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Explore 465 Movies & Entertainment Independent Sponsors that source acquisition and investment opportunities on Axial’s M&A platform.

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Movies & Entertainment Independent Sponsors

465

Active Firms

17,162

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$16M

Core Revenue Range

$600K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range


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

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

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Altaline Capital

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Altaline Capital Management is a specialist private equity firm dedicated to transforming businesses within the technology, business services, and financial services sectors. With a focus on growth and transformation, Altaline targets middle market businesses, typically investing between $10 million and $50 million. The firm is committed to driving innovation and operational excellence in its portfolio companies, leveraging its expertise to foster significant value creation. Altaline's strategic approach is centered on partnering with management teams to enhance business performance and…

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  • Jan 2026 Acquired Brazos Safety Systems
  • Jan 2026 Acquired The CAM Collective
  • Jan 2026 Acquired Saratoga Compliance Solutions

NB Group

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We invest $10 to 50 million in family or founder owned companies in the US or Canada with $3 to 15 million of EBITDA and attractive growth opportunities. Our preference is for majority ownership (51%+) or a significant minority stake, but we are highly flexible and will collaborate with a business owner to structure a win-win transaction. Unlike a traditional private equity firm that might have dozens of investments, we only focus on a handful of investments at a given time, which allows us to spend more time with our portfolio companies. While we typically plan…

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  • Aug 2022 Acquired OnePeak Medical
  • Mar 2020 Acquired Retail Services Rollup
  • Apr 2018 Invested in CR Fitness

M.D Wolfe & Co

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We work with founders of established, profitable businesses who see opportunity for the next phase of growth or a thoughtful transition.Our role is to support continuity, strengthen cash flow, and provide the capital and operating structure needed to scale responsibly over time.We partner with owners who value long-term outcomes — whether that involves expansion, succession planning, or preparing the business for a future exit.

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  • Nov 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2021 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Apr 2020 Acquired Confidential Company

ClearPoint Investment Partners

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
ClearPoint Investment Partners invests in lower middle-market business services and financial processing companies. We work closely with management as a hands-on partner to create long-term value for our stakeholders. We focus on businesses at key inflection points – where our deep strategic, operational, and industry expertise can accelerate growth and materially enhance company value.Clarity of focus, process, and principles are hallmarks to our approach.

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  • Oct 2019 Invested in H1 Insights
  • May 2018 Invested in Accommodations Plus Technologies Holdings
  • Sep 2017 Invested in Shore Group Associates

Adventure Capital Partnes

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We are a team of serial entrepreneurs with a refreshing perspective on business. We ditched the suits and ties and prefer to think outside the box. Expect board meetings to be replaced with chairlift meetings and mundane TPS reports with creative executive collaboration.

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  • Jun 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jun 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
  • May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Fortunesse Financial Limited

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Fortunesse, a structuring company, specializes in developing financial products, including investment products such as debt and equity. The company manages private credit funds and has a private equity arm. 

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  • Jan 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Nov 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

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Signal Rock Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signal Rock Capital is an independent sponsor investment firm that targets B2B industrial, infrastructure, consumer, and healthcare service businesses with EBITDA of $1.0 to $5.0 million.

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  • Sep 2025 Acquired Thermae Retreat
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Eagle's Nest Property Management

Shingle Hill Capital LLC

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Shingle Hill Capital is a private investment firm focused on investing in family or founder owned businesses. We serve as successors in business ownership with a disciplined focus of growing exceptional businesses while upholding relationships with a company's four key stakeholders: former owners, current employees, historic customers and trusted vendors.We are capitalized by a collection of family offices and private investment funds preferring to participate on a deal by deal basis.

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  • Mar 2024 Acquired American Bedding Manufacturers
  • Jul 2023 Acquired Arcus Hunting

Edgehill Management

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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
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
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

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

Ascendis Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

Cantaris

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

Cascadily Partners

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

Vegvisir Capital, LLC

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
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

4C Capital

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals
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

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Independent Sponsors in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Movies & Entertainment 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 Movies & Entertainment Independent Sponsors?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Movies & Entertainment Independent Sponsors is $3M-$16M, 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 Media experience when evaluating Independent Sponsors?

Relevant Media 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 465 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Media.

Do all Independent Sponsors in this directory focus exclusively on Media?

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Movies & Entertainment Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Media, 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 Media?

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Media, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 465 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Movies & Entertainment 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 Movies & Entertainment Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.


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