Specialty Chemicals Family Offices - Axial

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.

Now in its fifth decade, Sowell & Co. is a family investment office investing in private equity, oil & gas, and land development. The partners invest their own capital in each venture, rather than raising outside funds, and believe that such investment creates a longer term investment horizon that better aligns investors with its management team partners.

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…

Station Partners is an entrepreneurial private equity firm that makes control investments in support of management teams operating established lower-middle market businesses with outsized potential.Taking a long-term, value-based, people-first investment approach, the principals of Station invest their own capital, alongside a select group of industry pioneers, executive partners, and investment advisors, all of whom are passionate about building great enterprises. At Station, we understand that a company’s people and culture are the key to success, and we seek to work with entrepreneurs…

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…

Entrepreneur Partners invests in the following segments:Direct marketing companies including business-to-business and business-to-consumer catalogers and direct marketers, specialty publishers, retailers and marketing service providers. Multi-channel retailers serving enthusiast customers.Printing and PackagingThe companies in which we invest are building loyal customer bases with high lifetime value – customer bases characterized by long relationships, frequent purchases and large cumulative spends. In addition to building high lifetime value, these companies participate in well-defined…

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…

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.

About:Kairos Companies is a firm established in 2018 dedicated to owning and operating family-owned businesses across the United States. At Kairos, we take pride in providing creative solutions for business owners in need of a transition. Beyond the initial transaction, Kairos constantly strives to provide the best home for our businesses. With an indefinite investment horizon, Kairos acts as a family for our companies: nurturing growth, mentoring managers, and maintaining the outstanding legacy of the founding family.The Greeks had two words for time: “chronos” 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…

Stony Creek Capital is a Family Office formed with capital from the sale of a company I operated as President. Our primary focus is acquiring businesses from retiring owners who are looking for a reliable and exciting transition plan. I take an active role in management, often serving as President immediately following the transition until a longer-term management team is in place. My brief background is: DI Athlete, Naval Officer (submarines / nuclear engineer), mgmt consultant, Strategy and Ops Corp Exec (Dir, VP, COO, President).

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…

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…