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Ohana Legacy Partners

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Ohana Legacy Partners is not a private equity firm. We are a long-term Employee Owned holding company committed to acquiring enduring businesses and transitioning them to employee ownership. Led by former Navy SEAL and seasoned operator Justin Knowles, we invest in companies with strong cultures, loyal teams, and a legacy worth preserving. We don’t flip, we don’t rebrand—we build on what works and share the upside with the people who built it. If your client is looking for a buyer who will protect their legacy and elevate their people, we’re ready to move with speed and integrity.

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• Mar 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Fruition Partners

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Fruition Private Equity is a Denver-based private investment firm dedicated to advancing middle-market businesses and management teams. Since its inception in 2020, the firm has executed over $650 million in transactions, completing 17 acquisitions and successfully recapitalizing one platform. Fruition Private Equity specializes in strategic investments and operational improvements, focusing on stable, predictable revenue businesses in fragmented sectors. Their primary investment focus is on convenience stores and gas stations in the Southeastern United States. The firm is co-founded by Jay…

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• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Blueline Ventures

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Blue Line Ventures is an operating company first, and an investment company second.Our team's passion and background rests in helping small business owners and investors achieve their goals through sales or acquisition. We do this across industries and help our clients focus on team design, process optimization, and systems development.​We make direct investments in businesses that fit our personal investment thesis and that align with our specific industry focus. We are skilled in creating flexible finance solutions and are backed by a leadership team with a proven history of business…

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• Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Jan 2024 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company

Braes Bayou

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Braes Bayou Company is a Texas based independent sponsor firm dedicated to partnering with founder-led B2B service businesses. Braes raises capital from its investor network on a deal-by-deal basis, ensuring alignment across management teams and capital providers.

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• Apr 2026 Advised Confidential Company in its sale to Confidential Company
• Oct 2020 Acquired Confidential Company

Steinbeck Investment Company

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Steinbeck is fully committed to heroically protecting past legacies and accelerating new growth for the companies in which we invest. Strong legacies are springboards to the future, and it’s from there that we jointly build even bigger and better companies.SIC is pioneering the intersection of private equity investing and operating involvement; and we’re revolutionizing the collaborative partnership of the Executive, Investor and Operator. We embrace the perfect combination of capability, character, chemistry and commitment. We espouse strong collaborative partnerships and together…

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• Feb 2022 Acquired Troyer Foods
• Feb 2022 Acquired Stanz Food Service

Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners

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Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners was formed after its founders refined their perspectives and beliefs through hands-on experience with smaller companies. We believed that taking approaches used in larger organizations, refining them for small and middle market companies, and applying them in a targeted fashion could create significant value for investors.We believe that small and mid-size companies represent the greatest opportunities for long-term investment returns. They are typically built on a few key strengths and leaders. We have seen that building on those strengths, introducing new…

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• Jun 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Feb 2022 Acquired Confidential Company

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Northern Yard

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Northern Yard Partners is a private investment firm focused on accelerating growth in small businesses that operate in highly fragmented industries. The firm’s approach is concentrated and thematic, and we look to invest behind talented operators and executives.

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• Jan 2025 Acquired Pet Services
• Jan 2024 Acquired First Class Pools

Saddle Horn Equity Ltd

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Saddle Horn Equity acquires controlling equity interests in lower-middle market companies with the intention of growing them to the next level without a pre-defined hold period.We’re entrepreneurs who have started, built and sold businesses. And while we understand finance, we’re rooted as operators. By investing our own capital, we do not have the strict structure of a private equity fund and can provide sellers with the transition they desire.

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• May 2025 Acquired Direct Dimension LLC
• Apr 2022 Invested in VCM Products LLC

Gar Wood Securities, LLC

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Gar Wood Securities Private Capital Group extends the firm’s capital raising efforts to US middle market private companies seeking early stage funding, growth capital, recapitalization or funding for special situations. Via a network of institutional investors, family offices and investment advisors the placement team at Gar Wood is able to provide cost-effective access to capital solutions in an underserved segment of the industry.Industry FocusOur investor base is diverse and therefore enables Gar Wood Private Capital Group to engage clients across many sectors: alternative energy,…

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• Nov 2025 Advised Confidential Company on an investment from Confidential Company
• Nov 2016 Advised DME Express on an investment from Confidential Company

Deep South Capital

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Deep South Capital acquires and grows lower-middle-market companies across the Deep South (LA, MS, AL, AR, TN, FL panhandle, South and East Texas) which generate $2 - 7M EBITDA annually. Sector focus includes industrial and manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, B2B services.

