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Pinewater Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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At Pinewater Partners, we strive to make a meaningful impact in the communities and markets we serve through strategic investments. By combining our experience and expertise, we empower businesses to grow, innovate, and thrive.With a strong foundation in private equity and investment banking, our team brings years of experience to the table. We’ve successfully valued over $8B in deal value, resulting in more than $5.3B in deal transactions. Our focus spans across real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, and consumer/business services—industries that are fundamental to driving positive…

The Kimberton Group LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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    • This member has no reported closed transactions.

The Kimberton Group is an independent sponsor focused on acquiring businesses with $0.5k-5M of EBITDA. The Kimberton Group's investors include family offices and a number of high net worth investors who have started, bought, and built highly successful businesses across the United States.

East Holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

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East Holdings is a Texas-based private investment firm that specializes in acquiring and operating founder-owned businesses. The company is dedicated to preserving the legacies of these businesses while building for future growth. Founded by Van and Abbey East, East Holdings focuses on strategic acquisitions that align with their mission of maintaining the heritage of the businesses they acquire. The firm is well-equipped to manage and nurture the growth of its portfolio companies, ensuring a sustainable future for each entity under its management.

stone holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

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Ideally, the business operates in a fragmented industry with recurring revenue, low customer concentration, and stable historical cash flow. I’m particularly interested in sectors like home services, B2B services, or healthcare-adjacent operations where strong local or operational moats exist but tech enablement or growth strategy is underdeveloped. I bring both capital and hands-on operating experience, with a long-term commitment to steward the company and its people.

WindTide Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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Private equity professional with experience of investing over $100M across lower-middle-market services businesses over the past six years. Currently partnering with family offices to source, acquire, and grow high-quality service platforms.

GreenRock Logistics Actively Sourcing Deals

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Greenrock Logistics is a specialized firm focusing on acquiring and scaling small to medium-sized trucking carriers, freight brokerages, and 3PL providers (revenues $5M-$30M) within the fragmented U.S. transportation sector. Led by an expert executive team—including CEO Don Lynn (30+ years in trucking, 2x acquisition leader doubling revenues), President Laura Reeves (32 years in warehouse operations, government contracts, and entrepreneurial scaling), and Managing Partner Peter Vera (U.S. Navy logistics veteran managing $300M+ freight)—the firm drives value through operator-led…

Nova Invest Actively Sourcing Deals

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    • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Tech CEO with an exit looking to purchase SMBs Looking for >$1M EBITDAIdeally with a needed tech transformation Open to all types of businessesParticularly interested in NY and NJ business Reach out if interested

Legacy Transition Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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Legacy Transition Partners is an independent investment firm that specializes in partnering with founder-owned and entrepreneur-led businesses during critical transition periods. The firm is dedicated to supporting companies in the lower middle market, providing strategic investment and guidance to facilitate growth and development. With a focus on businesses at key transition points, Legacy Transition Partners leverages its expertise to help these companies navigate changes and achieve their long-term objectives.

Bay Street Manufacturing Actively Sourcing Deals

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HealthGuard is a Canadian company specializing in the production of bed protection products and pillows, with a focus on allergen protection. Established in 1991, HealthGuard is committed to enhancing sleep comfort and reducing allergy and asthma symptoms through its innovative product lines. The company offers a range of products including mattress protectors, pillows, pillow protectors, and mattress encasements, all designed to provide a comfortable, breathable, and allergen-free sleep environment. HealthGuard operates under Bay Street Manufacturing and is dedicated to delivering…

Learner Ltd Actively Sourcing Deals

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Learner Ltd is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders. While we prefer opportunities in South Central USA, we do have a global mandate. Our principals are successful entrepreneurs who have founded and sold businesses valued at over $100m.Wole Oluwole-Rotimi is an investment banking professional with a progressive career across equity capital markets, M&A, and leveraged…

Bridlewood Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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Bridlewood Partners is a private investment platform dedicated to partnering with management teams to drive sustainable growth and create lasting enterprise value.  We focus on acquiring founder- and family-owned businesses when ownership is ready to transition or exit, providing not just capital, but acting as a trusted partner to steward the company into its next phase of growth and preserve the legacy of the founding families.

