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Ascendis Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed 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
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Jul 2021
acquired
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Raspberry Capital Management Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
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
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Apr 2025
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Avita Holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
Avita Holdings is a veteran-led micro family office that specializes in acquiring and nurturing small businesses. With a focus on operational excellence and long-term growth, Avita Holdings is dedicated to building a lasting legacy through purposeful ownership. The firm emphasizes honoring the founders of acquired businesses and aims to continue their legacy while also serving as a learning environment for the founder's children. Based in San Diego, California, Avita Holdings is committed to developing complementary ventures that align with its core values.
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Jan 2026
acquired
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Jan 2026
acquired
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Aperion Management LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
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
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Apr 2024
acquired
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Bluestar Holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed 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
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Mar 2024
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Blue Ox Industries Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
Blue Ox Industries is a holding company firm that primarily invests in residential and commercial services businesses, in addition to select investments in other industries (e.g., value-added distribution, manufacturing, software). We are backed by institutional capital and are actively deploying.Our core strategy is "buy and builds" within the LMM, and we are laser-focused on growth and long-term value creation. Given our backing and experience, we are able to provide owners with transaction certainty and move very quickly.We are able to operate as a permanent home for our business partners,…
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Nov 2025
invested in
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Sep 2025
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Morpho Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
We are a Pledge Fund (backed by family offices) that invests in scalable and purpose-driven companies in the United States.The founding partners have each over ten years of private equity experience. Our team, operating partners, and pledge fund investors have substantial experience in investing, creating, growing, operating, and selling businesses.We invest in proven businesses with strong management teams within our core sectors: (i) financial services, (ii) business services, and (iii) specialized services and products.We make, both controlling and non-controlling stakes, investments in…
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Feb 2024
secured investment from
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Aug 2023
acquired
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Panther Equity Group Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
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 $3 million to $12 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
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Oct 2023
acquired
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Minerva Equity Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
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
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Sep 2024
acquired
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Alden Bridge Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Alden Bridge Partners is an investment firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market services businesses ($3–12M EBITDA). We bring private equity and software investing experience, with a focus on technology and automation to drive growth. We target founder-owned companies in recurring, fragmented, and essential service markets.
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Nov 2025
acquired
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NoorQuest Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
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
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Third Harbor Holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
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
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Spartina Capital Management Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Spartina Capital Management is a long-term investment vehicle founded by Matt Taylor to invest in and build enduring businesses for the long-term instead of maximizing short-term value. We seek to provide founders and owners an attractive alternative to traditional PE buyers that must sell after a few years. Matt was shaped growing up working in family businesses in NC, spend 11 years advising families on operating businesses and providing niche debt facilities for small and medium businesses.Our goal is to be the preferred exit vehicle for a founder or owner/operator who wants to preserve…
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Advisor
Feb 2007
secured investment from
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Dogwood Grove Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Dogwood Grove Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on small to medium-sized acquisitions and roll-ups. We are seeking acquisitions in the Southeast (TN, AR, MS, AL, GA), especially within three hundred miles of Memphis. We are actively seeking add-on acquisitions for Natureplex, a manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products (e.g., creams, ointments, gels, enemas, electrolytes). We are also actively seeking new platforms. We are operating as an independent sponsor rather than through a fund at this time.
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May 2023
invested in
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Route two partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Route Two Partners owns and operates water & wastewater services businesses. Our teams deliver tailored solutions to municipalities and private communities across the country.Founded in 2024 with a permanent capital base setup to preserve the legacy of founders, Route Two Partners takes a buy and hold-for-life approach to growing water services businesses.
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Jan 2026
acquired
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Elkridge Advisors Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Elkridge Advisors is a consulting firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, demand generation, operational oversight, and lender financing for business owners. The firm provides strategic business growth and wealth management services, helping clients maximize the value of their M&A transactions. Elkridge Advisors employs a team of professionals who assist in implementing demand generation strategies, financial analysis, and operational oversight to enhance business growth. They focus on creating measurable demand generation strategies backed by analytics and performance tracking,…
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Feb 2026
acquired
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Whitewater Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Whitewater Capital Partners is a West Virginia-based private equity firm that specializes in partnering and investing in legacy businesses throughout West Virginia and greater Appalachia (including Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia). We focus on working with business owners seeking a succession plan or seeking growth capital for their business to take the next step. Whitewater is unique in that we retain a commitment to the business, its employees, and community post-transaction. Profit will never precede integrity.
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Aug 2025
acquired
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D Cubed Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
D Cubed Group is a highly differentiated private-market investment firm that actively invests committed funds of equity capital in profitable, small and mid-scale businesses. The firm focuses on delivering enhanced long-term risk-adjusted investment returns for its stakeholders by partnering with a limited number of special businesses. D Cubed Group provides a broad array of resources to support these businesses in becoming long-term great enterprises. With over 50 years of experience in its focus sectors, the firm emphasizes strategic partnerships over maximizing assets under management.
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Dec 2012
acquired
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Audare Legacy Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Audare Legacy Group is a family investment and impact organization dedicated to managing multi-generational capital with a focus on achieving exceptional returns and creating lasting impact. Audare collaborates with management teams to build enduring businesses, leveraging its operational expertise to foster growth and innovation.
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Oct 2025
acquired
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ULS iinvesstments Inc Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Recently completed 12-deals portfolio partnership, in construction industry, Northwest,USCapital backed Corporate Buyer with 500++ M&A deal experienced team executing a rollup conglomerate across US, Canada and South America in the construction and maintenance services - HVAC, electrical, plumbing, industrial cleaning, distribution, and support & manufacturing/distribution services, civil construction.Strong Board of Directors with former BlackRock, Deloitte, UBS, Merrill Linch, CPS Capital Partners, Columbia Home Services, Project Finance Exchange. Non Executive Chairman of the…
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Investor
Jan 2026
acquired
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