The company is a private equity fund specializing in the lower middle market. It focuses on strategic investments and is committed to fostering growth and value creation in its portfolio companies. With a robust investment strategy, the firm targets a diverse range of industries, seeking opportunities where it can leverage its expertise to drive operational improvements and financial performance. The firm is dedicated to building long-term partnerships with management teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment of interests and sustainable success.
I’m an operator looking to acquire a founder-owned food or beverage wholesale distributor or manufacturing business, typically $750k–$10M in EBITDA. I would also be very interested in a category-defining food manufacturer or quick service restaurant group with an eternally relevant product and strong brand or reputation moat.
My name is Ken Kranz. I’m an MBA graduate from Chicago Booth and formerly with JP Morgan Private Bank. I’m pursuing the acquisition of a small, owner-operated business as a long-term owner-operator, not a financial buyer.At a high level, I’m focused on profitable, stable B2B businesses with recurring or repeat customer demand. I’m particularly interested in essential products or services, including areas such as specialty distribution or business services, though I’m open to adjacent categories that fit the profile below.Broad criteria:B2B-focused businesses with defensible…
I am exclusively looking to buy a water and fire remediation business. I’m a mechanical engineer, and I just finished my MBA at UChicago. I have experience scaling operations at Videojet in Elk Grove Village. Videojet is the largest industrial printing company in the world, and I was running strategic projects for all of North America’s ink cartridge supply. I want to get into restoration, because you are helping people when they need it most. When I retooled a machine and made my Videojet plant $2M a year, I didn’t make half the impact I could by doing good work and treating my…
YBridge Capital is a self-funded acquisition firm led by operator-investor Yash Baheti, focused on acquiring and operating one exceptional U.S. based business in the lower middle market. We target founder led companies with $500K–$1.5M in EBITDA, strong recurring revenue, and defensible market positions, with a particular focus on facility services, industrial services, and B2B technical services.I began my career in the field as a Project Engineer and Manager at Turner Construction (national general contractor), leading teams on complex, high-stakes projects and working directly with…
I’m a Harvard Business School graduate who’s ready to transition out of a successful 20 year corporate finance career in Fortune 500 companies into my own company. I’m self funded, and looking for service businesses (ideally commercial) that generate $300-$1,000k in SDE annually. Ideally, this business would be located in Chicagoland or Charlotte/Raleigh-Durham, and have an experienced staff who will continue with the company. An option to acquire real estate as part of the deal is a plus.
Archeon-AE will be a search fund built to acquire, operate, and grow one exceptional client-facing business. After 30+ years in institutional fixed-income and capital markets — navigating credit cycles, building trusted relationships, and deploying disciplined capital — I'm channeling that foundation into a deliberate next chapter.The mandate: find a business with strong fundamentals, a loyal customer base, and meaningful upside. Then build it into something that endures.Sectors of focus include education, environmental services, recycling, ecological restoration, and demolition and…
Entrepreneur dedicated to buying one business from a founder/owner who is ready to move on and wants a successor they can trust to honor what they have built. Dedicated to preserving and growing prior owner’s legacy and team. Prior experience investing in and managing middle market businesses.
I am a Real Estate Broker with up to 2.5 million I can put down. Looking to purchase a profitable blue collar business from someone looking to retire. I do not need any income and am happy to reinvest most of the money back into the company in order to grow it as much as possible. I am looking to not only modernize/ grow the company, but expand through strategic acquisitions.
Sam Industries is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and operating stable, service-based businesses with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential. We target lower middle-market companies where ownership is seeking a transition, and where we can preserve legacy while driving operational excellence.
Founder of 3 different startups and exits. Personally led acquisition of Chapter 11 business as a going concern. Have extensive experience within batch manufacturing sector and looking for additions to current ongoing business.
Looking to purchase a $1-$4M cashflow generating business. Preferably Control / Automation System Integrator in Data Centers, Energy & Utilities, Smart Manufacturing (Industrial Automation) and Transportation. Ok with adjacent or verticals Prefer Mid-West US but open to South, South East and near-metro locations.
Marketing executive with a proven track record of building and scaling high-growth ventures by leveraging deep expertise inconsumer marketing from world class organizations with entrepreneurial leadership. Built Aligned Modern Health from a singleclinic startup, to a multi-location, high-growth healthcare brand. Fueled growth through transforming consumer insights intostrategies to drive revenue, customer acquisition leveraging performance based marketing, and evolving business model to scaleexpansion.
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I am a seasoned Growth Executive with 20 years of experience scaling B2B entrerprise services and digital solutions. Having spent my career optimization and engineering repeatable sales engines for premium service firms, I am looking to acquire and personally operate a single B2B or commercial services business in the lower-middle market.Unlike traditional private equity, I am a self-funded individual operator backed by committed capital and a top-tier advisory board. My objective is to transition the day-to-day operations seamlessly from a retiring owner, preserve their legacy, and deploy…
Bowen Falls Capital is an investment firm focused on acquiring best-in-class arbor care businesses and investing in their long-term growth and development.
I am looking for a cash flowing business to operate. I am industry agnostic. Driven, focused and aggressive, I am someone who will take your business to the next level. Not here for a quick hit, I will put permanent capital to work in your business.
I am seeking to acquire and operate a lower middle-market industrial distribution business in the Midwest. My focus is on durable, relationship-driven companies in segments such as fasteners, MRO, industrial supply, and related consumables, generally with $6–18 million in revenue and $900K–$1.6M in EBITDA. I am particularly interested in founder- or family-owned businesses where succession planning is a consideration and long-term continuity matters.I have a background in management consulting and corporate development, with experience evaluating acquisitions and leading integrations in…
I've built a few companies from the ground up. This time I'm buying one.Curo Ventures is backed by institutional investors with a track record of closing deals from $5M to $60M in enterprise value. I am actively pursuing my first platform acquisition in two verticals: ISO 17025 accredited calibration businesses and non-hazardous industrial wastewater hauling and treatment, both Midwest focused.I am not a financial buyer. I will be the operator. My background includes founding and leading an IoT company serving municipal and private water utilities, which means I know the industrial and…
Ink Investment Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to fostering long-term business growth while preserving the intrinsic values and culture of the companies it invests in. Unlike traditional private equity firms, Ink Investment Partners eschews short-term horizons and aggressive cost-cutting measures, focusing instead on sustainable success and the health of the business over the long haul. Their investment strategy is centered around actively leading and growing companies, ensuring alignment with the original values that contributed to their success. This approach positions Ink…
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