Top Multi-Sector Holdings Independent Sponsors with Recent Private M&A Activity

698

Active Firms

23,573

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$15M

Core Revenue Range

$600K-$3M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

Florida 13%

Texas 12%

California 11%

New York 7%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

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

Vion Investments

9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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VION Investments, headquartered in Atlanta is global advisory provider of receivable investment services to businesses managing consumer and commercial receivables. VION provides a single, comprehensive source of expertise in receivable purchasing, consulting, and valuation.VION’s industry leading management team can help any business owner, turnaround manager, or lending institution facing issues of liquidity, covenant restrictions, and compliance. We also have solutions available to deal with the unique requirements affecting specialized industries, such as specialty finance, medical,…

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Jun 2017 Acquired Dearden's
Jul 2016 Acquired Italian Government
Nov 2013 Acquired Cornucopia Oil & Gas Company
Oct 2013 Acquired Cornucopia Oil & Gas Company

Potomac Equity Partners

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Potomac Equity Partners is a Washington D.C.-based private equity investment firm focused on providing superior equity returns through the close partnership and collaboration with our portfolio company management team members. We strive to invest in companies with leading products and services, superior management teams, and in which our invested capital and collaborative efforts can enable companies to exponentially ramp their long-term growth prospects and overall performance.

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Aug 2023 Acquired Synergy
Feb 2022 Acquired Mobile health exam
Jul 2019 Acquired laser md
Jul 2019 Acquired Sculptme

Lapa Capital

8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Lapa Capital is an investment adviser headquartered in New York. We provide an alternative approach to wealth creation for our partners, investing at the two ends of the risk spectrum: acquiring stakes in growing companies and originating/managing credit collateralized by real assets. We look for established solutions (i.e. tested and deployed) and businesses facing an inflexion point on its growth trajectory. ‍ We leverage our relationships globally to help our partners expand their network globally. ‍ We focused mainly on companies operating at or near financial profitability

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Jan 2024 Invested in Confidential Company
Sep 2023 Invested in Confidential Company
Sep 2022 Invested in Confidential Company
Jul 2022 Invested in Confidential Company

Woodlawn Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Woodlawn Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm that is focused on people, not transactions. Our primary responsibility is to provide stability for employees and customers. Rather than simply replacing a business owner with a new manager, we first become directly involved with a business to educate ourselves and to earn the trust of its people. We then work collaboratively to build a team that can drive self-sustaining growth. We help a business owner to tailor a succession strategy around their personal and financial needs. We take a hands-on approach to shepherding a business…

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Jul 2022 Acquired Sheer Logistics
Jan 2021 Acquired Active Roofing
May 2018 Acquired Tighe Logistics
Jun 2017 Acquired BW Manufacturing

Glass Lake Holdings, LLC

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Glass Lake Holdings partners with exceptional privately-held businesses. Having previously acquired, grown and exited two businesses (Richmond Alarm Company and RRS Medical), we have deep operational and investment backgrounds specifically focused on family and founder-owned businesses.

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Mar 2026 Acquired The Fire Group
Oct 2025 Acquired FSS Technologies
Oct 2023 Acquired Big Box Storage
Aug 2023 Acquired Green Grass Landscaping

Chrysalis Growth Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Chrysalis Growth Partners is a private investment firm focused on the lower and middle market, primarily focusing on business services and industrials. We have a flexible investment mandate and hold periods - given we partner with two Pacific Northwest family offices who have indefinite (multi-generational) investment horizons. For illustrative purposes, sectors of interest include: waste collection and hauling, uniform rental + linen supply + commercial laundry, facility services (janitorial, pest control, route-based, etc), telecommunications, financial services (CPA, tax, accounting,…

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Jan 2025 Advised Industrial Waste Collection and Hauling Services in its sale to Infrastructure PE Firm
Jun 2024 Acquired Pacific NW Perimeter Security Company
Mar 2023 Acquired Water and Wastewater Filtration and Treatment
Jun 2022 Advised Residential Services (Plumbing) in its sale to NYC Private Equity

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Galaxi Group

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Galaxi Group is a family office backed independent sponsor focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We consider ourselves entrepreneurial capital partnering with management teams and entrepreneurs to achieve next level success.

