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Centerfield Equity Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Centerfield Equity collaborates with like-minded owners and management teams seeking a change of control transaction to accelerate business transformation. We focus on lower middle market businesses generating greater than $1.5M in EBITDA that are based in the Midwest. Centerfield Equity invests across a variety of industry verticals, including business services, healthcare, consumer, niche manufacturing, and distribution. We do not invest in oil & gas, financial services, real estate, retail, early stage, or distressed situations.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Nov 2024
acquired
Investor
Jun 2024
acquired
Investor
Mar 2018
acquired
Investor
Jul 2017
acquired

Third Century Management, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Third Century Investment Associates, LP ("TCIA") manages private equity capital for significant investments in small businesses. We invest actively in partnership with operating companies and carefully selected management teams located in the United States. Our team targets proven businesses in specialized sectors where we work to become advantaged investors through existing or acquired expertise. We are a disciplined, process-driven partnership, focused on long-term fundamentals. Our mission is to build sustainable business value, earn a superior return and develop a best-in-class reputation…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2024
acquired
Investor
Sep 2023
acquired
Investor
Oct 2022
invested in
Investor
Aug 2022
acquired

ZS Fund Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
We are a private equity firm engaged in making long-term investments in successful middle-market companies. Since 1985, we have focused on transactions that provide liquidity to business owners while enabling them to maintain a significant ownership stake and keep their company independent. Our strengths are understanding the objectives of business owners, structuring transactions that respond to those objectives, and being constructive partners to help increase the value of the businesses in which we invest.We look for a handful of important characteristics in a potential investment…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Dec 2016
acquired
Investor
Jul 2016
acquired
Investor
Dec 2012
invested in

Sole Source Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2016 by David Fredston, Sole Source Capital is a private equity firm that thematically invests in fragmented, high-growth industrial subsectors. Sole Source seeks founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs that will benefit from the team’s operating and M&A capabilities. The Firm has a strong operating heritage that enables it to execute a buy-and-build strategy with significant downside protection. The Firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in Santa Monica, California.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Sep 2024
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Feb 2023
acquired
Investor
Oct 2022
acquired

Cyprium Investment Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Cyprium Partners (Cyprium) is a private investment firm that makes non-control investments in profitable middle-market companies, allowing company owners and their management teams to retain controlling interest in their business after we invest. Cyprium can provide any combination of equity or subordinated debt giving us non-traditional flexibility in structuring transactions as well as increasing our certainty of close.Cyprium, through the experience of its partners as well as through its Advisory Council members, strives to be a value-added investor that supports the growth, acquisition,…
Most Recent Transactions
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Aug 2024
invested in
Investor
Dec 2023
invested in
Investor
Dec 2023
invested in
Investor
Dec 2023
acquired

Metalmark Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Metalmark targets middle-market companies, seeking to build long-term value through active and collaborative partnerships with business owners, founders and executives.We invest primarily in privately held companies with a significant strategic footprint and growth objective in the North American market.Metalmark is a patient and diligent partner intent on building long-term enterprises.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2019
acquired
Investor
Jul 2015
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired

Trinity Private Equity Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Trinity Private Equity Group is a private equity firm founded by entrepreneurs who have started, grown, and sold multiple companies. As such, we invest in entrepreneurial businesses with strong operations and growth potential. Entrepreneurs that partner with Trinity benefit from a board of experts who help expand the management team and add financial capital.Trinity has an especially robust background helping businesses expand their sales and marketing efforts, with significant experience in a wide variety of industries.Trinity’s current portfolio exceeds $2.2 billion in value and consists…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2022
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired
Investor
Oct 2020
acquired

Star Mountain Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Star Mountain Capital, founded in 2010 by Brett Hickey, is an asset management platform focused exclusively on the U.S. Lower Middle-Market. Leveraging its unique and differentiated "Collaborative Ecosystem" of partner fund managers and senior advisers across the United States, Star Mountain is a value-added capital provider to small businesses. Supported by some of the world's most sophisticated individual and institutional investors, Star Mountain looks to work with established small and medium-sized businesses unable to access the capital markets for their capital needs.Star Mountain…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

Union Park Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Union Park Capital is a private equity investment firm focused solely on lower middle-market Industrial Technology companies. We partner with management teams to cultivate businesses through a combination of organic growth and careful strategic add-on acquisitions.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2022
acquired
Investor
Jan 2022
acquired
Investor
Mar 2021
acquired
Investor
Feb 2021
acquired