Sela Capital Group Actively Sourcing Deals

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We acquire mission-critical vertical software businesses from founders and operators.What we buy:$15-75M revenue85%+ gross retention20%+ EBITDA marginsSystems of record with high switching costsOur BackingWe're partnered with a $4.4 billion investing platform with a track record of building investment theses alongside operators from inception.Our CEO previously launched a $600M venture studio that incubated over 130 software businesses. That experience shapes how we think about building businesses for the long term.Capital structure: No fund timeline. No forced exits. We underwrite to current…

Integrated Partners, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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Integrated Partners focuses on partnering with executives to acquire and operate companies in the executives industry of interest. Integrated Partners will provide strategic support and identify add on acquisitions while allowing the executive to focus on operational excellence and organic growth.

Global Digital Group Actively Sourcing Deals

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Global Digital Group (GDG) is a holding company that acquires and scales profitable, founder-led digital service firms in IT services, Cybersecurity, AI services and Digital Transformation. We focus on businesses with €5-50 million in revenue and €1-5+ million in EBITDA.Our leadership team has completed 300+ transactions and 6 public listings across 11 countries, giving us a proven playbook for integrating services businesses without diluting their culture. GDG is building a diversified group aiming to compound into a $1 billion holding company within five years.If you run a strong firm…

Owl Bayou Actively Sourcing Deals

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    • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Owl Bayou is seeking to acquire a lower middle-market company located around Texas. Our founder is a recent Rice University MBA graduate with 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and project management at a Fortune 500 company focused on sustainable energy solutions. Post acquisition, he plans to work closely with the business to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

Everpeak Capital Group Actively Sourcing Deals

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Everpeak is a Private Equity firm focused on lower middle market buyout opportunities. Everpeak is focused on acquiring businesses across a wide variety of industries in the lower middle market, targeting family/founder, corporate divestitures, special situations, and other deal types with complexity. We are targeting companies with ~$2-10M of EBITDA for initial platform investments and $0-5M for add-ons. We are targeting a $200M hard cap for our first fund, comprised of family office / HNW investors and institutional LPs. Prior to starting Everpeak, I was a Vice President at Gallant Capital,…

MAANtechholdings Actively Sourcing Deals

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MAAN Tech Holdings is an operator-led buyer focused on acquiring and operating profitable IT services businesses, including MSPs, IT consultancies, and asset management or support-focused firms. We prioritize businesses with recurring or repeat B2B clients, strong service delivery teams, and owners seeking a thoughtful transition.Our background is in enterprise IT, cloud, telecom, and large-scale technology operations, with hands-on experience managing complex client environments. We are long-term operators, not financial buyers, and focus on continuity for employees, clients, and partners…

West Elk Partners, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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West Elk Partners is an independent sponsor focusing on controlling acquisitions in the industrial manufacturing/distribution and business services segments. Our firm creates value through a people-first approach to driving sustainable growth alongside like-minded entrepreneurs. Our partners bring 40+ years of M&A advisory and operational leadership to the table, in addition to deep relationships with capital partners, operating partners and industry-focused advisors.Investment typesRecapitalizationFamily successionFull buyoutAreas of focusFood and beverageLight / specialty…

Lozoya holdings LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals

    • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Our investment group is focused on acquiring and operating small to mid-sized businesses with strong fundamentals and stable cash flows. We are particularly interested in companies with $300K–$5M in EBITDA across industries such as insurance, B2B services, specialty contracting, and light manufacturing. Our sourcing entity is privately capitalized and led by operators with deep experience in process automation, risk management, and scaling teams post-acquisition.

Golden Bear Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals

    • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Golden Bear Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in investing in essential services companies within the healthcare, business, and consumer markets. The firm is led by its founder and managing partner, Michael Fisher, who brings nearly two decades of experience in investing in founder-owned companies. Golden Bear Partners focuses on partnering with exceptional leaders to build enduring businesses, particularly those with strong cultures and financial performance ranging from $2 to $10 million in EBITDA. The firm seeks to be the first round of institutional capital for these…

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