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Top Private Equity Firms in San Francisco - Axial

There are 23 Top Private Equity Firms in San Francisco listed on Axial's lower middle market Directory. This Directory is populated with data from Axial's digital deal marketing and deal sourcing platform. You can access more profiles of Top Private Equity Firms in San Francisco like these, by becoming a member of Axial. Let Axial help you identify your next M&A opportunity.

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Greybull Stewardship Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
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.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Mar 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2022
acquired
Investor
Sep 2021
acquired
Investor
Aug 2021
acquired

Encore Consumer Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 33 Total Closed Deals
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.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired
Investor
Feb 2023
acquired

Bertram Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 27 Total Closed Deals
BERTRAM CAPITAL is a private equity firm that partners with management teams to fuel the expansion of lower middle market companies. In addition to supplying flexible investment capital, we are committed to providing meaningful operational and strategic resources to facilitate rapid growth in revenue and profitability. We work with companies to unlock the full potential of previously resource-constrained businesses. Bertram Capital's core objective is to propel management teams in their quest to build more capable, faster growing, and highly profitable enterprises BERTRAM CAPITAL is actively…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
May 2023
acquired
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired
Investor
Feb 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2022
acquired

Martis Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 27 Total Closed Deals
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…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2022
invested in
Investor
Nov 2021
invested in
Investor
Sep 2021
acquired
Investor
Nov 2020
acquired

Serent Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 19 Total Closed Deals
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…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Apr 2015
acquired
Investor
Mar 2015
invested in
Investor
Mar 2015
invested in
Investor
Feb 2015
acquired

Hanover Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 1994, Hanover Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to acquiring and partnering with the management teams of small-to-medium sized companies. With over 25 years of sector focus, we invest in niche, proprietary product and engineered equipment manufacturers and differentiated service companies.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired
Investor
Oct 2019
acquired
Investor
Jul 2019
acquired

SBJ Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 14 Total Closed Deals
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…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2023
acquired
Investor
Feb 2022
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired
Investor
Oct 2020
acquired

Software Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Software Growth Partners’ (SGP’s) primary mission is to build great software companies. We do this by being very selective about where we invest, and being very engaged where we do. Unlike the traditional private equity approach, we engage with our portfolio companies as true partners with only one goal: To help them achieve their full potential.When we achieve our primary mission, we generate winning outcomes for everyone that is a part of the journey.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in

San Francisco Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
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.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jan 2019
acquired
Investor
Jul 2018
acquired
Investor
Nov 2017
acquired
Investor
Jan 2017
acquired

Knox Lane Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Total Closed Deals
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.
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jul 2021
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired

Percheron Investment Management, LP Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

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.

Pavis Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Pavis Capital is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

SkyPath Software Inc Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Our VisionOur goal is to acquire an existing business from an owner who is looking to transition or to bring on a growth partner and take the business to the next level. Who We AreWe previously worked in finance at top market-leading institutions. In these roles, we invested across industries, learned how to assess value, and guided growth at companies as board members.We became entrepreneurs because it's in our blood. We wanted to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty. We wanted to build teams, create great company culture, and execute on the small and big initiatives at the operating…

Golden Gate Capital

Private Equity Firm
  • 65 Total Closed Deals
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:
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired

American Pacific Group

Private Equity Firm
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
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. 
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2022
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired
Investor
Nov 2021
acquired
Investor
Mar 2021
acquired

Footbridge Partners

Private Equity Firm

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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.

Glenbrook Consumer Partners

Private Equity Firm

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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…

Mammoth Equity Partners

Private Equity Firm

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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…

Paulson Investment Co.

Private Equity Firm

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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

Private Equity Firm

    This member has no reported closed transactions.

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.

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