Top Life Sciences Tools & Services Independent Sponsors with Recent Private M&A Activity

Active Firms

1,248

TTM Deal Inquiries

$5M-$20M

Core Revenue Range

$1M-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 15%

Texas 11%

Florida 9%

New York 6%

Pennsylvania 4%

Key Attributes

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

Bold North Capital

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I’m Molly McFadden, founding partner of Bold North Capital, a Minnesota-based independent investment firm backed by local family office capital (boldnorthcap.com). We focus on acquiring and operating durable, overlooked businesses in essential industries across the Midwest, with a particular interest in services and software companies generating under $10M of EBITDA. I have spent my career partnering with bootstrapped, founder-led companies during critical stages of growth. Before launching Bold North, I was an investor at Arthur Ventures in Minneapolis, where I played a pivotal role…

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Great River Capital Partners

9 Total Closed Deals

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Great River Capital Partners (GRCP) is a private equity investment firm with a narrow focus on acquiring mid-sized Industrial Technology and Services companies. That is all we do. Leveraging 30 years of collective investing experience, we partner with business owners to create long-term value both through organic growth initiatives and strategic add-on acquisitions.

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Nov 2023 Invested in Crestline Plastics
Aug 2023 Acquired Source Code Corporation
Aug 2023 Acquired ChanTest Corporation
Aug 2023 Acquired K-TEK Corporation

Pillsman Partners

9 Total Closed Deals

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Since 2013, Pillsman Partners has invested selectively in seven platform businesses and additional add-on acquisitions. Pillsman focuses on industries where we have direct prior experience whether it be from operating companies where we have worked or industries in which we have either advised or invested. We also invest in adjacent industries that share common characteristics and dynamics, leveraging the breadth of our knowledge, experience and relationships. We are active members of the board of directors supporting our teams to augment and advise management teams as they refine and…

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Oct 2024 Acquired CSB Industries - Hydro Excavation
Dec 2023 Acquired Parallel Plumbing
Jul 2023 Acquired McClellan Mechanical Services
Mar 2023 Acquired TJO Heating & Cooling

Lavelle Investments

7 Total Closed Deals

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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

Acorn Capital Partners

6 Total Closed Deals

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Investment firm founded by seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and operator with extensive experience turning around underperforming businesses. Has experience in both North and South America.

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Aug 2024 Invested in Favo Tecnologia
May 2024 Invested in CorSync
Sep 2023 Invested in PecSmart
May 2023 Invested in Neokohm

Proviso Capital

5 Total Closed Deals

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Founded in 2014, Proviso seeks to provide capital and strategic resources to lower middle market companies. Our goal is to partner with leaders that want to take the firm to the next level.We seek established businesses with experienced management teams and a solid operating history with hyper growth potential. Our target portfolio companies have been operating for at least 3 years and have positive earnings. They have revenue between $5mm and $50mm. Proviso is industry agnostic.

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Feb 2025 Acquired Select Assets of Phillips Enterprises
Dec 2021 Acquired Taylor Studios, Inc.
May 2021 Acquired Merchandising Partners LLC
Nov 2018 Acquired Algiere Construction Services Inc.

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Circe Capital

5 Total Closed Deals

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Circe Capital is a Boston-based holding company focused small to medium sized service-oriented businesses. We partner with founders and owner-operators, and care deeply about the companies they have built.

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Apr 2023 Acquired Cruise Travel Accessories Company
Feb 2023 Acquired Children's Book Publisher
Sep 2022 Acquired Car Care & Detailing Products Company
Jun 2022 Acquired Nursery and Baby Accessory Company

Dekos Capital

2 Total Closed Deals

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Dekos Capital Management LLC is a privately held Texas-based investment firm. The firm’s founders have significant experience as private equity, investment banking and operating executives and are partnered with institutional investors to invest in strategically viable middle-market businesses.

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Mar 2024 Acquired Achieve Accreditation
Jan 2024 Acquired Shear Drive Group

Newpark Ventures

1 Total Closed Deal

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Newpark Capital is the private equity partner for impact-oriented management teams seeking growth capital. We help companies grow by investing our operating experience and impact-aligned capital, and help current owners achieve their liquidity objectives. Newpark Capital provides: * Increased equity value. We invest our operating experience to drive growth and bottom line performance, increasing the value of the enterprise – and of owner’s equity. * A clear path to liquidity. Patient, flexible capital experienced in mid-market investing provides liquidity up front, and then co-invests…

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Aug 2015 Advised Wise Woman Herbals on an investment from Newpark Capital

Braxos Capital

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Braxos Capital is seeking to acquire and operate one privately-held enterprise in the Midwestern United States. Once Braxos acquires an enterprise, our focus is to hold the business for the long-term, carry forward the previous owner's legacy, and create long-term value for the entire organization, including every employee and stakeholder. Resources Braxos Capital is the ideal solution for a business and owner in need of succession planning or an exit event. In order to provide value to the business and its owner, Braxos is able to provide the following resources: Hard-working, principled…

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Arrowhead Industry Capital

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ARROWHEAD INDUSTRY CAPITAL (AIC) IS AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM FOCUSED ON GROWTH-ORIENTED INVESTMENTS IN THE ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS.BASED IN NEW YORK, WE BACK LEADING MANAGEMENT TEAMS, WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE VALUE BY BUYING AND GROWING BUSINESSES AND ASSETS THROUGH AIC AND IN PRIOR ROLES, WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH INVESTING $1.7 BILLION OF EQUITY CAPITAL IN BUSINESSES VALUED AT OVER $10 BILLION.

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SLB Capital Group

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Strategic Liquidity Without Operational Disruption:SLB Capital Group uses sale leasebacks as a strategic tool to advance resilient businesses. Repurchase options ensure defined paths to re-own their real estate, unlocking cost-efficient capital while preserving long-term property control.Generally speaking our investment criteria is private for non-investment grade companies, $10M+ in revenue and 25+ employees that could benefit from the bifurcation of the business and real property that meet the characteristics below: Owns Mission-Critical Real EstateProperties used for operations,…

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Highland Healthcare Partners

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Highland Healthcare Partners (HHP) is an independent sponsor exclusively focused on sourcing, acquiring, and managing exceptional healthcare assets to Accelerate Impact & Maximize Value.

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Autokatalyst, LLC

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Autokatalyst is a New York-based digital transformation and technology enablement firm, focused on making control investments in digitally-native businesses (SaaS, tech-enabled services, business process automation firms) and businesses in traditionally non-digital industries where it has identified opportunities for specialized process automation technologies to generate significant value creation and growth acceleration.Uniquely situated as value-add investors, we combine capital investment with a bottom-up approach of applying transformative technologies across a firm. Our experience spans…

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Horatius Group LLC

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Horatius Group is an investment bank, technology company, and private equity firm (fundless sponsor). We have advised upon over a dozen transactions with leading private equity firms across services and technology

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Navo Capital

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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…

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Lifespan Equity Partners

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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…

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Strategic Growth Investments

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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.

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Paley Madison Partners, LLC

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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.

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Firms in the Life Sciences Tools & Services 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.

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.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Life Sciences Tools & Services Independent Sponsors is $5M-$20M, with a core EBITDA range of $1M-$4M. 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.

Relevant Life Sciences 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 39 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Life Sciences.

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

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Life Sciences, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 39 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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 Life Sciences Tools & Services Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.

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