquiring and operating B2B consulting firms. Focusing on small to medium-sized acquisitions of overlooked companies with exiting owners. We began in 2009 with our first operating company and have a proven track record of successfully operating consulting firms for the long-term success.

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• May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2022 Invested in Meditrans
• Dec 2021 Acquired Bellard and Assocaites, Inc.
• Mar 2021 Invested in Vested Marketing

Post Ventures

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Post Ventures is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in diverse businesses. Its investments are primarily internet and technology-focused, but it also owns businesses in other industries.

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• Mar 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Honor Health Network

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Our mission at Honor Health Network is to provide a network of healthcare resources that is renowned for the treatment of our employees, patients and the community in a financially sustainable way.Our vision is to have Honor Health Network change the definition of responsible care in all of our markets. Our goal is to have the Honor name associated with unrivaled patient care while being the employer of choice in the communities we serve.Honor Health Network is not just a company. We are a living, interactive network of people who live and work within the communities we serve. Our team…

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• Sep 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Purpose Group, LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Purpose Group is a holding company that will acquire and operate recurring revenue service businesses in the Southeast, implementing our Purpose Playbook, tech enablement, and an ethos of doing good to fuel long-term, profitable growth.

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• May 2023 Acquired Gerald Printing

Orion Group HoldCo, LLC

40 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Orion is a commercial & industrial field services company that invests in and grows market-leading businesses. Orion is building national platforms in the mechanical service, commercial landscaping and facilities maintenance sectors by investing in businesses with strong teams and cultures and creating unmatched growth opportunities for them.

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• Aug 2023 Acquired ColoradoScapes
• Aug 2023 Acquired Action Plumbing
• Aug 2023 Acquired American Project & Repair
• Aug 2023 Acquired L.A. Hydro-Jet & Rooter Service

Vencora

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Vencora is an operating group under Constellation Software Inc., launched by Volaris Group in 2022. The company specializes in acquiring and nurturing vertical market software companies within the financial services industry. Vencora emphasizes customer success and growth, strategically investing in businesses of varying sizes to enhance its portfolio. With a global presence, Vencora operates in 70 locations and serves 1,800 clients, supported by a workforce of over 1,300 employees. The company is committed to expanding its dynamic portfolio, which includes 20 brands, by focusing on strategic…

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• May 2025 Acquired Data Action
• Mar 2024 Acquired SERIVA
• Feb 2024 Acquired CREALOGIX
• Feb 2023 Acquired SSP