About UsThe Ghost team partners with founders, owners, and management teams to help build next-generation aerospace and defense companies. We focus on lower middle-market aerospace and and defense companies that produce hardware for the US and allied militaries.Meet the team!Chase CampbellFormer Corporate Development Manager at Elbit America, whose M&A team closed transactions of $700m+ and crafted corporate strategy enterprise-wideFinancial analyst at commercial real-estate firm, completing 60 transactionsMBA from Cox School of Business, BA from Princeton University, and Certificate…
Ampstead is a long-term investment platform focused on partnering with exceptional energy service contractors driving America’s electrification. We invest in businesses rooted in craftsmanship and operational excellence—specializing in EV charging, distributed energy (solar + storage), and grid efficiency upgrades.We believe in the trades, in grid resilience, and in building with purpose. Our ideal partners are founder-led businesses with $1–5M in EBITDA, strong teams, and a proven reputation in the Southeast.The platform is led by Vicente Garrido, an operator and investor with deep…
We partner with business owners to help them to get the right people on their team, bridge the gap between doing the work and managing the company, and cultivate the ideas, solutions, resources, and connections needed to scale both their impact and their bottom line.
Coda Equity is looking to purchase companies in the low to mid market. We are opportunistic acquirers with a preference for businesses in law, tech and consumer services. We have expertise in SaaS, sales and talent. We believe in understanding the owner experience and helping owners reach their goals for the future. Our network of high net worth individuals are experienced and savvy investors that will become a private equity firm in 2026.
Markham Capital Partners was founded to fill a hole in the lower middle market PE space. The founding partners have experience as operators, founders and fund managers of privately held and family owned businesses. We have managed committed capital funds and portfolio companies from start-ups to IPO and everything in between. We know what it requires to build and grow a business while understanding the legacy, culture and values that businesses embody and how to build on a good foundation.
Backed by the Pritzker Organization, who have been investing in a very long-term way for the last 70 years. Emergence is structured to be a partner for the long-term. Our mission is to build a coalition of partner companies that together are a billion dollar business. We want to take companies today and create a business that is 5-, 10-, 20-times larger.
Based in Houston, Crossroads Strategic Advisors provides advice on recapitalization and restructuring strategies for middle market companies. As turnaround operators with an investor’s perspective, Crossroads provides valuable insights and creative solutions for operators, investors, creditors and other stakeholders. Amid volatility and uncertainty, clients hire Crossroads to navigate out-of-court workouts, distressed M&A and bankruptcy reorganizations. Crossroads provides support and guidance throughout the restructuring process as financial advisor, turnaround consultant or interim…
We currently own & operate 14 laundromats and have a focus on scaling our model in that space. Additionally, I have a manufacturing background and would like to eventually get back in that space.
We are building a network IT MSPs. We are looking for businesses in the UK and US that are $750K+/£500K+ in EBITDA. We look for businesses with cultures of excellence and preferably 15+ employees. We have flexible capital and are open to situations where owners wish to exit or are interested remaining with the business.
Skyharbor Capital is private investment firm based in Miami, FL. We invest our own capital and seek to partner with high-integrity operating executives (whether they are founders, replacement CEOs, or search fund entrepreneurs). We are industry agnostic and invest nationwide in established B2B services companies and have a preference for "information-based" or "tech-enabled" business services with meaningful repeat or recurring revenue. We seek to acquire vendors and service providers that provide technology and information support services to other businesses. Our approach…
Liberty Lane Partners is a firm that invests in businesses that can benefit from the operating, financial and transaction experience of its founding principals. We seek to partner with outstanding management teams to generate meaningful growth in value.Liberty Lane Partners focuses on transforming and building successful companies for the long term. Our operating strategies are designed to generate above-market absolute-dollar returns through strategic realignment, organic growth initiatives, cash flow management and acquisitions.Liberty Lane Partners is a private equity investment firm…
Together with my partner, we acquire and operate Amazon business selling private label brands/products. We then seek to increase profitability on said businesses by running them through our propietary system before relisting on the market, however we are not flippers neccessarily. We are happy to hold long term as well.
Essex Partners, LLC (“EP”) is a private investment platform, seeking to
acquire and grow businesses in the lower middle market.
Since 2003, EP’s experienced investment team has provided operational
and financial expertise to lower middle market companies
across a broad range of industries. We partner with owners and
management teams to invest in companies with defensible market
positions and growth prospects. EP can facilitate deals of varied sizes
through our extensive network.
We are a new firm looking to make strategic acquisitions in the middle market space.We've raised capital from investors that typically invest in venture capital.
Tynebrae Capital is comprised of two experienced M&A executives - Sergey Basalyga and Elise DeCamp. They have done over 20 deals together focused primarily on lower middle market software buyouts. Today, they focus on acquiring $1-15M EBITDA services businesses and applying technology to create value.
Thayer Bancroft Equity Partners was formed after its founders refined their perspectives and beliefs through hands-on experience with smaller companies. We believed that taking approaches used in larger organizations, refining them for small and middle market companies, and applying them in a targeted fashion could create significant value for investors.We believe that small and mid-size companies represent the greatest opportunities for long-term investment returns. They are typically built on a few key strengths and leaders. We have seen that building on those strengths, introducing new…
Miracle Capital is seeking to acquire a well-established, profitable local trades business (e.g., HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing). We are former sellside advisors transitioning to the buyside and structured as an independent sponsor that will raise capital from our limited partner relationships on a deal-by-deal basis.
Founders of tech-enabled services businesses currently have minimal options when scaling their company from $1M to $10M+ of EBITDALower middle-market private equity firms will only engage if they can acquire full-controlVenture capital firms won't engage because the addressable market is not $1BN+As former founders, investors and advisors, we work with founders that want growth capital to execute on the "PE Playbook" without giving up full-control
