Top New York Independent Sponsors with Recent Private M&A Activity

296

Active Firms

7,700

TTM Deal Inquiries

$3M-$18M

Core Revenue Range

$700K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Industrials 45%

Healthcare 13%

Business Services 10%

Technology 9%

Consumer Goods 6%

Key Attributes

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

Meru Ventures

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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IntroductionMeru Venture Partners is an independent sponsor-led private equity firm operating in the lower middle market. We invest in profitable companies generating anywhere between $5 million to $50 million in revenue and $1 million to $10 million in EBITDA. We focus on companies with a history of positive cash flow, a strong balance sheet, and significant growth potential. We provide growth capital, operating expertise, and industry experience to significantly enhance the long-term value of our investments.

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Jan 2025 Invested in Confidential Company
May 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
Dec 2022 Acquired Confidential Company

Alten Capital

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Alten Capital is a sector-specific investment firm with a unique focus on business and technology services. We strive to create flexible partnerships that focus on scaling businesses for the long-term, aligning with shareholders and management teams.

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Oct 2021 Invested in Montevideo Labs
Jul 2011 Invested in Globant
Jan 2008 Acquired Nextive

The HiGro Group

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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The HiGro Group is a private equity investment firm that specializes in strategic majority control buyouts in the lower middle market. Founded in 2016, the firm focuses on business and tech-enabled services and software companies. With headquarters in New York City and Silicon Valley, HiGro Group leverages over two decades of experience in investment banking, operations, management, and private investment. The firm targets investments ranging from $1 million to $300 million, employing a disciplined and analytical approach to its investment strategy.

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Apr 2026 Acquired PLC (Professional Linen Company)
Feb 2026 Acquired Scanoptics
Jan 2026 Acquired Foveonics Document Solutions

iGOTHAM

3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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iGOTHAM is a holding company that built equity stakes in small and medium sized private companies with over $100M in annual sales. The firm operates through partnerships with private equity firms, family offices, and independent sponsors to identify and invest in proprietary deals. iGOTHAM is committed to driving strategic growth and expansion by uncovering lucrative acquisition opportunities and providing valuable insights to its portfolio companies. The firm is led by industry veterans with backgrounds from prestigious institutions such as NYU, Microsoft, and The Riverside Company, ensuring…

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Jun 2022 Acquired Confidential Company
Sep 2016 Acquired Confidential Company
Sep 2012 Invested in Confidential Company

Shingle Hill Capital LLC

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

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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

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Steinbeck Investment Company

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Steinbeck is fully committed to heroically protecting past legacies and accelerating new growth for the companies in which we invest. Strong legacies are springboards to the future, and it’s from there that we jointly build even bigger and better companies.SIC is pioneering the intersection of private equity investing and operating involvement; and we’re revolutionizing the collaborative partnership of the Executive, Investor and Operator. We embrace the perfect combination of capability, character, chemistry and commitment. We espouse strong collaborative partnerships and together…

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Feb 2022 Acquired Troyer Foods
Feb 2022 Acquired Stanz Food Service

Ascendis Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

Aperion Management LLC

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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

ABC Capital

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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ABC Capital Partners is an independent sponsor with a demonstrated track record and an experienced investor base. We partner with businesses we believe in to unlock their potential and create both organic and inorganic growth opportunities. Since our founding in 2000, we've successfully acquired 5 businesses, with 2 successful exits.Our group has significant experience investing in and managing business services businesses having invested in 3 related businesses (AcuLegal, Huntington Staffing, and West Shore Building Services) with an average Y-o-Y expansion of 6% gross profit. Beyond these…

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Oct 2020 Acquired Westshore Building Services
Aug 2019 Acquired AcuLegal

Hudson Glade

2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Hudson Glade is a private investment firm focused on Consumer, Industrial and Services companies with demonstrated and defensible growth characteristics that operate in the lower end of the middle market. We desire to partner with talented management teams to accelerate value.

