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Donghaeng America, Inc Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Donghaeng America, Inc.At Donghaeng America, we are a U.S.-based investment firm focused on acquiring and growing lower middle-market businesses. We specialize in partnering with founder-led companies during ownership transitions, bringing operational experience, cross-border insight, and a long-term mindset.Investment Focus:Target EBITDA: $1M–$10MEnterprise Value: $10M–$100MIndustries:OEM/ODM ManufacturingAutomotive & Aftermarket PartsHealthcare & Industrial DistributionB2B Niche ServicesGeography: U.S.-based companies with domestic or international potentialTransaction Types:…

West Bluff Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

West Bluff Partners isn’t just a private equity firm. It’s a network of investors, operators, and advisors, dedicated to partnering with business owners and management teams to achieve their goals.We focus exclusively on Upstate New York, providing lower middle-market companies with not just unique capital solutions, but also world-class operational and financial support.Whether you’re a business owner looking to exit, a management team seeking ownership, or a company looking to grow, we want to help.

Persistent Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

As a Managing Partner at Persistent Growth Partners, I lead a fund dedicated to empowering small businesses and transforming them into enduring legacies. My career has been defined by a passion for strategic growth and a commitment to creating value.

Avalon Trifecta Global Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Avalon Trifecta Global Partners (AVTGP) is an M&A and Real State investment group; partnering with top caliber executives to acquire well-positioned main street and middle-market businesses in the United States and Canada, with the clear objective to establish a clear path to value creation profitability enhancement, and accelerated growth.

Oakwood Ventures Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Oakwood Ventures is a independent sponsor 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.

Ripple Trail Investors LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

IntroductionRipple Trail Investors, founded by David Goldberg, is a U.S.-based private investment partnership focused on teaming with founder-led businesses that are both profitable and poised for transformative growth. With over 20 years of private equity investing experience—especially in healthcare, medical manufacturing, and tech-enabled services—David has partnered with entrepreneurial executives to scale businesses while preserving culture and legacy .Investment CriteriaWe invest in founder-owned, profitable businesses where we provide the first institutional capital, enabling…

Etna Industrial Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Etna Industrial is an investor focused exclusively on lower-middle market investments in the food, beverage, and related industries. We target control investments in entrepreneurial and family-owned companies with stable cash flows and significant growth opportunities. We are hyper-focused on a handful of companies at a time and support our partner companies with our deep industry knowledge, networks, and operating experience. Our flexible investment approach enables us to approach our holding periods in decades rather than a typical 5-year holding period.
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Great Orion LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Great Orion LLC is a Delaware-based company that focuses on consolidating Small and Mid Cap companies in the cybersecurity, technology, and automation segments. Through mergers and acquisitions, the company aims to achieve rapid growth and create synergies among multiple companies. Great Orion boasts a team of highly experienced professionals specializing in various areas such as mergers, acquisitions, operations, process improvements, and exit strategies. With their expertise and strategic approach, Great Orion seeks to drive success and profitability within the sectors they operate.

KEYSTONE ACQUISITIONS LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Francis MuralidharanFounder & Managing PrincipalFrancis Muralidharan is an accomplished entrepreneur and seasoned investor with deep expertise in acquiring, scaling, and optimizing profitable businesses across diverse sectors. With over 15 years of experience as a founder, educator, and business consultant, Francis leverages strategic financing techniques—including asset-based lending, seller financing, and consulting-for-equity deals—to structure creative acquisitions and facilitate seamless ownership transitions.As the founder of Tutors for Charity LLC and Avocado Brand, Francis has…

Break Point Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Break Point Capital LLC is an independent sponsor based in San Francisco, CA. Its Principal, Amin Hariri, has significant experience investing in and growing businesses across the technology and services sectors. In addition to his successful investing experience, Amin has meaningful operating expertise, having served on several corporate boards and as the CFO of two middle market companies. This strong operational focus allows Break Point to provide hands-on support to the firm's portfolio companies where needed. Amin is also an advisor to and investor in early stage start-up…

