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Ronin Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 21 Total Closed Deals
About Ronin Equity PartnersBased in New York City, Ronin Equity Partners represents a new type of investment firm, powered by an operationally-focused value creation strategy. Ronin makes control equity investments exclusively in the Industrial and Consumer sectors, where the team has prior investment and operating expertise. The group invests in market leaders with highly defensible market positions, strong demonstrated cash flows, and in situations where Ronin’s operating playbook can add value through enhanced systems, processes, and talent recruitment. The Ronin team embeds into each…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Sep 2023
acquired
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired

Slack Water Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
Slack Water Capital makes minority and control equity investments in small and medium-sized businesses. The Firm's primary focus is providing equity capital to acquisition entrepreneurs. 
Most Recent Transactions
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Feb 2025
invested in
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Jan 2025
acquired
Investor
May 2024
invested in
Investor
Feb 2024
invested in

Traction Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Traction Capital is a Minnesota-based private equity firm focused on acquiring and scaling businesses located in the Upper Midwest.Traction seeks buyouts in essential industries with strong, defensible market positions, target control investments in lower middle market companies with $1–3.5M of EBITDA, Traction is also very interested in ecommerce, product, and SaaS opportunities.Traction prioritizes industries with recurring demand, low cyclicality, and meaningful barriers to entry, enabling sustainable value creation and attractive exit optionality.
Most Recent Transactions
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Jun 2025
invested in
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Jun 2025
invested in
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Feb 2025
acquired
Investor
Dec 2024
invested in

Presidio Investors Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Presidio Investors is a leading middle market private equity firm based in Austin, Texas that partners with growing, niche businesses in the business services and entertainment sectors. The Presidio team has significant investing and operating experience, and they employ a collaborative approach to help grow and develop businesses to produce excellent returns for all stakeholders.Please see our website www.presidioinvestors.com for more information.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2021
acquired
Investor
Apr 2021
acquired
Investor
Aug 2019
acquired
Investor
Mar 2019
acquired

Blue Sage Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Blue Sage Capital is an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm that has been investing in profitable, growing, lower middle-market companies since 2002. Blue Sage currently has over $400 million of assets under management and seeks to partner with founders, families, and management teams as the first round of institutional capital for businesses that enjoy leadership positions in niche manufacturing, environmental solutions, or specialty services industries. Blue Sage typically invests $20 million to $40 million in control buyout investments and recapitalizations of companies with $20…
Most Recent Transactions
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Apr 2023
invested in
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Jan 2023
invested in
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Jul 2022
invested in
Investor
Apr 2021
acquired

Ironbridge Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 12 Total Closed Deals
Ironbridge is a Toronto-based private equity firm with more than $750 million of assets under management focused exclusively on investing in companies in the Canadian lower middle-market. We focus on traditional industry businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, consumer products and services, and business products and services spaces. We have completed over 55 transactions since 2005 and are currently deploying from our $383M Fund IV. We are looking for new platform acquisitions in Canada fitting the following parameters:Lower middle-market focus:• Deal Sizes generally between $25 and…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2018
invested in
Investor
Dec 2017
invested in
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Jun 2017
invested in
Investor
Jun 2017
invested in

Catalus Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Catalus Capital is a multi-strategy private equity firm founded in early 2011. The flexibility of the firm’s investment mandates sets it apart from its peers. The firm invests out of two strategies: Catalus Growth Partners, a buyout fund focused on acquiring majority stakes in growing middle market companies, and Catalus Special Opportunities, a fund focused on finding deep value in corporate, real estate, and esoteric assets.
Most Recent Transactions
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Sep 2023
acquired
Investor
Jun 2023
acquired
Investor
Feb 2023
acquired
Investor
Dec 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

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
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Dec 2023
invested in
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Dec 2023
invested in
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Dec 2023
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

Starboard Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Starboard Capital Partners is a private equity firm that sponsors and invests in lower middle market companies, with values ranging from $10 million to $250 million. We participate with our network of high net worth, family office, and institutional fund co-investors to partner with management teams and entrepreneurs who are looking to accelerate the growth of their companies. Starboard is actively involved in leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations. Most importantly, we actively listen to business owners and look to match our knowledge and capital resources to…
Most Recent Transactions
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Jun 2015
invested in
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Mar 2015
invested in
Investor
Oct 2011
acquired
Investor
Jul 2011
invested in

Princeton Equity Group, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Princeton Equity Group is a highly experienced franchise and multi-unit investor that has sponsored investments in growth-oriented brands in the consumer, healthcare, and business services industries. Our focus on franchise and multi-unit business models allows us to speak the same language as the management teams with which we partner and add significant value.
Most Recent Transactions
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Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

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

Station Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 8 Total Closed Deals
Station Partners is an entrepreneurial private equity firm that makes control investments in support of management teams operating established lower-middle market businesses with outsized potential.Taking a long-term, value-based, people-first investment approach, the principals of Station invest their own capital, alongside a select group of industry pioneers, executive partners, and investment advisors, all of whom are passionate about building great enterprises. At Station, we understand that a company’s people and culture are the key to success, and we seek to work with entrepreneurs…
Most Recent Transactions
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Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
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Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Feb 2022
invested in

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

Roebling Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Fund
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
We complete controlling equity investments in lower-middle market companies that want to sell or begin a transition, have strong growth prospects, and can benefit from our expertise and extensive network.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Mar 2025
acquired
Investor
Feb 2025
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Feb 2022
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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