Life, Liberty & Creation Corp. is a private investment firm focusing on small to medium-sized business acquisitions. Having completed several acquisitions and growing the businesses by more than 700%, we know what is required to complete a deal and to increase revenue. Our leadership team brings several years of experience in multiple industries, allowing for a frictionless change in ownership.
PrinciplesThe Stephens Family has partnered with entrepreneurs and management teams for nearly 90 years, building exceptional businesses with long-term, sustainable value. We continue to build on that heritage and legacy. While our team and capabilities have grown significantly over the years, we have not fundamentally changed. We are unwavering in our commitment to the very same principles and standards on which Witt Stephens, Sr. founded W.R. Stephens Investment Company in 1933.Enduring ValuesFairness, Transparency, Respect and Alignment. By partnering with people and companies who share…
Founded in 2013, Dunes Point Capital, LLC ("DPC") is a family office and private investment firm, pursuing control investments in companies operating in the general industrial sector. DPC targets companies with enterprise values of up to $500 million.
Addison Capital Partners (“ACP”) is a private equity investment firm backed by two high net worth Family Offices that seeks out partnerships with owners and operators of “smaller” middle market growth companies, often that are closely held or family owned businesses, to provide legacy stewardship, liquidity, growth capital and management resources to grow and build exceptional enterprises.
Control-oriented, operationally-focused PE firm focused on lower middle-market companies$200M in equity invested across 10 platform acquisitionsSam Seraphim (Managing Partner): 40+ years investing & operating, ran $120M manufacturing company and started a bankMarc Paganini (Partner): 30+ years operating (former President/CEO, Airbus Helicopters, US)EBITDA $3-20M (15%+ margins)Revenues $25M+EV: $10-200MLow capex, highly scalable modelAvailability of add-on acquisitionSIndustry Focus:Aerospace & DefenseBusiness ServicesConsumer Products & ServicesEducationFood & BeverageIndustrials/specialty…
Aeonic Partners seeks to work with high-quality management teams to build businesses for the long-term. Different from traditional 5-year private equity investment cycles, Aeonic employs a buy-and-hold strategy, which allows us to take an extremely long-term view to growing our portfolio companies. Our principals are involved in every step of the process, and our decision-making process is streamlined, which allows us to move quickly and deliberately on opportunities that we pursue.We have experience investing across a variety of industries and helping companies develop and execute…
First Haven Capital (“First Haven”), a private investment firm based in New York, is targeting non-control equity investments in leading lower middle market companies in partnership with high quality investment sponsors.  As part of the Turtle Creek family office, First Haven maintains a flexible, patient capital base that can invest for long hold periods and support future growth needs.  By utilizing First Haven’s broader investment network and industry contacts, the firm can effectively evaluate opportunities and provide additional support required to build successful business…
Pondera Holdings is an operationally-focused holding company that provides capital to private, entrepreneurial businesses. Our objective with each investment is to create value for employees, customers, communities, and our shareholders. Pondera’s principals serve as active board members of portfolio companies, and in certain situations, will play an active management role if needed.As a holding company with permanent capital, we are not constrained by the fixed time horizon of a traditional private equity fund. This structure is advantageous for all stakeholders because it allows for a…
Tillery Capital is an operationally oriented, family office structured private investment firm that invests in and builds lower middle-market companies in partnership with their management teams. We make equity investments in companies whose EBITDA is greater than $2 million. We are "hands-on", consultative investors and focus on companies where the current owners or management team are hungry to grow the business, but have concluded they need a value-added equity partner to help them get it done. Most our transactions are either recapitalizations in which the current owners retain 20-40% of…
Cresset Private Capital investing team makes direct investments in operating companies where we have experience. We focus on long term partnerships with like-minded entrepreneurs, founders, and management teams. We believe in long-term, flexible, and patient capital avoiding misalignment, friction and unfavorable fee structures, which can produce inefficient results for business owners and investors.
