As a Managing Partner at Persistent Growth Partners, I lead a fund dedicated to empowering small businesses and transforming them into enduring legacies. My career has been defined by a passion for strategic growth and a commitment to creating value.
Francis MuralidharanFounder & Managing PrincipalFrancis Muralidharan is an accomplished entrepreneur and seasoned investor with deep expertise in acquiring, scaling, and optimizing profitable businesses across diverse sectors. With over 15 years of experience as a founder, educator, and business consultant, Francis leverages strategic financing techniques—including asset-based lending, seller financing, and consulting-for-equity deals—to structure creative acquisitions and facilitate seamless ownership transitions.As the founder of Tutors for Charity LLC and Avocado Brand, Francis has…
Walnut Bay Partners is holding company that acquires and operates small businesses in the U.S. for the long term. Modeled after Berkshire Hathaway, we focus on buying high-quality, cash-flowing companies — or distressed assets with turnaround potential — and holding them indefinitely. We specialize in smooth succession for retiring owners, preserving legacies while improving operations and driving growth. Our structure allows investors to own shares in the HoldCo, with no fund lifecycles or forced exits. We don’t flip businesses — we steward them, optimize them, and grow them for…
Autokatalyst is a New York-based digital transformation and technology enablement firm, focused on making control investments in digitally-native businesses (SaaS, tech-enabled services, business process automation firms) and businesses in traditionally non-digital industries where it has identified opportunities for specialized process automation technologies to generate significant value creation and growth acceleration.Uniquely situated as value-add investors, we combine capital investment with a bottom-up approach of applying transformative technologies across a firm. Our experience spans…
Cole Creek Capital is a private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented investments in middle-market companies. With a strategic focus on sectors that demonstrate strong market positions, they aim to foster growth and value creation within their portfolio. The firm is committed to leveraging its expertise to support the development and expansion of its investments, ensuring sustainable growth and competitive advantage in the market.
We're pursuing opportunities to acquire and hold long-term ownership of reputable, legacy businesses located along the East Coast. Our ideal acquisition would be within an hour of a major airport and has a minimum team size of 20.
I have 15 years of experience in real estate, focusing on value-add projects in the NY area. In recent years, I’ve expanded into business acquisitions, including trucking and healthcare Manufacturing.
DuneGlass Capital fuels growth through a repeatable private equity playbook.We partner with entrepreneurial founders to unlock the value of your business. We teach you about efficiencies and why they matter to your bottom line, which drives alignment on value creation.We’ve developed a unique platform model – fueled by high-velocity, high-efficiency aggregation and integration – that allows you to capture the future growth of your business.
I am a results-driven operations leader with over 20 years of experience managing high-performance teams of 70+ employees across the transit, education, and hospitality sectors. Based in Houston, I am 100% bilingual (English/Spanish) and SBA pre-qualified for acquisitions up to $1.8M. My background includes a proven ability to optimize database systems, implement complex compliance frameworks, and drive significant revenue growth (up to 600% lift). I am currently seeking an established service-based business in the Houston area where I can leverage my deep expertise in staffing, training, and…
I want to acquire a business and leverage my extensive technical background and network to apply AI automations to accelerate growth and reduce operational costs. My plan is to preserve existing employees and possibly even empower and offer ownership stakes to critical employees so that I can focus on growth and expansion. I have liquid assets of 300k in cash and over 300k in a 401k. Additionally, I can procure up to 2M in funding from other investors to pool towards a joint venture.
Lakeview Growth Management is a private equity firm that acquires medium-sized, founder-owned businesses, focusing on the business services sector. Target businesses EBITDA: $1M-$7M EV: $5M - $35M. Learn more at: www.lakeviewgm.com
Convivium Group is a family office with investment and management expertise. We deploy capital in various industries based on our investment theses. Depending on the situation we invest both minority and majority.The founders have collectively made over five investments/acquisitions. We are constantly in search of new opportunities to deploy capital.
We are an operator firm focused on acquiring and operating technology businesses that are enduring profitable through solving real world problems. Business with EBITDA between $500,000 — $10,000,000 million would be an ideal fit for our portfolio.
At MML & Partners, we create lasting value for investors and business owners alike. We focus on transforming small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into enduring businesses by acquiring and scaling operations in fragmented industries. Our team works collaboratively with business owners to preserve their legacies while unlocking innovative growth opportunities. This mission is supported by expertise in private equity, strategic capital, and value creation.
Stillwater Partners focuses on acquiring and investing in privately held small and lower middle market businesses. Our office looks for strong, profitable companies with stable fundamentals and long-term growth potential.
We own a media company (public facing: Cruise Industry News) and have looking for similar expansion either in media, adjacent industries or synergistic possibilities (i.e. buying a printer).
Afamia Financial is an operationally-focused private investment firm that sponsors buyouts of small and middle-market companies in the engineering, food & beverage, gaming & hospitality, manufacturing, and transportation & logistics industries.We specialize in highly complex situations and founder-owned/operated businesses, to which we provide creative structuring and customized capital solutions.
Roen Capital is a private investment and holding company focused on acquiring established businesses with strong fundamentals and growth potential.We emphasize disciplined acquisitions, operational improvements, and long-term strategic partnerships. By combining capital, management expertise, and a hands-on approach, we help companies modernize, scale, and expand into new markets. Our goal is to build a diversified portfolio of resilient businesses that deliver lasting value to stakeholders.
Fox Creek is a family office focused on investing in small businesses.We provide custom made solutions for complex transaction dynamics by determining the seller’s objectives, offering creative transaction structures to help bridge valuation gaps and prioritizing employee continuity and wellbeing, amongst other seller priorities.
Acquiring established businesses with a minimum $3M EBITDA across Financial Services, Education, Food, Agriculture, Manufacturing, and CPG. We bring deep operational expertise, M&A experience, and growth capital to partner with proven businesses ready to scale.
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