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Industrial Conglomerates Independent Sponsors

540

Active Firms

11,340

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$17M

Core Revenue Range

$700K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 14%
California 12%
Texas 11%
New York 7%
Pennsylvania 4%

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

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Lavelle Investments

7 Total Closed Deals
Lavelle Investments is a family investment firm that supports businesses transitioning to the next phase of growth.We understand the importance of maintaining a company's reputation and culture, and we focus on preserving the family-feel that has been instrumental in building customer satisfaction and employee support over the years.With experience as both operators and investors, we bring robust analytical support to help the team drive sustainable, long-term growth and continued success.

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  • Jan 2022 Invested in Various Early-Stage Seed Investments
  • Aug 2021 Acquired Bolt-On Investment: Dental Practice Management
  • Jul 2021 Invested in Veterinary Services Company
  • Mar 2021 Acquired Bolt-On Investment: Dental Practice Management

JE Capital Partners

7 Total Closed Deals
JE Capital Partners is a private equity group focused on service-based buy and build strategies. We entertain verticals such as commercial, facility, and utility services and other outdoor service/maintenance related industries. We have flexible investment parameters in terms of go-forward involvement from sellers as it is a case by case basis. We make platform and addon investments. We take pride in our ability to be flexible in our approach working with founder and family-owned businesses to provide a solution that works best for them to transition and maintain the legacy they…

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  • Apr 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Apr 2024 Acquired Utility Services Company
  • Dec 2023 Acquired Northpoint Asset Management
  • Dec 2021 Advised RESA Power in its sale to Investcorp

Landmark Capital

7 Total Closed Deals
Landmark Capital is a buy-out firm that specializes in acquiring and actively managing small businesses.Our goal is to actively manage a small number of companies and fully devote ourselves to its employees, customers, and operations. Following the acquisition, we will join the senior management team and play a supportive role in the business.

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  • Apr 2021 Advised R3D in its sale to Alithya
  • Feb 2020 Advised Askida in its sale to Alithya
  • Dec 2019 Advised travercent in its sale to Alithya
  • Jan 2019 Advised Communications Transcript in its sale to oxo translation
Bassett Creek Capital makes equity investments in lower-middle market companies, typically at a critical inflection point in the business. The Bassett Creek team has completed 76 investments, invested over $10.0 billion of capital and has over 100 years of combined private equity experience.We are a private capital partner for business owners who want to harness the power of cultural connectivity and entrepreneurial grit to reach the next level of growth. Our team is a trusted partner, ally and advisor for management teams who are passionate about meaningful growth achieved through low-ego…

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  • Jun 2022 Invested in Bassett Creek Services
  • Nov 2021 Acquired DRP Restoration
  • Sep 2020 Acquired Baxter
  • Dec 2019 Acquired Cornerstone Renovation
Trimaran is a middle-market private equity firm based in New York. We seek long-term capital appreciation by making privately negotiated equity or equity-oriented investments in niche middle-market companies.Funds managed by Trimaran Fund Management and its predecessors have invested approximately $1.75 billion in over 60 acquisitions and other private equity transactions totaling more than $10 billion. These transactions ranged from growth and technology-oriented investments to highly-structured project and infrastructure investments to deep value investments and turnarounds. The subject…

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  • Aug 2023 Invested in Norcraft Companies, L.P.
  • Aug 2023 Invested in IASIS Healthcare Corporation
  • Aug 2023 Invested in Global Crossing Ltd.
  • Aug 2023 Invested in TeleBank Financial

LV2 Equity Partners

6 Total Closed Deals
LV2 Equity Partners is a Midwest based private investment group whose objective is to acquire controlling interest positions in niche manufacturers, value-added distributors and specialty service companies. We invest in companies that have the potential for substantial growth and profit improvement. LV2 will both partner with an owner/entrepreneur as well as acquire businesses outright. Corporate divestitures are particularly attractive. Profitability is preferred but not required. Total transaction size ranges between $1 - $20 million, and target company revenue level typically ranges…

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  • May 2016 Invested in MPR Plastic Reclaim Solutions
  • Sep 2015 Acquired Count
  • Jun 2014 Invested in Martin Yale Industries, LLC
  • Jan 2012 Acquired Auto-Lab Complete Care Centers

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Stallion Finance

6 Total Closed Deals
Stallion Finance ("Horses not Unicorns") is a private equity firm that invests in and acquires small businesses with the goal of growing them through predefined strategic improvement initiatives. Our team of professional entrepreneurs utilize both private equity investment and hands-on operating expertise, to design and implement our proven operating playbook. We target tenured (no start-ups) companies generating between $0.5mm to $5mm of EBITDA. While we are industry agnostic, we have a particular focus on internet based, software or technology companies that are generating…

