Top Trucking Private Equity Funds

Alvarez & Marsal Securities

1 Closed Deal via Axial 12 Total Closed Deals

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Alvarez & Marsal Capital (“AMC”) is a multi-strategy private equity investment firm with over $3 billion in assets under management across four funds and three investment strategies. Our firm is led by a highly experienced investment team, which is augmented by our strategic association with Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”), one of the largest operationally focused advisory firms in the world. AMC combines a focus on middle-market private equity investing, with deep operational expertise, industry knowledge, and global corporate relationships of A&M, making us an attractive partner to…

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• Aug 2023 Invested in Allied Universal
• Aug 2023 Invested in Carton Pack
• Aug 2023 Invested in Ayesa
• Aug 2023 Invested in AirLife

Ninth Street Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 9 Total Closed Deals

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Ninth Street Capital Partners is a private investment partnership that specializes in acquiring, developing and managing established businesses. With a focus on executing deals with the highest degree of integrity, we make long-term controlling investments in growth-oriented, privately held businesses with revenues ranging from $5 to $50 million. Our flexible approach allows us to tailor our investments to help entrepreneurs and business owners achieve their personal and financial goals.

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• Sep 2019 Acquired Undislosed
• Jun 2015 Invested in Premium Inspection & Testing
• Mar 2014 Invested in Kitchen Cabinet Distributors
• May 2013 Acquired SCADA Source, LLC

Soundcore Capital Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 5 Total Closed Deals

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Our strategy is to partner with exceptional management teams and create long-term value for our investors through a combination of operational improvements, internal growth initiatives, and strategic acquisitions. We are particularly interested in businesses whose management team members and / or selling shareholders wish to have a meaningful ownership stake in the newly acquired enterprise.

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• May 2019 Acquired American Restoration
• Oct 2018 Acquired InfraStripe
• Feb 2017 Acquired Sweeping Corporation of America, Inc.
• Sep 2016 Acquired PumpMan, LLC

Gemini Investors

136 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Founded in 1993, Gemini Investors is a Massachusetts-based private equity firm that provides capital and strategic resources to lower middle market companies. Since its inception, we have invested approximately $1 Billion in more than 185 companies throughout the U.S., typically investing $3 – $8 million per transaction in either control or minority positions. Gemini offers a flexible investment approach. We provide a wide range of financing structures, which include subordinated debt with warrants, preferred stock, and common equity. We have extensive experience leading transactions, as…

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• Sep 2025 Acquired Party Reflections
• May 2025 Acquired Honey Smoked Fish
• May 2025 Acquired Gold Coast Baking Company
• Feb 2025 Acquired Spectro-UV

LNC Partners

69 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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LNC Partners is a relationship-driven private equity firm based in Arlington, Virginia, focused on investing in lower middle-market companies across the United States. Founded in 2012, the firm manages over $1 billion in capital and frequently serves as the first institutional partner to founder- and management-led businesses.LNC provides customized and flexible capital solutions that can combine equity and debt, enabling the firm to structure investments that align with the needs of each business and management team. LNC’s flexible approach allows it to invest in either control or minority…

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• May 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Invested in Bennie Health, Inc.
• Nov 2025 Acquired General Insurance Agency
• Oct 2025 Acquired Nevarez Insurance

The Brydon Group

38 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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The Brydon Group is a veteran-led $500M+ private equity fund focused on acquiring recurring revenue small businesses with $1-$5M EBITDA. To date we've closed 39 transactions. We are an ideal solution for owners looking to transition their legacy to the next generation of small business owner as we bring in one of our industry-focused entrepreneurs-in-residence as CEO.We have a focus on software and B2B, government, & healthcare services.Investor team consists of Alex Mears (two decades in large cap private equity at Blackstone and Carlyle and five years in Special…

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• Jan 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

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Garnett Station Partners

35 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Garnett Station Partners was founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane, two entrepreneur-investors who grew up together, attended school together, and built the firm together. Today, GSP is a New York–based principal investment firm managing approximately $4.5 billion in assets, investing in growing businesses at attractive entry points across sectors including food and beverage, health and wellness, automotive, and business services. GSP's origins trace to the founders' first year of business school, when they acquired 23 struggling Burger King franchises in Henderson, North…

