Top Private Equity Firms in San Francisco - Axial

Greybull Stewardship is founded, funded, and run by business owners and managers. Our fund is structured to allow the power of permanence to impact the value of an investment, we have no mandate to sell. We have committed capital to support current ownership's growth and liquidity needs. Greybull is actively seeking new investments and our investment horizon is long term. We do not mandate growth rates and with our history as owners and managers, we know how to assist businesses and also stay out of the way.

Encore Consumer Capital is an innovative private equity firm built specifically to help consumer products companies grow. We invest exclusively in leading consumer products companies, and utilize the experience and network of our operating partners at Encore Associates to accelerate their growth. Encore provides a unique combination of exceptional talent, diversity of experience, and operational capabilities to build partnerships with its portfolio companies.

With offices in Palo Alto, CA, and Washington, DC, CHSO is a private investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and wellness industry. We target middle-market companies and growth situations in North America where our team has an edge in understanding the opportunity, performing due diligence and adding value post close. Our investment team possesses over 50 years of combined investment and medical experience, and leverages an extensive network of relationships with healthcare executives, clinicians, scientists and regulators. We provide flexible, patient capital in partnership…

Founded in 2008, Serent Capital is a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses. Our operating model is distinct in its focus on business building. We strive to be an involved, value-added investor, capable of providing significant operational and strategic support to our portfolio company CEOs on the most critical issues that they face as their companies scale.Serent Capital’s ability to assist its companies is based on its principals’ experience as CEOs, strategic advisers, and Board Members, and a deep network…

SBJ Capital is a multi-strategy private investment firm with $600mm under management that provides flexible capital solutions to founder and family-owned businesses. SBJ offers companies control and non-control investment solutions, including debt and equity, across the consumer, healthcare, technology and business services industries. SBJ provides operational resources, strategic advice, and a partnership-oriented approach to help businesses achieve their full potential. SBJ was founded by an experienced team of professionals with a track record of helping grow companies as…

San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on consumer growth companies. We partner with companies that have reached an inflection point in their development, where consumer and retailer adoption are proven and a hands-on partner is desired for the next phase of growth. To each of our partner companies, we provide not only financial capital but also extensive operating experience and a broad network of relationships across the consumer landscape.

Percheron Capital is a private investment firm with $3+ billion in AUM that is focused on partnering with strong management teams to build market-leading essential services businesses.

AEA Growth is a team of active investors partnering with the industry’s leading management teams to scale professional services businesses with technology and AI. We help our portfolio companies enhance unit economics and accelerate growth by driving operational efficiency through digital transformation. The team is part of AEA Investors, which is a global investment firm founded in 1968 with >$19 billion of AUM. AEA Growth is a dedicated fund within AEA Investors that has the benefit of using the resources of the broader organization. The team focuses on companies with enterprise value…

Golden Gate Capital is a leading private equity firm with $9 billion in capital under management. We generate superior returns for our investors through buyout and growth equity investments across a wide variety of industries. We partner with world-class management teams to make equity investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. Although we are a multi-sector fund and opportunistic in our approach, industry areas in which we have a particular interest include:

American Pacific Group is a San Francisco-based private equity firm targeting control equity investments in lower-middle-market companies, typically with EBITDA from $0 to $40 million. We focus on complex businesses and transactions across technology, consumer, business services, industrial, and healthcare. We are growth-oriented investors, and together with our in-house operating partners, seek to implement our proprietary value creation model to drive sustainable growth in our portfolio companies. 

Knox Lane is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses in the Services and Consumer sectors.Formed by a team of investors and operators, Knox Lane’s professionals have a long history of working together, an investor-operator mindset, and and a passion for partnering with companies to accelerate growth.We look forward to introducing ourselves and seeing how we can help.

Salt Creek Capital is a San Francisco Bay-Area based private equity firm that partners with talented operating executives to acquire profitable small businesses across the U.S. Our unique partnership approach and focus on the smaller end of the market sets us apart. As operationally-focused investors, we seek to leverage our experience as entrepreneurs, CEOs, and board members to support management teams in disciplined, ongoing execution and to identify new opportunities to create value.During our 10+ year history, we have completed over 30 transactions, all of which included leadership…

LEADERS AND PIONEERS IN CONSUMER GROWTH FINANCING.Glenbrook's partners have invested exclusively in the consumer sector since 1988 and have over 80 years of combined experience financing and building consumer brands. We have spent our entire careers in the consumer sector and have worked closely together for nearly a decade at Rosewood Capital, a private equity firm founded in 1986 and focused on high growth consumer companies.GROWTH HERITAGE AND FOCUS. Our decades of experience investing in and managing rapidly growing consumer brands enables us to anticipate the challenges specific to…

I’m an entrepreneur operating a search fund focused on acquiring and growing a small to mid-sized business with a strong foundation and long-term potential. I’m particularly interested in businesses with recurring revenue, loyal customers, and opportunities for operational improvement. My goal is to preserve the company’s legacy while providing hands-on leadership, ensuring a smooth transition and sustainable growth over time.

Footbridge Partners invests in exceptional entrepreneurs whose mission is to source, buy and build a market leading company over the long term. We strive to be the capital partner of choice for searchers who desire more collaboration and more alignment with their investors. Having built a big business ourselves through the search fund model, we know what it takes to be successful in search, and we draw upon our experience as both searchers and investors to support the people we partner with. We believe exceptional outcomes are driven by exceptional people working together as a team.

Genstar Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity firm that invests in leading middle-market companies. For over 20 years, we have utilized our deep industry knowledge and extensive executive networks to create value at our companies. Genstar Capital partners with leading industry executives to accelerate growth and profitability at our portfolio companies. Through our in-depth partnerships with management, Genstar Capital provides value-added resources to help each portfolio company achieve its strategic goals.

Overview:Mammoth is a Private Equity firm founded by experienced business owners and successful entrepreneurs. We look for great small and medium sized service businesses to invest in and then manage. Our unique operating perspective differentiates us; we understand the challenges of company transition and the value of partnering with current owners. We will build on their legacy and accelerate company growth.Context:Mammoth seeks situations where a business owner is evaluating the potential to fully retire or scale back their involvement in their business. We expect to achieve a majority…

Founded in 1970 in Portland, Oregon, Paulson Investment Company earned national distinction as a premier boutique investment bank in the small to mid-cap market, leading 175 public and private offerings and raising over $1.2 billion in financing. Paulson is filling the void left by industry consolidation in the mid 90's and 00's by performing small, opportunistic raises for for companies with outstanding management teams, compelling (low) valuations and industry disrupting catalysts on the horizon. The firm’s management is composed of seasoned professionals, each with proven expertise and…

Sumeru Equity Partners (SEP) is a technology-focused, middle-market private equity firm founded in 2014 by an experienced group of investors and operators from Silver Lake Sumeru, a $1.1 billion fund started in 2007 within Silver Lake.

Ben M is a private investment firm focused on small to medium-sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post-acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.