Circe Capital is a US business service organization. We are focused on partnering with exceptional founders and management teams to form long-term investments across several strategic services platforms including business services, technology, media and entertainment.
We currently own three business and a basket of brands and are ready to apply our experience in manufacturing and retail to acquire and grow the right business. Representing a small network of business owners with money to invest and a desire to advise, we are able to leverage experience and connections to solve problems.
I am an independent sponsor currently evaluating the market with a strategic focus on acquiring family-owned and founder-led businesses. My goal is to partner closely with owners to manage and expand these platforms, driving sustainable growth and long-term value creation. With a hands-on operational approach and a deep commitment to collaboration, I seek opportunities where I can leverage my leadership skills to build on the legacy of established companies while positioning them for future success.As an industry-agnostic sponsor, I remain open to opportunities across a broad spectrum of…
Our fund primarily invests in government-subsidized housing, primarily in the Chicago market. We believe we are able to achieve outsized market returns for our fund and LPs while maintaining limited risk exposure due to the nature of guaranteed rent payments. We are currently looking to make acquisitions in alternate verticals in the B2B space.Josh Marass, GP at Dane Equity, has over 7 years experience of in purchasing, managing, and owning Section 8 rental properties in Chicago and achieving outsized market returns. He built a team of local experts in the Chicago market to handle all aspects…
Navo Capital is a middle market private investment firm that makes majority (and select active minority) investments in service companies within the business-, consumer- and healthcare-service sectors. Navo’s principals have significant experience executing middle market platform and add-on investments, having deployed and managed over $1b in equity investments over the course of their careers. Navo targets opportunities where it can invest $15m - $50m in equity (up to $80m for the right opportunity) in support of established, profitable US businesses consistently generating $3m - $15m in…
Lifespan Equity Partners invests in healthcare services and information technology businesses that improve population health and wellness, quality of life for those living with chronic diseases, and quality of care for our elderly. Lifespan also invests in the health and fitness of the American healthcare ecosystem by partnering with innovative business services and information technology businesses that improve efficiency, lower costs, and improve outcomes for providers, payors, biotech, and medtech companies.We believe in the power these founder-led companies have, one growing business at a…
Venture Catalyst works with the management teams of therapeutic companies spun out of university tech transfer commercialization programs to increase their exposure to experienced therapeutic investors and partners. Therapeutics face ever dwindling resources available to move promising early stage opportunities to commercialization. The widening translational funding gap threatens to strand promising products and cures.
Flying Point Capital, LLC is a consumer-oriented lower middle market private investment firm that selectively invests in profitable companies, with competitive products and/or services, doing business in growing markets that are principally located in the United States. Flying Point Capital's "Building for Scale" mentoring program is anchored by a highly practical business management system that has been successfully applied by hundreds of small and mid-sized businesses for almost a decade.Our Principals have significant success as business builders, board members and investors. Our Focus We…
My Partner, Chirag Ved, and I are currently searching for our first business to acquire. We want to buy a U.S.-based business with at least $500,000 in EBITDA. Together, we both have experience in investment banking, equity research, private equity and private credit.
Classic Lake is a mission-driven investment, development, and advisory firm with a track record of over $1 billion in transactions across community-centered real estate, capital structuring, and private finance. Our leadership team brings decades of experience and has collectively underwritten and executed over $10 billion in investments across sectors.We are now extending our operations beyond advisory and real estate development work into direct business ownership. We are actively seeking to acquire a lower middle-market operating business in the U.S. that aligns with our values of…
Strategic Growth Investments (“SGI”) is a private investment firm founded in 2012 to pursue compelling investment opportunities in middle market businesses. SGI has a flexible mandate to invest across the capital structure in control-oriented investments ranging from strategic financings to buyouts, allowing us to implement innovative investment strategies that preserve invested capital and mitigate risk while driving growth and creating value.
Growth-oriented operators seeking growth-oriented companiesPaley Madison Partners acquires significant majority equity or total equity in its portfolio companies.After acquisition, we support our portfolio companies with a full suite of C-level management and advisory services. We accelerate growth. We achieve milestones. We manage exits, if required.Paley Madison Partners has the demonstrated ability to grow small and medium-sized companies – as well as orphaned corporate divisions – across a variety of sectors. We help our portfolio companies realize their greatest potential.
BroadFleet Capital is an investment firm focused on private opportunities and employs a total return strategy for its investors. The firm invests directly into private companies, co-invests alongside leading financial sponsors and in addition, invests in private equity, venture capital and private real estate funds. BroadFleet’s experience, network and relationships enable it to be an additive capital partner in a wide variety of situations.
Occur Capital is an investment firm led by entrepreneurs focused on acquiring, operating and continuing the legacy of SMBs with up to $10M in annual revenue
Granite Cove Capital is an investment firm founded by seasoned entrepreneurs with a passion for building successful businesses. With a shared vision to acquire and nurture high-quality companies, the founders bring together their extensive experience, industry insights, and a deep understanding of what it takes to survive and thrive. Drawing on their own entrepreneurial backgrounds, the founders of Granite Cove Capital possess a unique perspective that allows them to identify and grow promising businesses.
Cruz Capital is an independent sponsor focused on acquiring and scaling recurring-revenue marketing agencies. The strategy centers on buy-and-build: acquire a strong platform with >90% retainer revenue, then bolt on complementary agencies to expand EBITDA and unlock multiple arbitrage—buying small at 6–8x, selling large at 10–12x. With a playbook built on the 30/20/10 rule (30% gross margin, 20% SG&A max, 10% net profit), Cruz Capital emphasizes financial discipline, cultural retention, and operational integration. The mission: build smart, scale fast,…
BK Growth Partners is a family investment company started by Will Bressman and G.J. King. Will and G.J. met during their first year at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and decided to become business partners. Upon graduation, they raised a search fund and subsequently acquired RIA in a Box, a regulatory compliance consulting company serving financial advisors. Over the course of ten years, Will and G.J. transformed the business into a recurring revenue, software-as-a-service company, and grew both revenues and profits significantly resulting in one of the best search fund transactions…
Windage Partners is a prominent private equity firm specializing in the Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services (ADGS) sector. Established in 2023 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the firm has quickly positioned itself as a leader in the lower middle market. Windage Partners is renowned for its exclusive focus on control transactions, leveraging its deep sector expertise and extensive experience to partner with management teams and drive company growth. The firm's commitment to trust and collaboration forms the foundation of its relationships with investors and management teams alike,…
Sands Enterprises is a Miami-based diversified holding company focused on acquiring and revitalizing essential-service businesses through structured buyouts, seller financing, and debt-driven acquisitions.
