LP First Capital is a private investment firm focused on business services, with experience in commercial, consumer, education, and healthcare services. We have strong operational backgrounds and industry relationships. We excel in situations where we can partner with founders and management teams to build a platform that will scale and generate long term value for all business stakeholders.
Founded in 2004, Alaris Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Calgary, Alberta. The firm targets traditional majority recap/control sale mandates and structures the investments in a non-control manner via perpetual preferred equity. Throughout the company's 17 year history, the preferred MBO solution has proven to create full liquidity events for the exiting majority shareholders while simultaneously providing an attractive option for high quality management teams to increase their post transaction common equity ownership to 100% where they can control the business moving forward…
Thornblade Capital is a private equity investment and advisory firm passionate about small business—specifically those with sales revenues of $3 to $50 million. Our motto is short-term investments and advisory for a long-term return. And with a team that has managed over $3 billion in private equity transactions, we have a strong track record of helping companies reach their potential.
Silver Peak Partners, based in Denver, Colorado, is a private equity firm focused on small companies with $2 million to $15 million of EBITDA. We will consider smaller transactions as well if they are a strong fit with our industries of interest. We seek to partner with current company owners and managers to build investment value through operational improvements, strategic acquisitions, and pursuit of new growth opportunities.Our principals have extensive backgrounds in acquiring and working with small companies. We have a network of operating advisors with over 150 years of combined…
Columbia River Partners (CRP) is a private investment firm integrating private equity, technology and special situations. CRP seeks to partner with management teams to invest in businesses going through transition or expansion with patient long-term capital. We focus on situations where we can bring technology and our network to drive change. We are not afraid of complexity. We are not afraid of introducing technology to traditional business sectors. We are passionate about investing in people. Learn more about why we may be the right partner for you and your company.
Kuzari Group is a private investment firm managing a portfolio of equity and debt investments on behalf of its partners and investors. Please contact us if you represent a potential investment opportunity or would like to discuss becoming a capital, strategic or operating partner. We primarily sponsor acquisitions of Companies with enterprise values from $5 million to $50 million and EBITDA of $1 million to $10 million.
Pillar49 Capital provides liquidity, succession solutions and growth capital to owners of small and medium-sized businesses, while preserving and building on the factors that made them great – culture and people.We partner with North American businesses with $1 to $10 million+ of EBITDA / cash flow, with a long growth runway and attractive industry characteristics.At Pillar49, we take a different approach than most investors by “rolling up our sleeves” as active managers, providing our partners with the operational and financial resources to support and drive long-term growth. With over…
Obsidian Point Partners LLC is a New York City-based private investment firm focused on the lower middle market with a bias for North American-based, cash flow generative businesses.
At Harbour Group, we concentrate on one thing: Building Businesses.Throughout its 48 year tenure, Harbour Group has acquired and grown 230 businesses with a focus on manufacturers of highly engineered or branded products and value-added distributors.Harbour Group is a privately-owned operating company based in St. Louis, MO. The majority of our professionals are operating executives with extensive experience in all aspects of manufacturing, distribution, and specialty business services, including global sourcing, management information systems, lean and quality principles, and environmental…
Parkstone Growth Partners is a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market investments across the healthcare, insurance, consumer and retail industries.Our mission is to serve as business-building partners by providing capital and resources to accelerate growth while enhancing long-term value.We are driven by our values in everything that we do: Integrity, Partnership, Mutual Respect, Measurable Impact, and Family.
Auricle Capital Partners, LLC was founded to invest in high quality US-based family and founder-owned businesses. Our principals have over 35 years of experience as investors in, advisors to, and operators of middle market businesses. We pursue investments in a wide range of industries, with particular expertise in medical products and manufacturing.
We buy and grow Florida-based companies. We work with business owners to transition their legacies to a permanent home. After a business joins the Pursuant family, we invest in its people and operations so we can grow together for the next generation and beyond.
GraceCap acquires and invests in small family or proprietor owned businesses. These businesses usually have no more than $10 million of EBITDA. While we do not have industry preferences, we do typically favor businesses with the following characteristics:Favorable industry dynamicsScaleabilityExploitable operating leverageNon-cyclicalA consumable product or serviceGrowth potentialIn the past, the principals of GraceCap have invested in the following industries/sectors:DistributionBuilding ProductsCapital EquipmentPromotional ProductsHealthcare Equipment & ServicesBusiness ServicesEnergy…
Evolution Strategy Partners is a differentiated, principled private equity firm with a unique approach to conducting business.We consider our portfolio companies as true partners, not merely investments. Evolution values and respects the people with whom we work and believes its value-added involvement is only beginning at the time a transaction closes. We stay engaged and empower company leaders to accelerate the maximum potential of their businesses.Evolution's' primary focus is on entrepreneur-owned businesses but we remain flexible to explore other opportunities where our knowledge and…
The Resources to Close. The Support to Scale.Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based PennSpring is specifically engineered to assist companies that are not quite ready for institutional capital. Specifically, we specialize in elevating companies with EBITDA of $750,000 - $5 million to the next tier of $5 - $10 million and beyond - and thus positioned for an institutional audience. With a robust rolodex of ways to finance transactions, including direct investment, we can close quickly.Through this process we give company owners their desired measure of liquidity and, perhaps more importantly, "a second…
Confluence Healthcare Partners is a growth equity group focused exclusively on the healthcare services market with an emphasis on middle market companies. Our goal is to partner with leading providers and companies in sectors of healthcare services where we can provide a combination of operational expertise and financial backing to accelerate growth. We help our partner companies expand into new geographies and service lines and grow through strategic collaboration and acquisitions. In many cases, we will be the transitional capital and partner that allows these companies to grow to such…
Willistown Capital is a Texas-based private investment firm started in 2014 to partner with, and to invest in small businesses. We operate as an independent sponsor with committed capital from a family office and high-net worth individuals. Our acquisitions strategy is focused on identifying high quality businesses and owners/management teams, where our capital, as well as resources and relationships, can have a direct and positive impact on the business, its employees and its customers. Our ownership period is indefinite although our focus is on businesses where we can help double revenue…
Thesis Capital Partners, LLC is an independent sponsor that invests in family-owned companies in the United States. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to grow these businesses for the next generation in a hands-on way.
Bluejay Capital is an operationally-focused private investment firm specializing in Transportation and Logistics. Our expertise stems from being ex-industry operators who have founded, scaled and successfully exited T&L business prior to starting Bluejay. Since 2021, we have completed 5 platform and 5 add-on acquisitions, deploying ~$500 million of capital.
Kissel Capital believes in playing to our strengths. We have earned our track record by identifying great management teams and fully supporting them, not by running their companies, hence “Investors – Not Operators.” Our successful investment formula was developed over two decades of investing experience with a prominent middle market PE fund.Our strategy focuses exclusively on management-led buyouts. We help great operators buy the companies they work for. We create lasting partnerships based on trust and earned over time in the trenches.Our approach is unique: We apply best…
