Top Private Equity Firms - Axial

Baymark Partners is a Dallas-based private equity firm investing in growing middle market IT, healthcare, business and distribution services, as well as lite manufacturing providing owners with liquidity and companies with resources to accelerate their growth.The professionals at Baymark Partners possess over 100 years of successful experience in acquiring, investing and operating growth companies. Their experience ranges from early stage, high growth to fully developed market leaders. This experience, combined with its active Advisory Board, gives Baymark the ability to implement strategic…

Headquartered in Nashville, TN, LFM Capital invests in niche manufacturing and industrial services companies by providing financial capital and strategic resources. We work with existing management teams to develop world-class operations and targeted growth, driving long-term value for management, employees, and our investors.

The Courtney Group, Incorporated is a private investment firm with a focus on business services, chemical, consumer, distribution, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. We have invested in 25 companies since 1999. We are different from some other buyers in that (1) we are flexible about the size of our investment -- from $1 million to $200 million in equity, and (2) that we can own a business for 20 years or more.We seek control and non-control equity investments in businesses with EBITDA of $2 million to $50 million. We often acquire businesses from founders seeking…

Black Lake Capital is a Colorado-based private investment firm partnering with technology and innovation-enabled businesses generating $2-12M in annual cash flow. From 100% buyouts to equity recapitalizations with majority or substantial minority positions, Black Lake has the flexibility to meet the needs of growing businesses and has completed 13 transactions in its ten-year history. Please visit the firm’s website, www.blacklakecap.com, for more information.

JLL Partners is a leading private equity firm with a 34-year track record of transforming businesses through its operational and financial expertise. JLL Partners is dedicated to partnering with companies that it can fundamentally help build into market leaders through a combination of strategic mergers and acquisitions, market repositioning, and product and service line expansion. The JLL team is comprised of investment professionals and operating partners with extensive experience in portfolio company management, transaction structuring, capital markets, and business development. The firm…

Founded in 2004, Alaris Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Calgary, Alberta. The firm targets traditional majority recap/control sale mandates and structures the investments in a non-control manner via perpetual preferred equity. Throughout the company's 17 year history, the preferred MBO solution has proven to create full liquidity events for the exiting majority shareholders while simultaneously providing an attractive option for high quality management teams to increase their post transaction common equity ownership to 100% where they can control the business moving forward…

Founded in 2002, ShoreView is a Minneapolis-based private equity firm that has raised over $1.3 billion of committed capital across four funds.  ShoreView partners with family or entrepreneurial-owned companies across many sectors, including engineered products, distribution, industrial services, business services, healthcare, and niche consumer products. Shoreview structures a variety of acquisition, recapitalization and build-up transactions, typically in businesses with revenues ranging between $20 million and $300 million.The Partners at ShoreView have completed over 100 lower…

Gauge Capital is a private equity firm that makes shared control and majority investments in growth-oriented service business. We tend to focus on the business service, healthcare service, consumer service, and food service sectors. Our platform investments typically have north of $5 million of EBITDA and are based in the US or Canada.

Hillstar Capital is focused on partnering with business owners and management teams to build durable business value over time. We also provide capital to companies with owners who desire liquidity or asset diversification, including full ownership transition. We tailor our investments to meet the specific needs of business owners and can offer flexible and creative solutions for various liquidity alternatives. We realize that growing small businesses requires focused efforts, expertise and nurturing. Upon transaction closing, we are intensely focused on supporting our portfolio companies with…

Evolution Capital Partners (ECP) is a small business private equity firm investing control growth equity in founder led businesses generating annual EBITDA of at least $1,000,000. Evolution invests in small businesses with opportunities for growth but lacking the capital, management or expertise in certain critical competencies that are required to realize a company’s true potential.Investment Criteria:- Company Size: $1,000,000 - $3,000,000 in EBITDA; - Gross Profit Margin at least 40%;- Minimum of 12% EBITDA margin; - Equity Investment Size: $3,000,000 - $10,000,000; - Geography:…

