SALTT Ventures is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
We are an experienced group of founders, entrepreneurs, and investors with a proven track record of growing and operating successful businesses. Our mission is to find great companies and help the business reach its potential while enhancing the company’s legacy. We seek to work with business owners who are mission-driven and aim to achieve long-term value.
We are a private company creating value through active ownership of businesses and advisory engagements.We utilize creative management practices, productivity gains and growth as our primary drivers to create value. We are disciplined in our analysis, strategy and execution.
Faust Ventures is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
LPC is an investment firm that takes a long-term approach with a specific focus on relationships. By prioritizing "doing things the right way" we feel we can create partnerships and friendships that span decades, not just an investment period.Given our divergence from the typical private equity model, LPC tends to be a breath of fresh air for sellers and management teams. We are great partners for those seeking liquidity but not quite ready to hang it up.We make control investments in businesses located in the Eastern and Central US with $10 million to $200 million of…
SMB Climate aspires to buy and grow companies that are on the frontlines fighting climate change. These companies are designing, manufacturing, testing, installing, and/or recycling climate technologies available today. SMB Climate was founded by Nick Cravalho in 2023. Previously, Nick was an investor and portfolio manager for Amazon's $2B Climate Pledge Fund, the global GM for Amazon Renewed ($2B refurb business), and VP at two VC-backed solar startups.
Sherburne Partners seeks to provide strategic, private equity capital to growing lower middle market companies across professional, industrial, commercial, and healthcare services sectors. We focus our investment activities on companies which operate in large, fragmented and growing industries and look to partner with exceptional management teams seeking their next stage growth. Sherburne is supported by a broad network of patient, long-term oriented investors who believe in our mission of building first-class businesses together with business owners and management teams. A Partnership…
BlueFin Ventures is an independent sponsor that is industry agnostic and makes majority and minority equity investments as well as subordinated debt in Canada and the US.
Pantin Capital LLC was formed to pursue buy and build acquisition opportunities across diverse industries. The firm leverages the deep experience of its Founder and Managing Partner across a wide array of industries and investment situations including traditional middle market LBO, growth and ventures, and operationally intensive underperformers, turnarounds and special situations. Pantin pursues investments for its own account and on behalf of the firm's network of strategic capital relationships.
We buy manufacturing and product related businesses throughout the Midwest within a 5hour radius of Fort Wayne, IN. We target businesses which can be grown through theimplementation of technology, process refinement and renewed marketing focuses. Welook for businesses with key management already in place and looking to remain for theforeseeable future
Areté Capital Partners is an investment firm which seeks to partner with founder-owned companies from $2-10M of EBITDA looking to continue building the founder's legacy to become a leading brand within a particular industry.
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…
Saddle Ridge Partners is a thematically oriented private equity firm investing in the consumer product supply chain. We target supply-chain oriented companies serving consumer product brands and legacy consumer brands themselves. Saddle Ridge Partners employs an Investor-Operator approach to accelerate the growth of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability within its partner companies. The firm generally invests in companies with $3 million to $15 million of EBITDA and targets equity investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Saddle Ridge is located in Boulder, CO.
Hilltop Growth Partners is a best-in-class "operator-serving-operator" bespoke private investment company. Our Partners are made up of various senior operators either from Fortune C-Suites or Serial Entrepreneurs with nearly 200+ years of combined experience across both transaction and operating experiences. We have HALO (health, active, lifestyle, and outdoor) focused across the entire value chain - services, manufacturing, products, and consumers. In the process of exploring our first fundraise and have currently resourced meaningful co-investment groups to service key transactions while we…
Cavendish Investments targets lower middle market healthcare services, business services, and B2B SaaS investments. Highly flexible with respect to investment structure (control, growth equity, minority convertible preferred, etc.).Andrew Bates has over 10 years of operational experience. He currently serves as the EVP and COO of Medalogix, the only data science company focused exclusively on home health and hospice. The company was founded in 2012 with the desire to help home health agencies identify patients on the census at-risk for unplanned rehospitalization.
Collaborative Capital Partners LLC is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
Cape Redan is a private investment and advisory firm focused on small to middle market acquisitions. We partner with a family office to make buyouts, controlling investments and minority investments in established businesses and promising technologies. We seek to leverage our experience, advisory board and professional network to work closely with portfolio companies in order to support growth initiatives, innovation, operational improvements, and drive measurable value for all stakeholders. We take a long-term, generational approach to investing and remain highly engaged with our management…
My company works hand in hand with Edgewater Strategy Group (edgewaterstrategygroup.com) to source M&A deals for our existing portfolio of companies (see some of these on my LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/daniel-j-ball) and for sourcing new acquisitions to add to our portfolio.My business partner Hawken Lord is the founder of Edgewater and has a long track record of executing private equity M&A transactions. His team specializes in strategic financial and market analysis while working closely with our funding partners.The Elysian Intelligence team evaluates technology, operations, and…
Kalbot Holding Company focuses on investing in lower-middle-market industrial businesses, with a primary focus on the Environmental Services and Industrial Services sectors. Our objective is to partner with owner-operators and management teams to acquire niche businesses that have a demonstrated track record and strong growth potential. We seek to be a dedicated partner to a limited number of businesses at a time, providing not only financial capital, but also strategic leadership, access to professional networks, and the capability to take an active management role, as appropriate.
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,…