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Aug 2025 Acquired ComNet Communications
May 2024 Acquired Quality First Home Improvement

Iremia Capital Management

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Independent sponsor looking to acquire SaaS, service and media businesses that do $2mill-$10mill ebitda. Completing roll-ups in two sectors at the moment.

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Oct 2020 Acquired Gift Card SaaS

Route two partners

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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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 Choice Water Solutions

Montera

1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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Montera is a middle market buy-and-build investment firm with offices in New York, NY and Atlanta, GA. We deploy control-oriented equity capital across services, consumer, and healthcare companies.We Believe that founder-owned companies are the lifeblood of our country. This is why we acquire great businesses and help them achieve their fullest potential.We Partner with owners and management teams who care deeply about their employees. We provide quick & straightforward exits and seek to honor the founders' legacy by protecting the culture for decades to come.We…

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Aug 2022 Acquired Confidential Company

Aviv Holdings

Actively Sourcing Deals

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NY-based investor sourcing acquisition opportunities on behalf of a private family holding company. The mandate is to identify, acquire, and scale a platform business in fragmented industrial & commercial services, anchoring with a strong founder-led platform and building meaningfully from there. I bring several years of industrials-focused IB & PE experience, which translates to a disciplined, well-organized execution of a transaction. I plan to be hands-on with the platform, working directly with management to professionalize operations, expand commercially, and integrate strategic…

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AstraTerra Partners

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AstraTerra Partners is a private investment firm building the foundations of tomorrow’s industry leaders. We deploy a thesis-driven investment strategy that pairs original, first-principles thinking with the rigorous pursuit of growth and operational excellence. AstraTerra primarily focuses on fragmented, AI-resilient subsectors within manufacturing and B2B services.Our overarching goal is to generate extraordinary outcomes for all of our stakeholders: investors, rollover shareholders, and every employee of the companies we build together.

Recent Transactions

This member has no reported closed transactions.

Nova Invest

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Tech CEO with an exit looking to purchase SMBs Looking for >$1M EBITDAIdeally with a needed tech transformation Open to all types of businessesParticularly interested in NY and NJ business Reach out if interested

Recent Transactions

This member has no reported closed transactions.

Fifty Door Partners

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Fifty Door Partners is a private acquisition and holding company founded in 2007. We acquire, operate, and hold established businesses for the long term. We are not a fund — no exit clock, no mandate to flip.Investment criteria: manufacturing, wholesale distribution, industrial and essential services, and building products. $10M–$50M revenue, $1.5M–$5M EBITDA, $8M–$35M enterprise value. Northeast focus: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New England. Majority recapitalizations, full buyouts, and owner transitions. Real estate purchased or leased at the seller's…

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Sela Capital Group

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Sela Capital Group is working in partnership with Rebuild Capital to identify and acquire established B2B services businesses serving the real estate ecosystem. The partnership combines Sela’s full-time, long-term owner-operator approach with Rebuild’s institutional investor network, industry relationships and market-level expertise to support sourcing, diligence and post-close growth.

Recent Transactions

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Integrated Partners, LLC

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Integrated Partners focuses on partnering with executives to acquire and operate companies in the executives industry of interest. Integrated Partners will provide strategic support and identify add on acquisitions while allowing the executive to focus on operational excellence and organic growth.

Recent Transactions

This member has no reported closed transactions.

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Firms in the New York 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 New York Independent Sponsors is $3M-$18M, with a core EBITDA range of $700K-$4M. 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.

Location can be an important consideration, but it does not necessarily define where a firm is active. Firms based in New York may bring regional knowledge, local relationships, and experience with businesses in the area, while many also pursue opportunities across a broader geographic footprint. Geography is best considered alongside sector focus, company size, and relevant transaction activity.

Not necessarily. A firm’s location does not always define its geographic reach. Many Independent Sponsors based in New York are active across multiple regions, while firms based elsewhere may also participate in the New York market. Location can provide useful context, but it should not be interpreted as a firm’s geographic boundary.

When comparing Independent Sponsors in New York, consider factors such as sector focus, size range, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 296 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 New York Independent Sponsors directory, you can request information here.

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