We acquire and operate Canadian small and medium-sized businesses for the long term. Our portfolio includes industrial distribution, manufacturing, and fitness equipment businesses with approximately 40 employees. We are actively seeking profitable companies with strong customer relationships, recurring demand, and opportunities for operational improvement and growth. We offer business owners a flexible transaction process and a permanent home for their company, employees, and legacy.
Forge Holdings, LLC is focused on acquiring, growing and managing founder and family-owned businesses. We aim to provide an attractive exit opportunity for business owners who are seeking liquidity but who also care greatly about what a sale means for their customers, suppliers and employees. We have the ability to own companies forever and take a prudent approach towards the use of debt. Our primary focus is Midwest- and Southeast-based companies generating $1-$5 million in EBITDA, but we will opportunistically pursue larger companies across the continental US.
Hey i'm Matt Stein, VP of Business Development at Runway Holdings. Runway Holdings is a Toronto based permanent capital investment partnership. We invest our own capital to acquire mission critical business built to withstand the test of time. We have no fund, no LPs, and no exit timelines. A unicorn buyer with patient capital committed to doing right by the owners, communities, and legacies we partner with.
Robert Rose Capital (“RRC”) is a private investment firm with a mission to build strong companies by leading with intention. RRC makes control investments in companies seeking an ownership succession or with strong leadership teams interested in recapitalizing the business to accelerate it’s growth trajectory. Our investment strategy is to employ a buy-and-build approach with companies in fragmented industries with significant tailwinds. RRC believes through diligent discipline, companies can achieve transformational growth by utilizing an appropriate capital structure and financial…
Serra Street Holdings is a permanent capital group focused on supply-constrained real estate and operating businesses with strong demand profiles. Our hold period is indefinite in order to provide a final home for high-performing businesses.
NorthCrest Capital is the investment vehicle of founder Kevin Laleyan and is supported by a team of entrepreneurs and investors focused on acquiring one business to personally operate and grow. We are here to provide a succession plan to an owner/operator who cares about the future of their business. Our goal is to work with an owner to structure a transaction that preserves your business legacy. We will assume day-to-day company management creating value for the seller, employees, and community.
I am an experienced operator who has acquired and managed a business previously. Well capitalized personally and via debt and equity investor relationships. I'm looking for the next opportunity. Industry agnostic.
Impact Invest Corp is a private equity firm dedicated to making control investments in established companies that deliver significant social impact. The firm strategically targets sectors that align with its mission to generate both profitability and positive societal effects. By leveraging its expertise in finance and investments, Impact Invest Corp seeks to achieve true alpha, combining financial returns with sustainable growth. With a focus on creating deep positive impact throughout society, the firm has successfully built a portfolio of over 20 companies, underscoring its commitment to…
Stonegate Commercial Partners is an operator-led holding company focused on acquiring and growing lower middle market businesses in the Southeast. We target businesses with strong customer relationships, recurring revenue characteristics, and opportunities for operational and commercial improvement. Our background includes executive leadership in revenue management, analytics, commercial strategy, and operational transformation across complex corporate carve-outs, integrations, and growth environments. We are focused on long-term ownership and partnership-oriented transitions with founders…
Good Ground was founded in 2013 to source, acquire, develop and consult on multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, industrial and out of home media assets, often partnering with and investing alongside select sponsors with local and asset-specific expertise. We bring strong data science tools, underwriting, project management and capital raising abilities to each of our projects and partnerships.We also actively invest in, advise and provide consulting services to early stage technology companies, with a focus on proptech. Over the years, we have been lucky enough to build strong relationships…
84|90 is an investment, partnership, and philanthropy platform at the intersection of health, manufacturing and community.We back founders and operators we believe in, acquire and build businesses worth building, and direct time and capital toward initiatives that create real impact in the communities and sectors we care about.We work with people where we can go deep — founders, operators, and institutions focused on doing something that matters. If that describes you, we'd welcome the conversation.
Strive Holdings is a technology-driven holding company bringing a modern, operational approach to micro-cap and lower middle market buyouts. We are family-officed financed and built through flexible platform roll-ups and long-term holds, acquiring established owner-operated businesses where technology, operational execution, and people unlock meaningful value. Full acquisitions or equity rollovers. Founder-friendly. We move with convictionTransaction Size: $3M – $50M | EBITDA: $1M – $5M | Nationwide | Control AcquisitionsIndustries: Services, Distribution,…
Seed Holdings LLC is a private holding company dedicated to acquiring and managing essential manufacturing and service businesses for the long term. With a focus on sustainable growth and stewardship, Seed Holdings targets key sectors to create lasting value. The company operates with a strategic approach to acquisitions, ensuring that its portfolio aligns with its commitment to long-term development and industry impact.
Augeo Capital is a thesis-driven private equity investor focused on accelerating growth in the lower middle market. Founded by experienced business operators with a proven track record and significant exits, we partner with business owners to realize an excellent value-creation opportunity while protecting the team and culture they've built and ensuring their businesses will continue to prosper in the long term.Augeo Partners (https://augeopartners.io), a sister company, provides advisory services to other private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
The Decatur Group is a private equity firm principally focused on the lower end of the middle market, which we define as companies valued under $100 million. We seek to acquire companies in partnership with management by investing capital on behalf of the firm and our investors. While we are not limited to investing in any particular industry, we are focused on situations requiring a catalyst for growth, or the re-positioning of a company's operations or balance sheet. We seek opportunities where our capital, our strategic input and management's leadership can have a meaningful impact on the…
Former public company (NYSE: NRDY) CFO who took a tutoring startup through a $1.7B de-SPAC IPO, doubled revenue and delivered EBITDA profitability. Twenty-four years of progressive experience spanning public companies, VC/PE-backed environments, and Big 4 public accounting. Proven ability to navigate capital markets, exhibit innovative thinking, shape strategy, and consistently execute at a high level. Actively looking to acquire a business.
Timberview Capital helps busy professionals to create new paths toward financial independence by investing alongside us in Real Estate.We started as a small group of physicians investing together. Today, our network has grown exponentially because busy professionals need solid wealth-building investments that reliably replace their active income with passive income.
DevCap Growth is a private equity firm focused on B2B software and services companies. We invest expansion and buyout capital in platforms seeking a partner for their next phase of growth. We help align teams around a focused product strategy and go-to-market motion to drive clear priorities and create long-term value.Investment criteria:$5M+ of recurring revenue Positive or break-even cash flow (Software)$3 - $15M of EBITDA (Services)Proven and committed management teamServe as a system of record or core workflow provider to their customersWe seek to invest $10-$50M of equity in each…
Most businesses that run on relationships run on little else. They were built in an era when trust was the only infrastructure that mattered, and for a long time it was enough.The businesses Oakwood acquires share a profile: strong fundamentals, durable customer bases, and operations that have not meaningfully changed in decades. The ceiling on each is not demand. It is the absence of the systems modern businesses take for granted.“The ceiling is not demand. It is the absence of the systems modern businesses take for granted.”Oakwood’s work is to install those systems without disturbing…
XYZ Ventures is an independent sponsor dedicated to fostering sustainable economic growth and job creation in the lower middle market sector. Founded in 2024, the company targets investments in underserved U.S. cities, aiming to transform these areas into thriving, equitable communities. With a focus on impact-driven initiatives, XYZ Ventures seeks to invest in businesses that align with their mission of economic empowerment and community development. The firm employs around 50 staff members who are committed to identifying and nurturing opportunities that contribute to the revitalization of…
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