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Edgehill Management

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Edgehill is a New York-based private investment firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams of leading companies to unlock new horizons.We draw on our investing and operating experience, thesis-driven diligence processes, and deep professional networks to source differentiated businesses, execute win-win partnerships, and manage investments for long-term success.We believe that businesses reach their full potential with partners who deliver both the capital and the clarity needed to succeed.Team's deal experience…

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• Jan 2026 Invested in ILS Gummies
• Dec 2024 Acquired Life Science Connect

Do Good Group LLC

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Holding company that owns, builds, and purchases businesses with goal of being cash flow positive, around for 10+ years, simple to run, and most importantly that will throw off cash to invest into other businesses and donate to charity. 

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Oli's Trolley
• Feb 2025 Invested in Confidential Company

Ohana Legacy Partners

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

Deep South Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

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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

Cantaris

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Who are we?Cantaris is an investment firm that acquires and scales founder-led businesses into enduring platforms through disciplined acquisitions, operational excellence, and a long-term vision.What is our investment criteria?Cantaris focuses on B2Bs that are G.R.E.A.T.Growing historically or can demonstrate strong organic/inorganic growthRecurring revenues with little customer concentration and churnEfficient and disciplined operations with asset-light business modelsAcquirable at a fair price where we can create value for all stakeholders involved in a processTeachable with transferrable…

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• Feb 2025 Invested in AiMonkey
• Feb 2025 Acquired CFOShare

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

Cascadily Partners

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Cascadily creates partnerships with founders and managers to help grow their successful education-related businesses. Our sector focus and experience guides our partnerships.

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• Dec 2019 Invested in Breakout Inc. D/B/A Breakout EDU
• Aug 2019 Invested in VisionPoint Marketing

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

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

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

Vegvisir Capital, LLC

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Vegvisir Capital derives its name from the "Vegvisir", an old Nordic sign meaning "way finder." In old Norse mythology, it is said "that if this sign is carried, then a person will never lose their way in storms or bad weather, even when the way is not known."Vegvisir Capital was founded to assist technology entrepreneurs in finding their way to scale. We invest in capital efficient, growing B2B software and services companies at an inflection point. We look for established core products in large markets where new growth channels exist in the monetization of data or payments.  This…

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• Jan 2025 Acquired Cira Apps
• May 2022 Acquired aiim

Minerva Equity

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Minerva Equity is a boutique acquisition firm focusing on the lower mid-market.We acquire controlling stakes in companies that we believe to be well run, have a talented management team in place and ownership that is departing.We pride ourselves in having a "people first approach" to business.

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• Feb 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Sep 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

4C Capital

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4C Capital is an investment firm that makes investments in privately held companies for the long term. We deliver Capital, Capacity, Competitiveness and Commitment that aligns with management’s vision to drive the next level of enterprise value. We leverage our operational expertise, investment sources and network of business opportunity contacts to strengthen and grow the lower middle market companies in which we invest.

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• Sep 2015 Acquired IGeneX

NoorQuest Capital

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NoorQuest Capital is a values-driven PE firm that is focused on acquiring and growing small businesses in Texas, Illinois and Louisiana. We partner with small business owners looking to see their business continue to grow while preserving their legacy, ensuring a smooth transition, and doing right by their employees, customers and investors.Our two founders have decades of combined operational and consulting experience. We started out as engineers, and over time expanded our experience across multiple industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, technology, and finance. Others on…

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• Mar 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Third Harbor Holdings

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Third Harbor Holdings is a long-term holding company focused on acquiring and operating enduring, cash-flowing businesses. We provide strategic and operational support while preserving the legacy and culture that made each company successful. While each transaction is financed on a deal-by-deal basis, we invest significant equity from existing cash flow and committed outside partners, enabling flexible and reliable execution.

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• Jul 2024 Acquired D'Vine Taste Promotions