Top Trading Companies & Distributors Family Offices with Recent Private M&A Activity

329

Active Firms

5,989

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$20M

Core Revenue Range

$800K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

Florida 14%

Texas 12%

California 10%

New York 7%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Long-Term Ownership | Capital Source: Family-Backed Capital | Operating Approach: Buy & Hold

Massellaz AG

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Massellaz AG is a private investment firm with a focus on the technology and media sectors, operating as a venture capital firm. Founded in 2005, it is a Zurich-based entrepreneurial-driven family office fully owned and led by Andre Hoffman. The firm provides founder capital to ambitious and visionary entrepreneurs, pursuing investments in private equity, public market securities, and real estate. With approximately 50 employees, MSLZ has been actively investing in promising companies for over 18 years, leveraging its expertise and resources to support growth and innovation in its target…

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Scholastic Capital

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Permanent capital source in Charleston, SC seeking to acquire and hold businesses indefinitely in the Charleston metro area. We target $2.5M–$5M EBITDA companies with strong management teams or owner-operators ready to transition. All-cash buyer — no financing contingencies, no SBA, no retrades. We close quickly and install experienced operating leadership so the business thrives long after the founder exits. We are not a PE fund with a timeline to flip. We buy businesses to own forever, reinvest in their growth, and take care of the people who built them. Charleston metro area only

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Van Buren Capital Management, LLC

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Van Buren Capital Management is the GP and investment management company for asingle-family office located in New York, NY. All of the partners in the family office aremembers of the same family and are accredited investors.

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Calvo Enterprises

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Asia-Pacific Family Office headquartered in Guam, with operating businesses in Guam, San Francisco, Saipan, Palau, and the Philippines. Portfolio companies generate greater than $500 million in annual revenue and compete in the retail, manufacturing, insurance, banking, finance, entertainment, media, real estate, construction, import/export, and wholesale distribution industries.

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Kruke Family Office

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Kruke Family Office is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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Chaifetz Group

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Chaifetz Group is a private investment firm that partners with carefully selected entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams to build and grow game-changing businesses.Our team has an established track record of building businesses and working with management teams to create lasting value. We understand from personal experience that each business is unique and does not follow a perfectly scripted growth path. Every business requires a unique combination of time, flexibility, capital, resourcefulness, and tenacity in order to become industry leaders. Accordingly, Chaifetz Group…

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Walnut Ridge Strategic Management Company

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Walnut Ridge is the management company/family office that supports the business, non-profit, philanthropic and family activities of the Kanfer family. The anchor is GOJO – inventor of PURELL® brand solutions including America’s #1 hand sanitizer – which is headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Other entities and investments include a mix of operating companies, early-stage ventures in the health tech space, public markets securities, various family member direct investments, two philanthropic foundations, and a non-profit journal.Our investment team is actively seeking to acquire lower middle…

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Lightheart Management Partners

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We are a multifamily office that professionally invests across a range of asset classes, with our primary focus on lower-middle market buyouts. Over the past decade we have acquired over a dozen businesses in a broad range of industries including real estate and real estate services, tech-enabled services, skilled trades services, and ecommerce, although our mandate is open-ended and is not restricted to just these industries. Our expertise and financial resources enable us to bid competitively and close quickly and professionally. Our network of operating partners enables us to flexibly…

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Circuit Partners

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Circuit Partners is a buy-side M&A advisory firm based in Los Angeles, exclusively focused on the IT Services and Software sectors. Our experience as investment professionals allows us to take a differentiated approach to our work and to provide advice that goes beyond deal origination.We work with a broad spectrum of clients that ranges from “mega-funds”, to middle-market investors, growth equity firms, and sophisticated independent sponsors. Our clients value our sector expertise as well as our ability to provide market insights that help shape their investment thesis and business…

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Firms in the Trading Companies & Distributors Family Offices directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Trading Companies & Distributors Family Offices is $4M-$20M, with a core EBITDA range of $800K-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Industrials experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 329 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Industrials.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Trading Companies & Distributors Family Offices directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Industrials, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Family Offices with experience in Industrials, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 329 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Trading Companies & Distributors Family Offices directory, you can request information here.

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