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  • May 2019 Advised InStride on an investment from The Rise Fund
  • Nov 2018 Invested in Sweet Lady Jane, Inc.
  • May 2014 Invested in Sweet Lady Jane, Inc.
  • Apr 2010 Invested in Octet Finance (USA)

AIM Capital

6 Total Closed Deals
AIM Capital is a private equity group located in Coconut Grove, FL which makes control and non-control investments in high growth companies that have accomplished profitability and product/market fit. AIM Capital seeks to create synergy between our investments and develop transformational platforms. We combine the talent of our team in Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Legal with the talent within the companies to generate and execute on integral growth plans. Our goal is to always create long-term value by building great businesses in partnership with the leadership team. In every…

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired TICE Chicken Holdings, LLC
  • Aug 2023 Acquired FAV Infrastructure Group
  • Aug 2023 Acquired UrbanBound
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Goodnight Loving Vodka

Sky Peak Capital

5 Total Closed Deals
Sky Peak partners with local business owners to provide them with the necessary resources to take their business to the next level.  Whether it's through capital support, operational enhancements, or key strategic initiatives, we look to help our owners unlock value for all stakeholders.

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  • Apr 2025 Acquired TriStar Plastics
  • Jan 2024 Acquired Howard Precision
  • Jan 2023 Acquired Maclean Precision
  • Oct 2022 Acquired Hicks Machine
About:Kairos Companies is a firm established in 2018 dedicated to owning and operating family-owned businesses across the United States. At Kairos, we take pride in providing creative solutions for business owners in need of a transition. Beyond the initial transaction, Kairos constantly strives to provide the best home for our businesses. With an indefinite investment horizon, Kairos acts as a family for our companies: nurturing growth, mentoring managers, and maintaining the outstanding legacy of the founding family.The Greeks had two words for time: “chronos” and…

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  • Aug 2019 Acquired Clements Environmental Services
  • Jun 2019 Acquired A-1 Saw & Tool
  • May 2019 Acquired Farr's Custom Carbide
  • Mar 2019 Acquired Daily Saw Service

RTC Partners

4 Total Closed Deals
RTC Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in building middle market growth platforms. Together with management partners, we build market-leading companies through a combination of acquisitive and organic growth, while establishing highly professionalized corporate infrastructures that are capable of scaling organizations to the next level. Our strategies focus on high-growth niches of professional, business, and healthcare services industries.

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Verdantas
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Anser Advisory
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Lumina Vision Partners
  • Feb 2023 Acquired The Ardurra Group

Exonas Capital

4 Total Closed Deals
Exonas Capital is a private investment firm focused on investing in high-quality businesses that have reached strategic, operational, or financial inflection points and stand to benefit from our proven value creation playbook irrespective of the prevailing economic environment. We are focused on four key sectors, including the niche consumer, business services (including SaaS and DaaS), industrials, and non-reimbursement-based healthcare services sectors. Our mandate is flexible and we can invest in a wide variety of transactions, including founder and family-owned companies, corporate…

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  • Jun 2025 Acquired VFG Advisory
  • Nov 2021 Acquired TeleGeography
  • Jan 2021 Acquired Seybert's Billiards Supply
  • May 2020 Acquired Apartment Guardian

F2H Capital

4 Total Closed Deals
F2H Capital Group operates a diverse portfolio that includes four distinct businesses: two pharmacies, a real estate development company, and a mortgage company. In addition to these business ventures, the group has a significant presence in the real estate sector, owning $135 million worth of multifamily and mixed-use properties in New York and Texas.F2H Capital Group is seeking to acquire the following companies:Business Characteristics·     Founder-owned, entrepreneurial, growth-oriented business·     Meaningful management team…

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  • Apr 2023 Acquired Clear Rate Mortgage
  • Apr 2019 Acquired Hasanov Capital
  • Sep 2016 Acquired Clear Pharmacy
  • Feb 2013 Acquired Crystal Pharmacy

Bearing Partners

4 Total Closed Deals
Bearing Partners is an independent financial sponsor that invests in lower middle-market companies. We seek to invest in businesses $1M to $8M of EBITDA with a strong management team and the potential for significant growth. We prefer to partner with the management team or founder(s) in control investments in industries including consumer products and services, business services, oil & gas, technology, industrial & manufacturing, etc. We have a low leverage approach in structuring transactions and no required hold period which allows for flexibility for each specific situation.