Assurance Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Assurance Growth Partners looks to work with business owners to allow them to fully exit or partially exit via control equity investments in private, lower middle market U.S. - based companies.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2022
invested in
Investor
Oct 2021
invested in
Investor
Sep 2021
invested in
Investor
Sep 2021
invested in

Gallant Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Gallant makes control investments in sectors where the team has extensive experience and relationships that drive value. We use our operational expertise to support our management teams and strive to be valuable partners at every stage of our investments.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Nov 2022
invested in
Investor
Sep 2022
invested in
Investor
Feb 2022
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
invested in

West Lane Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 9 Total Closed Deals
West Lane Capital Partners is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to invest in lower middle-market companies. In addition to providing capital, we are actively engaged partners across the strategy, operations and finance functions within our portfolio businesses.We focus on control investments in the logistics, consumer, food & beverage, broader manufacturing and the financial and business services sectors and our experience allows us to invest in both successful growing businesses as well as more difficult and complex situations. We also know that…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

Tulcan Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 8 Total Closed Deals
With a focus on the businesses that make America strong, and a mission of empowering the people behind them, Tulcan is a family operated investment partnership providing equity in middle-market industrial companies.For nearly 30 years, we’ve been delivering value to some of the country’s oldest businesses by prioritizing stable growth, while dreaming big.We seek long-term partnerships with business owners who share our values of patriotism, family, and positive energy.   Visit us at tulcan.com to learn more.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jan 2023
invested in
Investor
Oct 2021
invested in
Investor
Apr 2012
acquired
Investor
Mar 2011
acquired

LDR Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 8 Total Closed Deals
LDR Growth Partners (LDR) is a people-focused private equity firm.Our vision centers on maximizing the potential of people, communities, and businesses through teamwork and the infusion of human and capital resources.Our mission is to create a new standard for successful North American businesses by aligning growth and infrastructure with optimism and opportunity.Our values are trust, service, creativity, and discipline.
Most Recent Transactions
Advisor
Jan 2025
was acquired by
Investor
Jan 2024
acquired
Investor
Oct 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

Tuckerman Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
Tuckerman Capital is a private investment firm that works with Deal Partners (experienced executives and Independent Sponsors) to invest in and build exceptional small companies that deliver innovative solutions for the long-term with enterprise values typically ranging from $10 million to $75 million.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired

Berenson Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
Berenson Capital is a sector-focused private equity firm investing in Software & Tech-Enabled Services businesses with a minimum of $5 million of annual revenues.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Jun 2021
acquired

Iron Path Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2021, Iron Path Capital is an operations-focused private equity firm targeting growing companies in select high-value, niche market segments.Led by a seasoned operating executive and a successful private-equity investor with 25-year personal and professional partnership.We focus on businesses that have an identified path to greatness with founders and management teams seeking a different type of partner with shared values and vision –providing strategic leadership, full immersion operational support, and flexible capital.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
May 2025
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Jul 2023
acquired

Sky Island Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2018, Sky Island Capital is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas. The firm makes control investments in strategically viable North American manufacturing companies. The firm focuses on situations where it can draw upon its deep operational experience to support senior management in driving significant value creation through operational and strategic partnership, including add-on acquisitions. The firm is comfortable with and has a history of executing transactions with complex dynamics, including corporate carve-outs, public to privates, family-owned…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jul 2024
acquired
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired

Agellus Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 6 Total Closed Deals
Agellus Capital partners alongside management teams of essential, non-discretionary services businesses across the United States and Canada. We focus on a combined organic and buy-and-build strategy, scaling our companies through add-on acquisitions within large, fragmented markets. Post-M&A integration, commercial and operational improvements, and investments in technology and people are key to our value creation playbook helping to accelerate organic growth.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Mar 2025
acquired
Investor
Feb 2025
acquired
Investor
Feb 2025
acquired
Investor
Feb 2025
acquired

Tecum Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 6 Total Closed Deals
Tecum Equity is an operationally oriented growth investment firm focused on supporting family and founder owned businesses within the precision manufacturing, high value-added distribution, and nondiscretionary B2B service sectors. We target industrial end markets where we can leverage our past operational and investment experience. We seek to support first time ownership transitions where our resources and experiences can augment the existing team’s culture and capabilities. Since 2006, our team has invested over $1B of growth capital and served as leaders and advisors to over 100…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2025
acquired
Investor
Jun 2025
acquired
Investor
Aug 2024
acquired
Investor
Oct 2023
acquired

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