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Independent Sponsors

2,145

Active Firms

36,178

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$15M

Core Revenue Range

$500K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Industrials 46%
Technology 10%
Healthcare 10%
Business Services 9%
Consumer Goods 7%

Key Attributes

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Deal-By-Deal Financing | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

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Candler Street Partners

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Candler Street Partners in an Atlanta-based Independent Sponsor focused on building a portfolio of growing, profitable consumer and business services companies in the Southeast United States. We're not pursuing "quick flips," rather we aim to partner with founders and management teams to support smart, long term growth

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TLM Capital Partners

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TLM Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in control or influential minority positions within lower-middle-market companies. Their investment strategy emphasizes innovation and market leadership, seeking special situations to maximize investment opportunities. The firm is led by operators with expertise in finance, product development, and corporate strategy, aiming to drive growth and value in their portfolio companies.

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AgriVentures Capital, LLC

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AgriVentures Capital is a private equity firm dedicated to the animal health, wellness, and agribusiness sectors. The company provides strategic support and operational expertise to family- and founder-owned businesses, helping them scale, optimize operations, and build lasting value for long-term success. With a focus on high-quality nutrition and animal health solutions, AgriVentures Capital partners with businesses to enhance their growth and efficiency. Their integrated operating infrastructure and hands-on partnership approach are designed to drive growth, efficiency, and long-term…

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Flyleaf

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Flyleaf Capital is a buyout independent sponsor in Houston, TX. We invest across industries in MRO Facilities & Industrial Field Services Companies with varying degrees of institutional infrastructure in place. The Flyleaf team brings an average of 20 years per Managing Partner across disciplines of Finance, Operations, Talent, and Capital Raising. The team collectively have invested $200M+ across Venture & Private Equity encompassing 50+ operating companies. Flyleaf Capital strives to create value through implementing, optimizing, and scaling the institutional infrastructure…

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Charollais Capital

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Active investor in growth stage, technology-driven companies, with a particular focus on security, fire and life safety related companies, commercial services, and other businesses with recurring revenues.

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Inspire Partners

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Inspire Partners partners with exceptional business owners to help grow and strengthen the companies they have spent years building. We believe the best businesses are built alongside great operators, not around them, which is why we work collaboratively with management teams and align incentives around long term success.Our approach is simple: preserve what makes a business special, provide the strategic and operational support needed to scale, and create lasting value together. Whether through growth initiatives, operational improvements, acquisitions, or expansion into new markets, we aim…

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Albert Pan

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I lead a permanent-capital holding company that acquires and builds profitable, owner-operated businesses in fragmented industrial and essential-services sectors. I have roughly a decade in institutional private equity and M&A advisory, with a track record of six platform acquisitions and multiple add-ons. We bring institutional-grade diligence, structuring, and speed to a part of the market where owners rarely see it, and we hold what we buy indefinitely rather than on a fund timeline.

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Table Rock Group, LLC

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Table Rock Group, LLC 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. 

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RP Industries

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RP Industries is a private equity firm specializing in the acquisition, growth, and transformation of businesses using technology. With a strategic focus on AI-driven transformation, the firm collaborates closely with management teams to enhance operational capabilities without disrupting existing systems. RPI's partnership with 8090 Solutions brings together top-tier engineers from leading tech giants like Amazon, Meta, and Google to develop custom AI tools, ensuring businesses are equipped with cutting-edge solutions. Founded by Chamath Palihapitiya (Facebook, Social Capital, 8090…

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Notch Capital, LLC

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Founded in a picturesque region of Connecticut near an area known as “the Notch,” our firm is surrounded by quintessential small New England towns, larger metropolitan regions and hundreds of thousands of households that rely upon the critical fuels and in-home services offered by privately owned heating and cooling companies. At Notch Capital, we fully grasp the importance of these companies in the fuel source ecosystem, and we are built to support a practical approach to navigating the energy transition. We recognize that this scene is repeated in many regions and therefore we seek to…

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Brook Harper Partners

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We are an independent sponsor focused on lower middle market platform deals. Our firm's background is as a sponsor and operator, that allows us the expertise and relationships to work with our portfolio companies maximize their abilities.

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1860464 Alberta Ltd

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Investment and/or business acquisition in Western Canada. Interested in distribution, logistics, warehousing, niche product and/or services supporting major growth industries in Alberta. Experienced with scaling businesses and increasing profitability.

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Rospex Holdings LLC

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Experienced senior commercial executive and former entrepreneur seeking to acquire and actively operate a profitable small-to-mid-sized business in the Southeastern U.S.25+ years of leadership experience in P&L ownership and performance improvement, revenue growth and optimization, commercial transformation, and pricing strategy across global organizations including Sealed Air, Huhtamaki, GE Power, WestRock, the Home Depot, Rubicon, and Innoware Plastics.Business education: University of Maryland and MBA from Columbus State University.Former founder and operator of a successful…

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HTR Capital

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HTR Capital is a private investment firm focused on building businesses in the lower middle market. HTR primarily focuses on control investments. We believe that superior returns can be achieved through investing in businesses that have an asymmetric risk profile alongside high-quality management teams.

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V Echelon Capital LLC

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V-Echelon seeks to acquire and run small services, fintech, or data companies. Rapid growth, financial distress, changes in control, and evolving markets can obscure value and create operational challenges. As operators, we specialize in navigating through times of change and disruption. Each investment we make is a bet on the company, the context, and our own involvement.

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Moon Ridge Capital

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Moon Ridge Capital invests in the lower middle market companies poised for their next phase of growth. We work with founders, business owners, and management teams seeking liquidity events or growth capital from new entrepreneurially-minded partners.Our partners have diverse backgrounds including investing, finance, and operations. With a hands-on approach, we provide support to professionalize and give management the tools they require to spearhead growth.

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GC2 Partners

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A private investment partnership formed to acquire founder-owned industrial businesses in Texas and Louisiana. We buy one company, improve it, add a limited number of acquisitions, and build a regional platform. We work directly with owners and their advisors, and we keep the name, the people and the customer relationships in place.

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L39 Equity

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L39 Equity is a family office backed sponsor founded by an investment professional with experience in investment banking as well as principal investing. The firm is focused on lower middle market investments in select geographical areas across the United States.

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Latyka Group

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Latyka Group is a dynamic company specializing in logistics and trade, offering a wide array of services including business process outsourcing, nearshoring, and commercial printing. The company operates through its subsidiaries, each functioning autonomously to drive innovation and adhere to core values. Latyka Group is committed to providing integrated solutions that enhance agility and foster creativity, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty. Their focus on innovative thought processes and resilience positions them as a leader in their field, dedicated to delivering…

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FND Partners

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FND Partners is a long-term oriented investor acquiring cash-flowing, noncyclical critical service businesses and selectively backing high-growth platforms. Led by an operator with deep industrial and energy experience, we pair hands-on operational expertise with seasoned lower-middle-market M&A advisors. We offer flexible deal structures, thoughtful diligence, and a reputation for speed, certainty, and alignment with founders seeking liquidity or partnership.

Recent Transactions

This member has no reported closed transactions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Independent Sponsors in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Independent Sponsors directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

What information is included in each Independent Sponsor profile?

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

What company sizes are most common for Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Independent Sponsors is $3M-$15M, with a core EBITDA range of $500K-$3M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

How do I connect with Independent Sponsors?

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.

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