Top Systems Software Independent Sponsors

Pearl Street Capital Partners

4 Closed Deals via Axial 4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Pearl Street Capital Partners ("PSCP") invests in outstanding family-owned and privately held businesses that have a track record of success in their markets. PSCP has committed capital from two family offices and a mandate to invest in attractive opportunities in the lower middle market. PSCP partners with founders/owners and management teams to deliver value and preserve business continuity while bringing strategic resources and capabilities to help businesses grow. Our aim is to build stronger businesses positioned for long-term success. PSCP typically targets businesses with $1-7m of…

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• Aug 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
• Sep 2019 Invested in Undisclosed - Private Industrial Manufacturing Company
• Apr 2019 Invested in Undisclosed - Private Footwear Accessories Business

Black Lake Capital

3 Closed Deals via Axial 6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Black Lake Capital is a Colorado-based private investment firm partnering with technology and innovation-enabled businesses generating $2-12M in annual cash flow. From 100% buyouts to equity recapitalizations with majority or substantial minority positions, Black Lake has the flexibility to meet the needs of growing businesses and has completed 15 transactions in its 11-year history. Please visit the firm’s website, www.blacklakecap.com, for more information.

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• May 2023 Acquired Macrosoft
• Mar 2021 Acquired Spinnaker SCA
• Aug 2019 Invested in Trapp Technology, Inc.
• Dec 2015 Invested in Config Consultants, LLC (dba A5)

Broadwing Capital

3 Closed Deals via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Broadwing is a Dallas-based private equity firm that actively partners with management teams to build industrial, services and niche manufacturing companies while investing in their people and communities.

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• Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Sep 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

NorthEnd Associates

3 Closed Deals via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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NorthEnd Associates was founded as a boutique private investment firm. We are a values-first family-style office with a collective 50+ years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. We focus on long-term relationships and value creation, enabling us to be good investment stewards and outperform market returns on a risk-adjusted basis. Our investment criteria are focused on specialty and niche services businesses in nationwide marketplaces across real estate, light industrial, and recreational adjacent markets.

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• Jul 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jul 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Columbia River Partners LLC

2 Closed Deals via Axial 15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Jun 2025 Acquired Vault CPS
• Mar 2025 Acquired 3R Technology
• Dec 2023 Acquired Viking Resources
• Nov 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Foundation Investment Partners

2 Closed Deals via Axial 8 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Foundation Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring niche manufacturers, high value added distributors, outsourced business service providers, and niche software developers. Our operating model focuses on partnering with the owners or operators of smaller businesses to provide the support, guidance and resources necessary to grow the business. Our Approach Smaller businesses face numerous challenges. Because of financial constraints, owners cannot always afford the luxury of having a specialist in every position. Each employee is asked to wear multiple hats and are…

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• Oct 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Oct 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Acquired Miljoco
• Jul 2019 Acquired W.A. Jones Truck Equipment

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Thesis Capital Partners LLC

2 Closed Deals via Axial 7 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Thesis Capital Partners is a private investment firm that works with family-owned companies in the U.S. lower middle market to build lasting value. We look for strong businesses with room to grow, whether that’s through organic growth or by making acquisitions.We are operators who learned how to invest, teaching us what it takes to run and grow a business. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs— founders, families, and management teams —in a hands-on way to grow these companies for the next generation. Along the way, we provide the capital and support needed to help them reach their…

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2024 Advised Thesis Capital Partners LLC on an investment from Confidential Company
• Dec 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Aug 2024 Acquired Manufacturing Company

Obsidian Point Partners

2 Closed Deals via Axial 2 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Nov 2018 Acquired Manufacturing Company
• Oct 2018 Acquired Unity Graphics & Engraving

Candescent Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Candescent Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm that provides smart and innovative capital solutions to growth companies in the lower middle market in healthcare services, business services, software and consumer products and services. Steve Jenks and Sandy McGrath founded Candescent in 2008. Steve Sahlman joined the partnership in 2009. Candescent invests in businesses with annual EBITDA between $2 and $8 million and enterprise values between $10 and $75 million.

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Rowland Coffee Roasters Inc.
• Aug 2023 Acquired Polar Beverage Corporation
• Aug 2023 Acquired Lionbridge Technologies Inc.
• Aug 2023 Acquired Claris Vision

Hanover Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Founded in 1994, Hanover Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to acquiring and partnering with the management teams of small-to-medium sized companies. With over 30 years of sector focus, we invest in niche, proprietary product and engineered equipment manufacturers and differentiated service companies.

