Top Railroads Holding Companies with Recent Private M&A Activity

278

Active Firms

6,986

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$19M

Core Revenue Range

$900K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 14%

Florida 13%

Texas 10%

New York 6%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Long-Term Ownership | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Buy & Hold

Highmount Madison

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Highmount is an investment partnership that invests capital on behalf of high-net-worth individuals and family offices. We are focused on acquiring and building businesses in fragmented spaces through a long-term buy-and-build strategy (not subject to a 3-5 year holding period). Our backgrounds are in investment banking (Goldman Sachs), private equity (Centerbridge Partners, Apollo Global Management, Clearsky, and Whale Rock Capital Management), and company operations (Berkshire Hathaway).Prior to Highmount Madison, Dan was the Head of Corporate Development for Pampered Chef (a Berkshire…

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Oct 2023 Acquired 4Ever Young

JDA Advisors, LLC

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JDA Advisors believes that investment success requires more than just access to capital. Our firm provides a unique combination of financing along with a deep commitment to advising our portfolio companies over the long term.After over 20 years of working at some of the largest private equity firms in the country, Benjamin Kahn founded JDA Advisors as a holding company to invest in a diversified set of privately held businesses. While JDA has significant consumer expertise in franchising, health & wellness, beauty products & services, and food & beverage, we also look to selectively acquire…

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Aug 2023 Acquired BigBlue Swim School

Rouge River Capital

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Founded in 2008, Rouge River Capital invests its own capital to acquire majority positions in small to mid-sized North American businesses. We own a diversified portfolio of strong operating businesses in Canada, across three platform sectors (Consumer, Logistics, and Industrials) generating in excess of $400 million in sales. Our Managing Partners are owners, investing their own capital for long-term capital appreciation, and do not raise nor manage external funds. We partner with management that wants to remain active and that want to build long-term value in partnership with Rouge River…

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Dec 2022 Acquired Brookdale Treeland Nurseries

Haywood Lane

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At Haywood Lane, we seek to build great companies through a distinct platform, allowing us to focus on a single, large and fragmented market at a time. By immersing ourselves in the industry alongside our management partners we best position ourselves to build relationships, increase knowledge and our ability to effectively scale our platform. We value cash generation and quality managers as primary criteria, followed by growth prospects and opportunities to increase value through operational improvements. Founded in mid-2022, we have completed three acquisitions to date and are actively…

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Mar 2022 Acquired Joss Growers, Inc.

Murphy Legacy Partners

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Michael Murphy, CPA, is a repeat founder who has built and sold digital infrastructure and consumer platforms while keeping investors whole. Over a two-decade career he has raised more than seven million dollars, closed a $150 million power and land agreement, and overseen construction of a 45 MW computing facility.He also engineered an enterprise email system that delivers two billion messages each year and created video and real-estate platforms that attract millions of users.Murphy manages his own reconciliations, crypto treasury, and GAAP compliance, drawing on early training with the…

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Montlake Partners LLC

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Todd Owens and Paul Judy bring 25+ years of co-leadership experience building, operating, and scaling companies from early-stage to $100M+ ARR across tech-enabled services, SaaS, healthcare, and light manufacturing. Their complementary skill set pairs aggressive GTM and commercial growth leadership (Todd) with disciplined operational execution and customer delivery (Paul).Acquisition MandateActively evaluating acquisition targets west of the Rocky Mountains in stable, fragmented industries with low risk of AI disintermediation.Target Criteria:Primary Sectors: Home Services | B2B Tech-Enabled…

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Perpetuo Corp

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Perpetuo is a permanent capital holding vehicle deploying committed capital directly from our balance sheet, we seek to acquire US based businesses through majority change in control LBO with historical management continuing to stay in place. Our criteria include EBITDA ranges $2-10M, 12% margins or greater, with 5+ years of profitable cash flow operations. We are sector agnostic, but do not invest in technology, real estate, and capital intensive businesses. We aim to align sellers with our long-term permanent hold strategy through a majority buyout, seller note, and roll over equity.

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Inlet Point Holdings

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Sod Solutions is a leading turfgrass research, development, and technology company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Since 1994, we’ve partnered with top turfgrass breeders, producers, and industry stakeholders to develop and license some of the most successful turfgrass brands in the market. Beyond our core turfgrass licensing and technology platforms, we own and operate a growing portfolio of businesses adjacent to the lawn and landscape industries.Acquisition Criteria: We are actively seeking to diversify our holdings through the acquisition of well-run small businesses…

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Brattle Point, LLC

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Brattle Technologies is a family-owned holding company of fantastic American businesses.We are not a private equity firm and do not seek profit from the regular sale of our holdings.Instead, we provide capital and professional, long-term ownership to our companies to help them grow into significantly larger enterprises over many years of stable ownership.In other words, we are investors for the long run.