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Jun 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Jul 2025 Acquired Serpico Landscaping
Aug 2021 Acquired Medallion Landscape Management, Inc.
Jul 2017 Acquired Rainforest

Current Capital

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Current Capital Partners LLC (www.currentcap.com) is a private equity investing, mergers and acquisitions advisory and corporate management services firm founded by a group of former Fortune 500 executives and investment professionals to create value primarily in middle market and smaller companies in the industrial and services industries. In our private equity business, we bring an integrated operating, finance and investment approach to two large sectors, industrials and services, where we have extensive networks, experiences and perspectives. We partner with corporate management teams to…

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Jan 2018 Advised Safe Fleet in its sale to Oak Hill Capital Partners
Jan 2018 Advised Gates Industrial on an investment from Initial Public Offering
May 2017 Advised Charter NEX Films in its sale to Oak Hill Capital Partners
Jun 2016 Acquired Rimstock Limited

Northwood Ventures

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Northwood Ventures has been a leading venture capital and private equity investor for more than three decades. Our long-term investment horizon, entrepreneurial orientation, and collaborative approach make us an attractive partner for skillful founders, shareholders and management teams.

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Dec 2011 Acquired Designer Protein, LLC
Jun 2010 Acquired Zevia
Dec 2009 Acquired Celebration Restaurant Group, LLC
Oct 2009 Acquired JVC Media LLC

Sheridan Hill Partners

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Sheridan Hill Partners is an Illinois-based investment and operating firm that partners with established businesses in helping them achieve their next level of growth.We are operational leaders experienced in growing businesses who invest our own personal capital directly, as well as capital from a small network of investors.

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Apr 2022 Acquired LCW
Jul 2021 Acquired Cornerstone Support
Jun 2021 Invested in SilverIP Communications
Aug 2019 Acquired FHC Marketing

Tricorner Group

6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Tricorner Group partners with founders/owners and senior management of businesses who have created valuable franchises but who, for personal, professional and financial reasons, have reached a stage in their business life cycle where they desire outside resources—managerial, operational and financial—to help them take their businesses to the next level, while also addressing their lifestyle objectives.

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Apr 2020 Acquired Computer Wholesalers
Jan 2020 Acquired Elevos
Jan 2014 Acquired Crossfuze
Jan 2013 Acquired Sunbelt Health Partners

Monument MicroCap Partners, LLC

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Monument MicroCap Partners, LLC (MMP) is an independent private investment firm comprised of highly experienced and accomplished private equity and operational executives seeking to sponsor the acquisition of companies in the MicroCap Market, which we define as businesses having EBITDA of $1-5 million. Our focus is on businesses located in the United States and Canada.With offices in Indianapolis and Bloomfield Hills, we have one of the deepest and broadest investment teams in the U.S. and Canadian MicroCap private equity markets. Our partners have extensive experience and a successful track…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Renovate America Holdings LLC
Nov 2020 Acquired Synergy IOM, LLC
Sep 2020 Acquired Kelly Roofing
Apr 2019 Acquired Command Investigations

Grove Mountain Partners

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Based in Atlanta, GA and founded in 2020, Grove Mountain Partners is a private equity firm investing in lower middle market home service companies and specialty business service companies, generally with annual revenues between $15-200 million. We are long-term and relationship-focused, possess deep sector domain expertise, and are comprised of operators rather than financiers. Our primary mission is to build great companies.

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May 2025 Acquired Team First Plumbing
Dec 2023 Acquired Service Country
Nov 2023 Acquired Hills Distribution
Dec 2021 Acquired Central States Paving and Concrete

Stony Brook Partners

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Stony Brook Partners is a Boston-based holding company that acquires and builds lower middle market, service-oriented businesses. We partner with founders and operators preparing to transition or scale. We are entrepreneurs first, investors second. We have been owner-operators ourselves, so we structure deals around what matters to owners, move quickly, and close cleanly.If you are an owner thinking about what comes next, or an advisor to business owners considering a transition, we would welcome a conversation.