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• Apr 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jun 2025 Acquired Car Wash Equipment Co. (Confidential)
• Dec 2021 Acquired Powertronix, Inc.
• Dec 2020 Acquired Ska Fabricating

Auricle Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Apr 2024 Acquired Elastic Therapy, LLC
• Jun 2021 Acquired Banister Medical Holdings, Inc.
• Jan 2019 Acquired Engineered Medical Systems, LLC
• Jun 2013 Acquired Air Drill Hammers & Bits Pty Ltd

Willistown Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 9 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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…

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• Feb 2025 Acquired Fabtex, Inc.
• Dec 2024 Acquired Quilcraft Industries
• Oct 2023 Acquired High Output
• Oct 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Hayden Creek Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 6 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Hayden Creek Capital ("HCC") is a principal investment firm that focuses on investment opportunities in lower-middle market private companies. Our Principals have deep expertise in making growth equity and buyout investments principally in the Consumer Food and Beverage, Business Services and Distribution industries.HCC is not a typical private equity firm—we are not a fund. We take a flexible and creative approach to capital structures, having an extensive network of debt capital and institutional and family office equity capital providers.Our investing philosophy is grounded in…

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• Aug 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Acquired Anthony's Ladies Apparel
• Jan 2024 Acquired Bin To Bottle
• Oct 2021 Acquired Texas Emergency Care Center

Kissel Capital LLC

1 Closed Deal via Axial 4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Kissel Capital is an Indiana-based independent sponsor focused on acquiring industrial businesses with $2–6M in EBITDA across the US and Canada. We focus on transactions with a management buyout component (e.g. rollovers, co-investment). We're an independent sponsor, but we come from a committed fund background, so we bring that same rigor and discipline to how we operate. Most importantly, we bring certainty to close. We have three active portfolio companies and three realization events under our belt (one exit and two dividends). We also invest alongside our equity partners and management…

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• Nov 2025 Acquired Engine Seals
• Nov 2023 Acquired Safety Boss
• May 2023 Acquired ContourGlass
• Apr 2022 Acquired Royal Camp

Timoneer Strategic Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 4 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Timoneer Strategic Partners is a private investment firm that makes control and minority investments in profitable, closely held lower- and middle-market businesses. We strategically partner with companies and operators to build exceptional businesses and brands.Timoneer takes pride in being a value-added partner and building enduring relationships with its portfolio companies and management teams. Our team at Timoneer has spent significant time affecting both operational / organic growth initiatives, along with inorganic buy-and-build strategies, for numerous family and entrepreneur owned…

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• Aug 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2024 Acquired DRC Restoration
• Sep 2023 Acquired Solid Restoration
• Feb 2021 Acquired Confidential Environmental Services Provider

Swift Anchor Holdings

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Swift Anchor invests in market leading companies that have durable moats, high quality management teams and cultures, deliver superior products/services to their customers, and generate significant cash flow.We focus on companies with $3-25mm EBITDA in healthcare, business/industrial services, and aerospace & defense.We aim to maximize outcomes through hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas and seeking inorganic growth opportunities. Swift Anchor is backed by leading family offices and institutional investors.

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• Apr 2024 Acquired Essential Turbines Inc
• Sep 2022 Invested in Associated Veterinary Partners
• Jan 2022 Invested in Amerimed

Sundog Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We are a team of investors and operators who have collectively acquired more than 30 businesses over the course of our careers. While we are generalist investors, our primary areas of industry focus are construction and contracting, consumer products, manufacturing, and distribution.We seek out situations where our investing, industry, and operating expertise will add value to the companies we acquire, and are comfortable working with leadership transitions.Featured in Axial's 2022 Industrials Top 50

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• Apr 2022 Acquired Stryker Electrical Contracting, Inc.
• Apr 2022 Acquired Bay Area Electric, Inc.
• Apr 2022 Acquired Edge Electric, Inc.

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RSL Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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We are an independent sponsor model that looks to acquire $1-3MM EBITDA businesses in the Southeast and Mountain areas in the US. This is a partnership between a seasoned PE professional coming from Blackstone, working on their flagship PE funds, and a top 1% SBA lender. We have worked together in the past on Real Estate transactions but we and our investors are focused on acquiring businesses from owners looking to exit / partner with us, using our expertise to add value.

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• Aug 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Polemic Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals

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Polemic Capital is a private equity investor focusing exclusively on the Managed IT Services (MSP) and Managed Security Services (MSSP) space.

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• Aug 2022 Acquired VPSG
• Mar 2022 Acquired Transcendent IT
• Jan 2022 Acquired Syntervision
• Jun 2021 Advised Airiam Holdings on an investment from NewSpring Capital

Red River Equity Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 10 Total Closed Deals

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Red River Equity is a private investment firm located in Dallas, Texas. Red River’s team has successfully invested and/or advised over 35 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries.Red River Equity assists management teams to build sustainable value in companies with a focused strategy in acquiring controlling positions in select, growing, middle market companies. The goal is to align incentives, motivate management, implement new corporate strategies, and mitigate downside risk.

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• Feb 2024 Acquired 1888 Industrial Services
• Aug 2023 Invested in Postup
• Aug 2023 Invested in MonsterMoto
• Aug 2023 Invested in Galqui