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Follis Management Partners

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Founded in 2021, FMP is a value-oriented holding vehicle focused on long-term value creation across its portfolio companies. We aim to deploy medium-to-long duration capital across the capital structure, primarily focused on controlling equity stakes.Our experience is rooted from structuring and executing complex public markets transactions, but we have always gravitated towards entrepreneur-led private enterprises. Given our expertise, we can get up-to-speed and comfortable on unique opportunities. No financial engineering. No games. We are interested in the success of valuable…

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Redwood Services

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Empowering Local PartnersRedwood Services is building a family of people-powered home service companies obsessed with improving the homeowner experience.Founded in 2019 by Richard Lewis, and with the backing of the Union Main Group, Redwood is actively investing in ‘mission critical’ home services companies, including but not limited to HVAC, plumbing, electrical, tree service and lawn control.Redwood’s mission is to support its local partners with shared resources, access to capital and best-in-class operating systems and processes – all designed to drive long-term, profitable…

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Cedar Ivy

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Cedar Ivy Group is a Cincinnati-based private investment firm acquiring privately held or family-owned businesses headquartered within 100 miles. Our focus is entrepreneurship through acquisition (EtA) for permanent equity. We are not a private equity fund with only short term goals.The management, investors and advisory team backgrounds allow us to pursue most industries. Our team has overseen companies recognized by Inc. 500, Deloitte Cincinnati 100, Cincinnati Business Courier, Ohio Small Business Development, Ohio News Network TV, Smart Business Magazine, Cincy…

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Greenrow Capital

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Greenrow Capital is an operator-led investment firm focused on acquiring, operating, and growing lower middle-market service businesses. Our team’s experience spans more than three decades across industries such as commercial truck dealerships, fleet maintenance, distribution, hospitality, and restaurants. Individually, our team has owned and operated multiple hotels and restaurants, run large commercial truck dealership and service operations, and held leadership roles in corporate finance, leveraged lending, and asset management. We have also founded and managed investment platforms…

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Red Devil Development

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Our company is focused on identifying and acquiring durable, high-potential operating businesses. We specialize in identifying growth opportunities in non-discretionary industries, executing strategic acquisitions, and driving long-term value.We have no operating companies in the portfolio, but we have completed eight acquisitions over the years, all of which have successfully exited, the most recent and largest at a 49x MOIC.

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Outpost Companies

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Outpost Companies is an entrepreneurial holding company that focuses on long-term oriented growth investments. Co-founded by Sam Long and Phil Kantor, Outpost leverages their extensive experience both investing and operating roles to provide strategic support to their portfolio companies.

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Sylmar Group

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Sylmar Group combines decades of industry experience with committed, patient capital to scale businesses in the water sector that serve to protect public health and the environment.

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BTNV I

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Search fund focused on looking at various consumer / industrial / infrastructure opportunities. Several team team members with investment experience - no current portfolio companies, but embracing opportunities.

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Saguaro Equity

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Saguaro Equity provides a permanent home for Arizona-based businesses, ensuring their legacies and teams continue to thrive. I'm fortunate to already have committed equity partners who share my vision. Our mandate is to acquire a majority stake (51%-100%) in an Arizona-based business that: 1) Has been operating for 15+ years;2) Generates ~$500K-$2M of annual free cash flow; and 3) Fits into a long-term hold strategy. To founders / owners preparing to step away from their business, we make the following commitments: 1) Continued legacy and team: Great businesses are built by great people. Our…

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Sigma Commercial

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The Sigma Commercial companies were founded by Milwaukee-based entrepreneur Jeffrey L. Koenig, a lifelong Milwaukee resident with a passion for real estate, construction, architecture, and business. Quality, attention to detail, and a focus on our client’s needs drive our hard-working staff.We purchase companies in historically stable industries including construction, real estate services, managed service providers, and manufacturing. We do not not believe in "SDE" and only invest in professionally managed companies based on real performance unless they directly bolt on to our…

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Scieniti

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We are a lower middle market private equity firm backed by a single family office, focused on acquiring majority stakes in owner-operated B2B service, healthcare, aerospace-adjacent businesses across the United States. Our team brings hands-on experience across operations, transactions, and value creation in business services, technology, and healthcare.We have a clear value creation thesis centered on operational improvement, workflow automation, and technology deployment.

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Firms in the Railroads Holding Companies 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 Railroads Holding Companies is $4M-$19M, with a core EBITDA range of $900K-$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.

Relevant Industrials experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 278 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Industrials.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Railroads Holding Companies directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Industrials, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Holding Companies with experience in Industrials, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 278 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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