Life, Liberty & Creation Corp. is a private investment firm focusing on small to medium-sized business acquisitions. Having completed several acquisitions and growing the businesses by more than 700%, we know what is required to complete a deal and to increase revenue. Our leadership team brings several years of experience in multiple industries, allowing for a frictionless change in ownership.
Founded in 2013, Dunes Point Capital, LLC ("DPC") is a private investment firm, pursuing control investments in companies operating in the industrial and business services sectors. DPC targets companies with enterprise values of up to $1 billion.
Now in its fifth decade, Sowell & Co. is a family investment office investing in private equity, oil & gas, and land development. The partners invest their own capital in each venture, rather than raising outside funds, and believe that such investment creates a longer term investment horizon that better aligns investors with its management team partners.
Addison Capital Partners (“ACP”) is a private equity investment firm backed by two high net worth Family Offices that seeks out partnerships with owners and operators of “smaller” middle market growth companies, often that are closely held or family owned businesses, to provide legacy stewardship, liquidity, growth capital and management resources to grow and build exceptional enterprises.
Control-oriented, operationally-focused PE firm focused on lower middle-market companies$200M in equity invested across 10 platform acquisitionsSam Seraphim (Managing Partner): 40+ years investing & operating, ran $120M manufacturing company and started a bankMarc Paganini (Partner): 30+ years operating (former President/CEO, Airbus Helicopters, US)EBITDA $3-20M (15%+ margins)Revenues $25M+EV: $10-200MLow capex, highly scalable modelAvailability of add-on acquisitionSIndustry Focus:Aerospace & DefenseBusiness ServicesConsumer Products & ServicesEducationFood & BeverageIndustrials/specialty…
Treaty Oak is an Austin-based private investment firm with capital commitments from two Texas family offices.We partner with privately held and family owned businesses to address funding needs, ownership transitions and succession planning issues while preserving legacy, existing culture and values. Our namesake, the Treaty Oak, is located in current-day downtown Austin. It is estimated to be over 500 years old and is a local symbol of Texas history and resilience. We seek to build long-term partnerships with our management teams. Our core values include conducting our business with…
Pondera Holdings is an operationally-focused holding company that provides capital to private, entrepreneurial businesses. Our objective with each investment is to create value for employees, customers, communities, and our shareholders. Pondera’s principals serve as active board members of portfolio companies, and in certain situations, will play an active management role if needed.As a holding company with permanent capital, we are not constrained by the fixed time horizon of a traditional private equity fund. This structure is advantageous for all stakeholders because it allows for a…
Caldicot Capital is a private equity firm serving lower middle market businesses. We view our investments as partnerships and take a hands-on approach in collaborating with business owners and management teams. We have a concentrated portfolio which enables us to focus our time and resources to closely support operators we invest in. When combining management's expertise with our own, we unlock significant value together. We focus on investing in businesses with $1 to $10 million of EBITDA and structure our transactions flexibly on a case-by-case basis with "patient capital"…
Taubman Capital (“TC”) is a private equity investment firm for the Taubman familyThrough TC, the family is building an investment portfolio of world-class businesses led by exceptional management teams outside of its core real estate holdingsThe firm’s flexible, long-term capital base offers sellers closing certainty, while also providing management teams with the ability to focus on building larger, more valuable enterprises without time constraints or exit pressuresTC has no outside investors – all internal capital means making investment decisions as true owners and the ability to…
LBAdvisors, LLC draws upon its internal industry professionals to add value in actively managing its investments including capitalizing on its expertise, analytical capabilities, maximizing strategic alternatives and focusing on the dynamics of the business. We apply large capitalization operating and financial talent and resources to special situation investments in the lower middle market. Our ability to access turnaround operators is one of the key differentiators of LBAdvisors, LLC.
New Day Industries LLC is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.Founded by two brothers with a background in both private equity and public markets investment at leading firms in NYC, we seek to acquire less-cyclical middle market businesses that we can grow organically and inorganically.
Pelagic Capital Partners is a search and family investment vehicle formed to acquire and operate exceptional small businesses on the US east coast. The group was founded by Nicholas Stancu, a former private equity professional and M&A advisor. At this time, PCP is actively looking for its first platform investment and invites opportunities for review. Prior to founding PCP, Nicholas pursued several investment and advisory roles in the US and Europe. While in private equity his key responsibilities included on the one hand managing the transaction process when buying or selling…
We are a private investment firm with offices in Chicago, Michigan and Los Angeles. We are focused on acquiring manufacturing companies with at least $1.5MM of EBITDA and management in place. Historically, we’ve acquired companies in the automotive, oil & gas, aerospace and health care industries. Since we acquire companies for our own account with no intention to sell, we also buy the related industrial real estate. We invest with our own capital and close quickly. We have dozens of references available upon request from our portfolio company sellers and brokers we’ve worked with in…
SGH Strategic Investment Partners is a private investment company in Austin, Texas founded in 2019. We acquire control equity investments in established Texas-based companies in the professional services, wholesale distribution, specialized manufacturing and hospitality industries. Our founder, Sam Hanna, founded and built a substantial land surveying and engineering businesses. He sold a majority interest in the company to private equity and established our family office. Sam's lifetime of commercial experience provides our team with the unique capability to cultivate growth, develop and…
First Haven Capital (“First Haven”), a private investment firm based in New York, is targeting non-control equity investments in leading lower middle market companies in partnership with high quality investment sponsors. As part of the Turtle Creek family office, First Haven maintains a flexible, patient capital base that can invest for long hold periods and support future growth needs. By utilizing First Haven’s broader investment network and industry contacts, the firm can effectively evaluate opportunities and provide additional support required to build successful business…
Chief Investments is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We are a team of seasoned investors who plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
2M Investment Partners (“2M”), backed by a multi-billion-dollar family office, invests in durable businesses for the long-term. 2M is building a concentrated portfolio of small- and mid-size businesses with strong cultures and promising growth opportunities. Run by former private equity professionals, 2M has the experience to quickly close transactions and support both organic and acquisition-based growth initiatives. 2M’s family capital backing means success is measured over decades or longer, solidifying focus on each portfolio company’s needs and not an investor’s timeline. 2M is…
Elm Fork Partners stems from a history of entrepreneurship, corporate value creation, and successful outcomes for all parties involved. We are a Texas-based, single family office, focused on providing flexible and sustainable capital to companies, teams, and assets that are striving to create material value. We are not a private equity fund, but rather a permanent capital source focused on providing capital to high quality companies or assets that exhibit the following characteristics: High returns on invested capital (ROIC) and free cash flow generationSignificant barriers to entry and…
Silicon Valley based family office made up of experienced professionals seeking investment opportunities that will generate current double digit cash on cash returns. Prefer non real estate opportunities but will consider right real estate situation.