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• Nov 2022 Invested in Green Acres Machinery
• Feb 2020 Acquired Laundry South Systems & Repair

Ascendis Capital

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Ascendis Partners is a dynamic investment platform focused on creating sustainable value by identifying and acquiring high-potential businesses across North America. Our strategy targets companies with strong operational foundations in select industries, including manufacturing, distribution, and services, that are poised for growth through strategic investments, operational improvements, and market expansion.We specialize in partnering with family-owned businesses and closely-held companies where owners are seeking an exit due to retirement or succession challenges. With a dedicated and…

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• Jul 2021 Acquired PROJECT BLUE
• Jul 2021 Acquired PROJECT MAYA

Raspberry Capital Management

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RCM is a holding company backed by a family office + brand partners. We have buy-and-hold forever timelines and take a long term view to our investments.All partners are entrepreneurs themselves, exceptionally skilled at growing businesses with several prior exits as founders. Our team is young, high energy, and we execute quickly.Besides capital, we also have access to a broad suite of resources through our operating brands.

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• Mar 2026 Invested in Confidential Company
• Apr 2025 Invested in Confidential Company

Aperion Management LLC

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Aperion Management is a private equity firm that specializes in investing in small to mid-size businesses with solid fundamentals and attractive growth prospects. Founded in 2006, the firm has been a lead investor in twelve platform investments across various industries, representing over $700 million in revenue. Aperion Management emphasizes a true partnership with talented and motivated management teams, aligning incentives to ensure successful investments. The firm targets companies valued between $15 million and $250 million, creating a flexible and long-term capital base through a…

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• Apr 2025 Acquired Arctic Cat
• Apr 2024 Acquired USI

ABC Capital

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ABC Capital Partners is an independent sponsor with a demonstrated track record and an experienced investor base. We partner with businesses we believe in to unlock their potential and create both organic and inorganic growth opportunities. Since our founding in 2000, we've successfully acquired 5 businesses, with 2 successful exits.Our group has significant experience investing in and managing business services businesses having invested in 3 related businesses (AcuLegal, Huntington Staffing, and West Shore Building Services) with an average Y-o-Y expansion of 6% gross profit. Beyond these…

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• Oct 2020 Acquired Westshore Building Services
• Aug 2019 Acquired AcuLegal

Bluestar Holdings

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Bluestar Holdings, LLC (“Bluestar”) is a private investment firm founded to identify and invest in private lower middle-market growth-oriented companies and real estate assets. We seek to partner with privately held companies to address capital requirements, succession plans, and liquidity/diversification needs. Our goal is to bring our experience as operators and investment professionals to management teams and provide executive guidance to realize a combined vision. Our founding members have over 70 years of combined management, ownership, and private equity experience.

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• Mar 2024 Invested in Jordan Ranch III
• Mar 2024 Invested in Integrity Elevator

Hudson Glade

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Hudson Glade is a private investment firm focused on Consumer, Industrial and Services companies with demonstrated and defensible growth characteristics that operate in the lower end of the middle market. We desire to partner with talented management teams to accelerate value.

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• Aug 2025 Acquired ComNet Communications
• May 2024 Acquired Quality First Home Improvement

Atomus Equity Partners

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Our essence extends beyond the individual—it’s a celebration of ‘we.’ Our culture places humanity at the forefront, embodying a profound people-centric philosophy. We believe in the collective strength of individuals who not only share our core principles but also exude a shared passion for championing small businesses. This commitment is rooted in humility, accountability, and a clear understanding of both who we are and, perhaps more significantly, who we are not.Our unwavering dedication, relentless drive, and fervent work ethic form the bedrock of our support for business owners,…

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• Apr 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

EC Investment Partners

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We build the next generation of enduring Canadian businesses by acquiring SMEs and transforming them through disciplined value creation, care for people, and long-term stewardship.Our vision is to build a portfolio of exceptional businesses and create lasting impact in every business we invest in.People FirstWe invest in the people and teams that manage our organizations. We lead with respect and integrity in how we treat owners, employees, and capital partners.Hands-On & Process-Driven ApproachWe roll up our sleeves and get involved. We prioritize on commercial and operational…

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• Jun 2023 Acquired Fluidconcepts & Design
• Jul 2021 Acquired CRH Oral Design

Tempus Partners

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Tempus Partners seeks to buy and operate defensible and profitable small businesses in the consumer retail and manufacturing categories. We are committed to nurturing the long term success of our acquisitions and operating to generate consistent long-term cash flow. We are open to both growth partnerships, in which the existing team maintains some ownership and involvement going forward, or full buyouts. Our deep industry expertise in retail and manufacturing businesses allows us to take an active role and immediately pursue strong, low capital, low risk strategies to grow sales and…

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• Jun 2025 Acquired Contender Bicycles
• Mar 2024 Acquired Dawson Forte Cashmere

Panther Equity Group

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Panther Equity Group ("Panther") is a private investment firm focused on providing capital, strategic support, and resources to healthy & well-positioned companies in the lower middle market. Panther generally invests equity in companies with $5 million to $25 million of EBITDA, experienced management teams, and in industries where Panther has deep relationships with operating partners, industry executives, and channel relationships.While we remain agile in criteria, Panther typically focuses on companies with the following characteristics:Industries: IT Services & Tech-Enabled…

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• Jul 2025 Acquired Glass Box Technology
• Oct 2023 Acquired Switchbox, Inc