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• Dec 2025 Acquired Skybound Service Partners
• Dec 2025 Acquired True North Fleet Services
• Dec 2025 Acquired Honey Baked Ham
• Dec 2025 Acquired Tavern in the Square

Industrial Opportunity Partners

35 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Industrial Opportunity Partners, LLC ("IOP"), based in Evanston, IL, is a private equity investment firm. With $910 million of committed capital since its inception, IOP is focused on acquiring and managing middle-market manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. Utilizing its operations-focused approach and dedicated Board of Operating Principals, IOP has a track record of stabilizing, growing and enhancing the value of its acquired businesses having invested in over 20 platform companies.

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• May 2024 Acquired Transcendia
• May 2024 Acquired Forte Opening Solutions
• May 2023 Acquired HARVEST FOOD GROUP
• Apr 2022 Acquired VIAFLEX

Highview Capital

30 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Highview Capital is a family-office backed private equity fund in Los Angeles with an evergreen fund structure (patient capital with ability to hold longer) and flexible, opportunistic investment mandate that has deployed nearly $700mm of equity capital through 2024.We look for companies poised to undergo a transformation. We drive value through a strategic and operational approach coupled with patient capital and an extremely flexible mandate.We invest in middle market businesses that are facing a critical inflection point and are ready for transformation, whether that is executing…

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• Sep 2023 Acquired Lamm Food Service
• Aug 2023 Invested in Safety Marking
• Jun 2023 Invested in B&R Auto
• Sep 2022 Acquired Armstrong’s Restoration

Northern Lakes Capital

27 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Northern Lakes Capital makes control equity investments in leading family owned private companies with revenues typically ranging from $15 million to $150 million and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) between $3 million and $20 million. We will look at smaller companies as add-on acquisitions.

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• Apr 2026 Acquired Gary O’Brien Property Services
• Apr 2026 Acquired Collins Brothers Towing of St. Cloud
• Mar 2026 Acquired True Access Security
• Jan 2026 Acquired Cones & Barrells

Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC

26 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Silver Oak Services Partners is a lower-middle market private equity firm focused exclusively on service businesses. We seek to partner with exceptional management teams to build industry leading business, consumer and healthcare service companies.Silver Oak utilizes a proactive, research-led investment process to identify attractive services sectors and seek out the best potential management teams and investment opportunities. We bring extensive services industry expertise and relationships to our investments and work closely with our management teams to drive long-term value creation.Silver…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired VASA Fitness
• Dec 2022 Acquired Vecta Environmental Services
• Dec 2020 Acquired Geriatric Medical
• Nov 2020 Acquired Launch Family Entertainment

Capitala Financial Advisors, LLC

26 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Capitala Group is an asset management firm that has been providing private credit and private equity capital to lower- and middle-market businesses throughout North America for over twenty years. Since our inception in 1998, Capitala has invested over $2.2 billion into small businesses and strives to make an impact through responsible investing and a unified mission to support social impact initiatives. We seek to partner with strong management teams to create value and support growth through strategic partnerships, operational expertise, and a shared vision for success.

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• Jan 2025 Provided debt financing to Newbury Franklin Industrials
• Dec 2024 Provided debt financing to The Stonewall Group
• Oct 2024 Invested in Stueve Construction, LLC
• Sep 2024 Acquired Better Car People

Halifax Group

25 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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The Halifax Group is a private investment firm dedicated to partnering with founders and managers of lower middle-market businesses with total enterprise values generally between $50 million and $300 million.