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  • Oct 2024 Invested in Blue Frog, LLC
  • Nov 2023 Acquired 7-2-11
  • Nov 2022 Acquired JR's Country Stores
  • Nov 2021 Acquired Newton Crouch Company, LLC

Hemingway Capital

3 Total Closed Deals
Hemingway Capital is an operationally oriented investment firm that specializes in growing lower middle-market industrial companies. We offer creative, flexible capital and deep operating experience to optimize and grow our partner companies. We invest in fundamentally sound businesses possessing a competitive advantage, recurring demand for products or services, and favorable macro trends. We stand beside management teams, family businesses, and business owners as a preferred investor in lower middle market industrial businesses that adds value beyond capital.

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  • Feb 2022 Acquired GTA Containers, Inc.
  • Mar 2021 Acquired Vege Labs, LLC
  • Oct 2019 Acquired Maid O' Mist
Founded in 2022, Scooter Partners LLC (SCOOTER) is an investment and advisory firm primarily focused on helping U.S. based start-ups and lower middle market companies succeed and grow. SCOOTER has the experience, expertise, creativity, and resources to provide sound guidance, help solve problems, and furnish smart solutions for opportunities that other investors may deem unappealing due to their smaller size, complexity, or difficulty. We are flexible in our approach to making an investment, providing advice, or helping raise capital so that it best fits the needs of all parties involved. 

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  • Jan 2025 Acquired Mid-Michigan Canvas & Awning
  • Dec 2024 Acquired Royal Oak Birmingham Awning Company
  • May 2024 Acquired Belle Isle Awning Company

Rockaway Securities

3 Total Closed Deals
Rockaway Securities is a privately-held boutique investment company. We aim to invest in both public and private securities, such as the investment in quality stocks, the acquisition of small-businesses, financing startup companies, leading commercial real estate ventures, and more. Rockaway will raise the investment capital, and in some cases, the debt financing, to acquire ownership stakes in private security offerings. ​Rockaway seeks to find valuable investment opportunities that their investors will see great returns and meaningful asset value over the ownership term of the…

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  • Nov 2022 Acquired Winslow Storage
  • Jul 2022 Invested in Bulwark Risk Management
  • Feb 2018 Acquired Express Waste Removal

West Allen Capital

3 Total Closed Deals
West Allen Capital is a private equity firm supported by family office capital that makes control equity investments in family owned businesses in the lower middle market between $2 and $5mm of EBITDA. We seek to partner with strong management teams to generate systematic growth for our portfolio companies and create value for our investors.

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Ruscoe
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Stealth Manufacturing Inc.
  • Oct 2018 Acquired M&RR
At Dark Alpha, our investment strategy revolves around acquiring and enhancing cash-generating companies within select sectors. As a nascent entity, we prioritize industries with significant growth potential including manufacturing, business services, health care, aerospace & defense, and industrial services.Thesis-Driven Investment StrategyOur in-house industry advisors identify industries poised for disruptive growth by studying macroeconomic factors, technological advancements, and regulatory changes. The selected thesis is further substantiated by examining industry reports,…

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  • May 2021 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Nov 2020 Acquired Confidential Company
  • May 2020 Acquired Blackbox Systems and Technologies LLC

Bridgefield Capital

3 Total Closed Deals
Bridgefield provides simplified, one-stop shop capital solutions to middle market companies. Through both debt and equity capital solutions, we help entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams accomplish their goals—whether their goals are to achieve liquidity, to diversify their personal wealth, facilitate management buyouts and/or pursue growth and acquisition financing.Since 2006, we are proud to have facilitated more than 100 transactions (credit and equity) representing more than $1 billion in transaction value across industries including manufacturing, technology, consumer…

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  • Aug 2022 Acquired Avaloq Outline
  • Mar 2022 Acquired SPS
  • Feb 2020 Acquired QDQ Group

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Independent Sponsors in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Industrial Conglomerates 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 Industrial Conglomerates Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Industrial Conglomerates Independent Sponsors is $3M-$17M, with a core EBITDA range of $700K-$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 important is Industrials experience when evaluating Independent Sponsors?

Relevant Industrials experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 540 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Industrials.

Do all Independent Sponsors in this directory focus exclusively on Industrials?

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Industrial Conglomerates Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Industrials, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

How do I compare Independent Sponsors with experience in Industrials?

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Industrials, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 540 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Industrial Conglomerates 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 Industrial Conglomerates Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.


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