Walnut Bay Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Walnut Bay Partners is holding company that acquires and operates small businesses in the U.S. for the long term. Modeled after Berkshire Hathaway, we focus on buying high-quality, cash-flowing companies — or distressed assets with turnaround potential — and holding them indefinitely. We specialize in smooth succession for retiring owners, preserving legacies while improving operations and driving growth. Our structure allows investors to own shares in the HoldCo, with no fund lifecycles or forced exits. We don’t flip businesses — we steward them, optimize them, and grow them for…

Lozynski Advisory Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Lozynski Advisory is a founder-led firm focused on acquiring and operating a high-quality small business in the lower middle market. We target companies with recurring revenue, strong margins, and long-term growth potential—particularly in accounting, financial services, or B2B verticals. Led by a CPA, CFA, and Booth MBA with experience scaling finance functions and providing Fractional CFO services, we bring hands-on operational expertise, disciplined execution, and a long-term commitment to stewardship.

Cameron Partners LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

This is a fundless sponsor / independent sponsor. We are targeting profitable businesses that could form the platform business of a bolt on accretive acquisition strategy. We are a newly formed entity. I have experience delivering LOIs and have relationships with the investment banking and financing community, in addition to legal counsel relationships that could paper a transaction. We have colleagues and personal relationships that have deep experience in private equity and search funds. My partner has worked in the consumer space in e-commerce retail, as well as in large, global…

Positive Risk Holdings Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Pioneer a strategy focused on long-term value creation by committing to high-quality companies with robust management teams and actively fostering their development and expansion. We are committed to delivering superior results for investors, shareholders, partners, and operators, all while prioritizing risk management and capital preservation.

Tristela Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Independent Sponsor
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Tristela Capital is an established independent sponsor that seeks acquisitions in the healthcare space with revenues from $5-30 million. It is led by seasoned M&A professionals and healthcare practioners.

Bedford Falls Group Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

The Bedford Falls Group is a search fund seeking to buy a single exceptional business and guide this business through its next chapter. The Bedford Falls Group is led by Zach Blatt who brings experience as the founder of the software company RightBid which has produced over 250 custom internet research reports to assist leading consulting and private equity firms on M&A diligence. The Bedford Falls Group is targeting software, professional services, financial services, and real estate related businesses with up to $5mm in EBITDA with a preference for businesses in New England. Learn more…

Fifth Ocean Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

An entrepreneurial lower middle market private equity firm investing in growing companies in dynamic industries. Fifth Ocean was founded on the belief that people are the driving force behind value creation. ​We are a relationship-driven investment firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs, families, and ownership-minded management teams to invest in exceptional companies at growth inflection points where additional resources, expertise, and capital can be leveraged to cultivate long term value for all stakeholders. Our firm is differentiated by the combination of an experienced…

American Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

AGP is a team of investor-operators based in Northern California. We each spent the past decade in financial services, including investment banking and private equity at a $4B+ AUM investment fund. At AGP, we’re applying the same growth strategies we developed as investors to small and mid-sized businesses. We target investments in services and industrial companies with $1M+ of EBITDA. AGP Website: https://american-gp.com/

CEO Advisors Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

We are looking to acquire financial services, general services and health/fitness organizations with greater than $500K in cashflow. I am doing this because I have been working in the technology world for the last 35 years running organizations that I was a very small stakeholder in, and I am now looking to leverage that experience as a small business owner/entrepreneur.

DZS Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

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  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

DZS Capital LLC is an independent sponsor focused on identifying, acquiring, and running small to medium sized enterprises. Targeting profitable and growing company that have a proven track record with EBITDA north of $2 million per year and EBITDA margins of 15%+.I bring 20 years of work experience as an accomplished business executive having worked at Verizon, General Mills, Accenture, J&J, and Bayer with extensive experience leading and guiding supply chain, logistics, marketing, finance, manufacturing, and procurement teams within industrial, consulting, consumer goods, consumer…

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