Treaty Oak is an Austin-based private investment firm with capital commitments from two Texas family offices.​We partner with privately held and family owned businesses to address funding needs, ownership transitions and succession planning issues while preserving legacy, existing culture and values. ​Our namesake, the Treaty Oak, is located in current-day downtown Austin. It is estimated to be over 500 years old and is a local symbol of Texas history and resilience. We seek to build long-term partnerships with our management teams. Our core values include conducting our business with…
Canadian family office with investments in real estate, private equity and public markets seeking to acquire Canadian & U.S lower-middle market businesses.
Matrix Private Capital Group ("Matrix") is a Registered Investment Advisor and multi-family office located in New York City. Matrix is led by the former CEO of Lehman Brothers and leverages that executive network and expertise to act as an institutional quality investor for its clients by sourcing and executing direct as well as co-investment opportunities. The firm is comprised of four divisions which include Wealth Advisory, Alternative Equity, Private Equity and Strategic Advisory. The Private Equity and Strategic Advisory group is the team responsible for executing the direct and…
Albion River (“Albion”) is a private direct investment firm, with a focus on Aerospace, Defense, and Government related businesses. The common thread between all of our investments is they operate in highly regulated industries and have limited correlation with the broader U.S. economy.Our capital comes exclusively from a handful of families, enabling us to hold businesses until they have reached their potential under our stewardship. Albion’s team has significant experience operating in regulated industries (e.g. insurance, healthcare, defense), collectively served under 7 different…
2M Investment Partners (“2M”), backed by a multi-billion-dollar family office, invests in durable businesses for the long-term. 2M is building a concentrated portfolio of small- and mid-size businesses with strong cultures and promising growth opportunities. Run by former private equity professionals, 2M has the experience to quickly close transactions and support both organic and acquisition-based growth initiatives. 2M’s family capital backing means success is measured over decades or longer, solidifying focus on each portfolio company’s needs and not an investor’s timeline. 2M is…
B. Holbrooks, LLC is the investment vehicle of Bryan Holbrooks and his direct family based in Lexington, NC. The firm's main focus is on making investments in niche manufacturing businesses, but is open to special situations in other industries.Size ParametersInvestments up to $15 MillionEBITDA greater than $0.5 MillionBusiness CharacteristicsNiche Industry LeadersDefensible Market PositionsMission Critical Products / ServicesHistory of ProfitabilityOrganic Growth OpportunitiesProprietary / Special SituationsLow Capex Business ModelsThe hallmarks of the firm’s proven investment track record…
Taubman Capital (“TC”) is a private equity investment firm for the Taubman familyThrough TC, the family is building an investment portfolio of world-class businesses led by exceptional management teams outside of its core real estate holdingsThe firm’s flexible, long-term capital base offers sellers closing certainty, while also providing management teams with the ability to focus on building larger, more valuable enterprises without time constraints or exit pressuresTC has no outside investors – all internal capital means making investment decisions as true owners and the ability to…
Galaxy Invest is a family office with a flexible investment mandate to deploy capital throughout the capital structures of small to medium sized enterprises across a range of industry sectors. As the private investment firm of a single family with no investment period, we selectively partner with other investors and management teams to deliver and enable long-term, sustained growth. Our principals have completed several hundred million dollars’ worth of private equity transactions and have significant experience and/or investments in real estate and sub-sectors throughout the broader…
SGH Strategic Investment Partners is a private investment company in Austin, Texas founded in 2019. We acquire control equity investments in established Texas-based companies in the professional services, wholesale distribution, specialized manufacturing and hospitality industries. Our founder, Sam Hanna, founded and built a substantial land surveying and engineering businesses. He sold a majority interest in the company to private equity and established our family office. Sam's lifetime of commercial experience provides our team with the unique capability to cultivate growth, develop and…
GPI2 invests and operates businesses for the long-term. Our teams and relationships are supported by principled leadership which generate returns for all stakeholders.Our businesses operate and serve many industries. We have built and continue to build organizations which thrive due to engaged employees, quality leadership, and energetic customers and suppliers.We are continuously working to improve our operations while maintaining our foundation in our core values. The business strategy builds on existing success as we propel to achieve our global initiatives.