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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

Grovecourt Capital Partners LLC.

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Grovecourt Capital Partners LLC. is a private investment firm focused on making long-term investments in growing companies with attractive fundamentals in exciting industries. Grovecourt strives to work with founders and management teams to drive growth and unlock potential.

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May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Feb 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Feb 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Aug 2023 Acquired Traffic & Mobility Consultants

DFM Operating Partners

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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DFM Operating Partners is an operator-led acquisition and management platform focused on lower middle-market businesses. The firm specializes in identifying companies where operational complexity may obscure underlying value and works closely with management teams to enhance performance and drive long-term value creation. With more than 25 years of experience leading private equity-backed businesses as a CEO and Executive Chairman, Founder & Managing Partner Daniel Muth focuses on acquiring and leading industrial, manufacturing, business services, andand select consumer companies…

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May 2023 Invested in FB Solutions Group
Jun 2021 Invested in T-Bev
Feb 2017 Invested in Van Law Food Products
Jun 2004 Invested in International Fiber Corporation

FCAP Investors Pte. Ltd.

5 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Focused on M&A and equity investments across manufacturing and software sectors, with particular emphasis on global opportunities in the data center and power equipment value chains. Experienced in privatizations, long-term equity investments, corporate acquisitions, and group carve-outs, with a strong understanding of complex deal structures and long-term industrial value creation.

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Feb 2026 Acquired iSoftStone
Feb 2026 Acquired JST Power Equipment
Feb 2026 Acquired LuxVisions
Feb 2026 Acquired Kingsoft Cloud

Waterbear Group

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Midwest operator acquiring B2B manufacturing and distribution businesses. Owner-operator succession situations. Indefinite hold periods. Second-time buyer. First platform: three integrated bolt-ons, 12x MOIC exit. What makes us different: Strong capital network – Established relationships with family offices and permanent capital investors; no fundraising delaysNo predetermined exits – Not a fund; indefinite hold periods unless selling creates better outcomes for the business long termStandalone underwriting – Each deal is evaluated on its own merits, not portfolio diversification…

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Jul 2025 Acquired Portraits Plus
Jun 2025 Acquired Picture This Photography
Jul 2023 Acquired Image Group Photography
Jan 2020 Acquired Empire Photography

Rise Run Capital

4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Rise Run Capital (“Rise Run”) is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm which invests capital in middle market companies with the following characteristics:Trailing EBITDA of $2 to $10 millionStrong management teamProfitable operationsAttractive and defensible market positionMinimal customer and supplier concentrationsRise Run focuses on manufacturing, healthcare, consumer products, distribution and logistics, and service companies.

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Nov 2024 Acquired Insurance Claim Adjuster Company
Jun 2023 Acquired Technology-Enabled Literacy Fundraising Company Serving K-12 Schools
Nov 2022 Acquired Organic Dairy – Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Food Production
Dec 2021 Acquired Industrial Manufacturing and Services Company

Sea Pine Equity Partners

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Sea Pine invests in lower middle market companies in the service sector. We take controlling positions in our investments and prefer to partner with founders or management teams that are currently in place. Our goal is to provide the capital and other resources necessary to accelerate growth while maintaining the successful culture created by existing management.

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Jul 2026 Acquired Executive Exteriors
Sep 2024 Acquired Hi-Tek Data
May 2024 Acquired Concrete Conservation

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Firms in the Multi-Sector Holdings 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.

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.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Multi-Sector Holdings 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.

Relevant Financial Services 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 698 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Financial Services.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Multi-Sector Holdings Independent Sponsors directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Financial Services, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Independent Sponsors with experience in Financial Services, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 698 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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 Multi-Sector Holdings Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.

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