Using 30-year committed funds, Permanent Equity invests in companies that care what happens next. Our current portfolio includes 14 investments in companies like Pacific Air Industries, Blue Square Manufacturing, Chance Rides, AdAdvance, Selective Search, and MediaCross.We are looking to steward companies with durable value propositions and great teams. In each case, we examine why the company will be successful by remaining independent and why market demand is likely to endure over time, creating highly sustainable cash flow. We only consider companies headquartered in North America. Our…

Founded in 2002, Argonaut Private Equity is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based private equity firm with over $1.5 billion of capital deployed by the firm’s principals. The firm is currently investing out of Argonaut Private Equity Fund IV, a $400 million fund that deploys Argonaut’s strategy of making control-oriented buyout investments in companies in the industrial, manufacturing and energy services and products sectors. Argonaut looks to partner with management teams to improve operations, implement best practices and generate shareholder value.  Argonaut has an over 15-year…

LongWater Opportunities is an operationally focused private equity firm targeting control equity investments in family-owned, American manufacturing companies. Founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Jordan Bastable and Brooks Burgum, Longwater sought to build a private equity firm focused on aligning interests and investing patient capital to build great American businesses. Using their previous experience as private sector CEO’s, the founders have successfully executed this model, culminating in 11 completed acquisitions and the recent closing of Longwater’s third fund. At Longwater we…

Timepiece Capital acquires and builds exceptional companies in the lower and middle markets.Our group has a track record of acquiring or recapitalizing companies with annual revenue of $5 million to $50 million.We target companies in strong, defensible industry niches. These companies utilize proven business models to compete effectively in their marketplace. Growth in revenue and profitability should be achievable through increased market share, the addition of new products or services, or the execution of complementary add-on acquisitions.After we acquire or recapitalize a company, we…

Thornblade Capital is a private equity investment and advisory firm passionate about small business—specifically those with sales revenues of $3 to $50 million. Our motto is short-term investments and advisory for a long-term return. And with a team that has managed over $3 billion in private equity transactions, we have a strong track record of helping companies reach their potential.

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners is a private equity firm with an operations soul and intense passion for building great companies. Hidden Harbor brings large-scale, private equity experience and resources to the lower middle market with a focus on value-oriented, operationally intense situations. Our principals are investor operators who have both extensive transaction and operating experience to truly understand your business. As one team, we partner and work hand-in-hand with our portfolio companies to drive business successes.We love corporate carve-outs (3 out of our 6 portfolio companies…

Silver Peak Partners, based in Denver, Colorado, is a private equity firm focused on small companies with $2 million to $15 million of EBITDA. We will consider smaller transactions as well if they are a strong fit with our industries of interest. We seek to partner with current company owners and managers to build investment value through operational improvements, strategic acquisitions, and pursuit of new growth opportunities.Our principals have extensive backgrounds in acquiring and working with small companies. We have a network of operating advisors with over 150 years of combined…

Kuzari Group is a private investment firm managing a portfolio of equity and debt investments on behalf of its partners and investors. Please contact us if you represent a potential investment opportunity or would like to discuss becoming a capital, strategic or operating partner. We primarily sponsor acquisitions of Companies with enterprise values from $5 million to $50 million and EBITDA of $1 million to $10 million.

Basic Vectors bring global capabilities and capital to unlock local and cross border growthWe partner with highly motivated entrepreneurs with amazing SaaS product by taking a majority stake in their companyWe are a team of proven entrepreneurs with exit experience and well differentiated operational, strategic and financial capabilitiesWe focus on $1-10M revenue companies that are attempting to break the ceiling of mediocre growth and high burnOur proprietary model excels at achieving high growth and positive cash flows within unparalleled timelinesAmbarish Gupta, Founder, PartnerAmbarish…

At Harbour Group, we concentrate on one thing: Building Businesses.Throughout its 48 year tenure, Harbour Group has acquired and grown 230 businesses with a focus on manufacturers of highly engineered or branded products and value-added distributors.Harbour Group is a privately-owned operating company based in St. Louis, MO. The majority of our professionals are operating executives with extensive experience in all aspects of manufacturing, distribution, and specialty business services, including global sourcing, management information systems, lean and quality principles, and environmental…