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• Nov 2019 Acquired AAMP
• Sep 2019 Acquired Prairie Industries
• Jun 2019 Acquired StrataTech
• Apr 2018 Acquired ChanceLight

Heartwood Partners

23 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Heartwood Partners (formerly Capital Partner, Inc.) was formed in 1982. Since then, its principals have invested in more than seventy five companies. We believe in doing what we say we will do and being patient and disciplined investors who support exceptional management teams as they develop their businesses. On average, we have held our investments for over five years and have supported management through the acquisition of complimentary businesses. As supportive capital partners to exceptional management teams, together we have created substantial value.In January of 2014, we raised our…

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• Sep 2020 Acquired Patten Seed
• May 2020 Acquired MicroCare, LLC.
• Oct 2019 Acquired Allentown, Inc.
• Apr 2019 Acquired Universal Woods

Granite Creek Capital Partners

23 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Granite Creek manages SBIC funds providing flexible debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies. Target check sizes are $15mm to $25mm (with flexibility to scale to $50mm+ with partners) with a focus on targets with $4mm to $12mm of EBITDA. We partner with management teams to help grow their businesses and be their institutional capital partner, even when we are in a minority position. We also partner with independent sponsors. Our capital is flexible and we can invest in a wide variety of debt (senior, subordinated, mezzanine) and equity securities (preferred, common, other) to…

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• Jan 2026 Invested in Confidential Company
• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Nov 2024 Acquired Ritchie Industries
• Sep 2024 Acquired Global Animal Products

Kainos Capital

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Kainos Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on the food and consumer sector, was recently formed by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry and Sarah Ashmore Bradley. The Kainos Partners have invested and collaborated together in the food and consumer space over the past 20 years and their deep industry knowledge is complimented by an experienced team of investment professionals.The Kainos Team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having invested more than $2 billion of equity in more than 52 transactions in the food and consumer sector with a total…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Good2Grow
• Feb 2023 Invested in CellCore
• Jan 2023 Acquired Evriholder
• Aug 2021 Acquired Muenster Milling Company

GenNx360 Capital Partners

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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GenNx360 is a private equity firm driving value through Operational Engagement and Investment Excellence.We invest exclusively in North America-based business-to-business middle market industrial services and manufacturing companies in fragmented markets having structural tailwinds and sustainable competitive advantages in sectors we know well. We provide the talent and expertise of our in-house operational talent and the expertise and transaction experience of our investment team. Together, we accelerate value creation.

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• Oct 2020 Acquired B2B Industrial Packaging
• Dec 2019 Acquired AeroRepair Corp.
• Sep 2019 Acquired Schneider Packaging Equipment
• Mar 2019 Acquired Miller Environmental Group

Arcapita Group

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Arcapita is a global investment firm focused on middle-market private equity and real estate transactions, with offices in Atlanta, Bahrain, London, and Singapore.Over the past 20 years, Arcapita has completed over 70 investments in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.Our flexible investment mandate and hold period allow for creative structuring solutions and the ability to partner with founders, executives, family offices, fundless sponsors, and institutional investors.

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• Jul 2025 Acquired C&K Paving
• Apr 2025 Acquired Trustpoint.One
• Jan 2022 Acquired Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services
• Dec 2019 Acquired Waste Harmonics

GreyLion

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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GreyLion focuses on investing in high-growth businesses in the lower middle market. We seek to partner with existing owners and management teams across the Industrial, Healthcare, Software and Services sectors to deliver capital in tailored and flexible minority and control structures. GreyLion invests $25-$125 million of capital per investment, primarily within the United States. We currently manage private equity funds with aggregate commitments of $1.9 billion.

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• Jul 2024 Acquired Birdseye Security
• Aug 2022 Acquired 360 Training
• Aug 2022 Acquired Trifecta Collective
• Aug 2021 Acquired Norwood Sawmills

Northrim Horizon

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Northrim Horizon has funding committed for decades, unburdening us from short-term pressures. Our structure and strategy enable us to protect sellers' legacies and build exceptional businesses the right way. Since inception, Northrim Horizon has raised over $440 million in capital. Our most recent fund, NH Fund III, is a $235 million fund announced February 11, 2025.

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• Mar 2026 Acquired Cressy Door and Fireplace
• Aug 2025 Acquired ACG Systems
• Jun 2025 Acquired Solutions360
• Apr 2025 Acquired FacilityONE Software