Top San Francisco Private Equity Funds with Recent Private M&A Activity

Active Firms

274

TTM Deal Inquiries

$7M-$27M

Core Revenue Range

$2M-$6M

Core EBITDA Range

Top Sectors by Activity

Healthcare 34%

Industrials 21%

Technology 14%

Business Services 13%

Food & Hospitality 6%

Key Attributes

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

Encore Consumer Capital

33 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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Aug 2023 Acquired General Produce
Aug 2023 Invested in FANTASY COOKIE COMPANY
Apr 2023 Acquired General Produce
Feb 2023 Acquired Banneton Bakery

Martis Capital

27 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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Oct 2022 Invested in Alcanza Clinical Research
Nov 2021 Invested in Lighthouse Lab Services
Sep 2021 Acquired Community Based Care
Nov 2020 Acquired DCN Dx

SBJ Capital

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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May 2026 Acquired 3B International
Dec 2024 Acquired Simon Pearce
Feb 2023 Acquired Rishi Tea
Jan 2023 Acquired Sydnic

San Francisco Equity Partners

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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Jan 2019 Acquired Jane Iredale
Jul 2018 Acquired Brazi Bites
Nov 2017 Acquired San Francisco Salt Company
Jan 2017 Acquired Red Monkey Foods

Percheron Investment Management, LP

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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Oct 2023 Acquired SafeBasements
Mar 2023 Acquired Lookout Pest Control
Sep 2022 Acquired Blue Cardinal Home Services Group
Dec 2021 Acquired Animal Dermatology Group

American Pacific Group

7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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Aug 2022 Acquired Concisys
Dec 2021 Acquired Gym Launch & Prestige Labs
Nov 2021 Acquired Fellers
Mar 2021 Acquired Aesop

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AEA Growth

Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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2717 Partners

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2717 Partners, LP is a limited partnership with a focus on private equity investments, particularly in the technology and healthcare sectors. The firm operates from two primary locations in San Francisco, California, and Greenwich, Connecticut. With a strategic approach towards growth-oriented companies, 2717 Partners has built a robust portfolio comprising 14 companies. As of 2025, the firm employs approximately 150 staff members, reflecting its significant presence in the private equity landscape. The company is committed to fostering innovation and growth within its investment sectors.

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Touring Capital

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Touring Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early-growth stage AI startups. We invest in technology businesses across a variety of verticals, from infrastructure to applications. Based in San Francisco.

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Golden Gate Capital

65 Total Closed Deals

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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:

Recent Transactions

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Oct 2010 Acquired Petersen Publishing, L.P.
Oct 2010 Acquired Pinnacle Security LLC
Oct 2010 Acquired PlantCML
Oct 2010 Acquired Rocket Dog Brands, LLC

Serent Capital

19 Total Closed Deals

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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…

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Apr 2015 Acquired Mercury Network
Mar 2015 Invested in Commissions, Inc.
Mar 2015 Invested in Compeat Restaurant Management Systems
Feb 2015 Acquired ICon Professional Services

Alpine Investors

5 Total Closed Deals

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Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm specializing in investing in software and services businesses. They focus on majority buyouts and corporate carve-outs, particularly targeting companies with recurring revenue models that are undergoing transitions and scaling. Alpine Investors is committed to building enduring businesses by inspiring growth in people and creating exceptional workplaces. Their investment strategy includes hiring executives to drive business transformation, and they have developed platforms like the Alpine Software Group to buy, build, and operate…

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May 2022 Acquired DRMP
Apr 2022 Acquired AirDNA
Jan 2021 Acquired Cedar Solutions Group
Nov 2020 Acquired Astra Service Partners

Knox Lane

2 Total Closed Deals

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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.

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Jul 2021 Acquired Any Hour Services
Dec 2020 Acquired Fingerpaint

Salt Creek Capital

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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…

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Glenbrook Consumer Partners

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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…

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Plexfield Capital

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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.

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Footbridge Partners

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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.

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Genstar Capital

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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.

Recent Transactions

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AEA Elevate

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AEA Elevate seeks to identify and invest behind disruptive professional services companies – spanning business services, healthcare services, and software – that are transforming traditional models through AI and technology enablement. AEA Elevate focuses on lower-middle market, founder-bootstrapped companies, often as first institutional capital.

Recent Transactions

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Mammoth Equity Partners

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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…

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Firms in the San Francisco Private Equity Funds 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 San Francisco Private Equity Funds is $7M-$27M, with a core EBITDA range of $2M-$6M. 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.

Location can be an important consideration, but it does not necessarily define where a firm is active. Firms based in San Francisco may bring regional knowledge, local relationships, and experience with businesses in the area, while many also pursue opportunities across a broader geographic footprint. Geography is best considered alongside sector focus, company size, and relevant transaction activity.

Not necessarily. A firm’s location does not always define its geographic reach. Many Private Equity Funds based in San Francisco are active across multiple regions, while firms based elsewhere may also participate in the San Francisco market. Location can provide useful context, but it should not be interpreted as a firm’s geographic boundary.

When comparing Private Equity Funds in San Francisco, consider factors such as sector focus, size range, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 26 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the San Francisco Private Equity Funds directory, you can request information here.

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