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Marine Ports & Services Independent Sponsors

1,018

Active Firms

25,473

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$15M

Core Revenue Range

$600K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 13%
Texas 12%
California 11%
New York 7%
New Jersey 4%

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

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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
Lake Street Capital Partners is a private equity fund focused on making direct control, large minority, and co-investments in lower middle market companies across North America (with a primary focus on the U.S.). We specifically focus on identifying attractive founder and family-owned companies poised for growth. Our mission is to provide these underserved companies and their owners with access to differentiated capital in order to facilitate transactions of various types, such as control investments, recapitalizations, management buyouts, or strategic growth investments.

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  • Jun 2025 Acquired St Croix Concrete
  • Jun 2025 Acquired Choufani & Bailey Roofing and Restoration
  • Aug 2024 Acquired Concrete Science
  • Aug 2024 Acquired MD Concrete

Proviso Capital

5 Total Closed Deals
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.
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

Circe Capital

5 Total Closed Deals
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

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

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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
We are a fundless sponsor based out of New York City that invests in services, distribution and manufacturing businesses below $10 million in transaction value. We are open to owner operator transactions, partnership deals, or deals requiring full management replacements (which we accomplish by placing operators from our proprietary network). To date, we have closed 4 transactions and look to close 2-3 a year going forward. Our main talents are institutionalizing people, processes and systems and focusing on areas for longer term growth as we look to build out solid organizations to scale.

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  • Jan 2025 Acquired Rescue Cesspool & Drain
  • Jan 2023 Acquired US Restoration
  • Jan 2022 Acquired Peliguard
CyberNova is dedicated to revolutionizing the managed services market. We believe that by partnering with and investing in the best MSPs and MSSPs in the industry, we can create a new leader in the managed services space. Our team of experts brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table, and we are confident that our strategic investments will empower MSPs and MSSPs to reach new heights. With a focus on innovation, growth, and excellence, CyberNova is poised to drive change and shape the future of the managed services market. Join us as we pioneer a new era in managed services and…

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  • Jun 2016 Invested in CloudRunner 2.0
  • Dec 2015 Acquired iNSYNQ
  • Dec 2015 Acquired CloudRunner
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto, Capficiency is an emerging private equity firm that partners with founders and management teams to fuel growth. ​At Capficiency we help companies navigate change, tackle challenges, and capitalize on new opportunities to build stronger, more valuable businesses.

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  • Jan 2023 Acquired ProvisionPoint Limited
  • Nov 2021 Acquired KWizCom Corporation
  • Feb 2018 Invested in Appficiency Inc.
Lighthouse Equity Partners is a venture founded by Penn alum and ex-Bridgewater Associates operating executive George Nanos. George brings 20 years of expertise in technology, product development, financial services, and capital markets along with deep venture capital, private equity, and debt networks. Currently targeting industries where technology can differentiate product or optimize operations, Lighthouse Equity Partners is seeking to source and close on a deal in the next 9-12 months.

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Cannabis Cultivator
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Stamford Real Estate Portfolio
  • Aug 2023 Acquired High End Clothing Boutique
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
Based in Chicago, IL, MSP is an operationally focused investment firm formed to acquire family and founder-runbusinesses across the business services, niche manufacturing, and industrial sectors with EBITDAbetween $2MM-$10MM. Since its inception in 2022, MSP has completed seven acquisitions (three platforms and fouradd-on investments) across various of our target industries.

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  • Jun 2024 Acquired American Roadway Logistics
  • Aug 2023 Acquired Brandito
  • Feb 2023 Acquired Vigilnet
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 Marine Ports & 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.

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 Marine Ports & Services Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Marine Ports & Services Independent Sponsors is $3M-$15M, with a core EBITDA range of $600K-$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 1,018 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 Marine Ports & Services 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 1,018 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Marine Ports & Services 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 Marine Ports & Services Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.


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