Top United States Private Equity Funds

Trident Capital

22 Total Closed Deals

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Typical Equity Check Size: $10M - $50M Trident Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm investing in Software, Services and Internet. Trident focuses on companies addressing the major technology challenges facing today's enterprise, including IT security, Healthcare IT, Cloud computing, and online and mobile customer interaction. The firm targets growth equity investments up to $50 million in rapidly growing companies, often as the first institutional investor. Trident also leads select venture investments based on its unique sector insight and expertise, founder and network…

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• Jul 2013 Invested in Prolexic Technologies Inc
• May 2013 Advised Solera Networks Inc in its sale to Blue Coat Systems Inc
• Dec 2012 Invested in Fruition Partners Inc
• Nov 2012 Advised Kayak Software Corporation in its sale to Priceline.com Incorporated

Performant Capital

21 Total Closed Deals

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Performant Capital is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on majority control buyout investments in technology-driven companies. We acquire businesses across software, technology-enabled services, and data intelligence products and services. Our investments focus on businesses where our depth of investing and operating expertise can accelerate growth and drive outsized performance.Performant Capital typically invests in founder-owned businesses and prefers to be the first institutional capital. Software platforms typically have $3-10MM in ARR and tech-enabled services business…

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• Jun 2025 Acquired Wine Suite
• Apr 2025 Acquired EyeMD
• Jan 2025 Acquired OrderPort
• Sep 2024 Acquired Healthcare Process Consulting

Azalea Capital

21 Total Closed Deals

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Azalea Capital partners with entrepreneurs, management teams, and family-owned companies with revenues of at least $10 million. We provide growth capital, operating expertise, and industry experience to significantly enhance the long-term value of our investments. Azalea is a pro-active investor with a defined value creation strategy. In every investment, we partner with a proven industry executive to enhance our operationally focused approach. We invest in manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies in a variety of industries with a particular interest in the following…

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• Nov 2017 Invested in Ark Naturals
• May 2016 Invested in Jones Natural Chews
• Mar 2016 Invested in ACL Airshop
• Apr 2015 Invested in InTech Aerospace

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• Transportation
  Industrial Equipment Platform With Meaningful EBITDA
  NDA Available CIM Available Eastern Midwest

  Revenue

  $36.7M

  EBITDA

  $9.5M

  Margin

  26%

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• Consumer Goods
  Outdoor Consumer Products Brand Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Eastern Midwest

  Revenue

  $23.0M

  EBITDA

  $4.5M

  Margin

  20%

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• Technology
  Multi-Region IT Asset Disposition Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

  Revenue

  $28.1M

  EBITDA

  $5.7M

  Margin

  20%

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• Food & Hospitality
  Historic Winery and Hospitality Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Middle Atlantic

  Revenue

  $13.2M

  EBITDA

  $1.3M

  Margin

  10%

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• Industrials
  Regional Metal Recycling Platform Operator
  NDA Available CIM Available West South Central

  Revenue

  $10.3M

  EBITDA

  $2.8M

  Margin

  27%

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• Technology
  Healthcare AI Marketing Software Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available South Atlantic

  Revenue

  $7.7M

  EBITDA

  $3.0M

  Margin

  39%

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• Business Services
  Vertically Focused B2B Sales Development Provider
  NDA Available CIM Available South Atlantic

  Revenue

  $3.2M

  EBITDA

  $1.2M

  Margin

  37%

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• Industrials
  Scaled Public-Sector HVAC Contracting Platform
  NDA Available CIM Available Middle Atlantic

  Revenue

  $53.5M

  EBITDA

  $7.2M

  Margin

  13%

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High Street Capital

19 Total Closed Deals

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We are business builders. We are dedicated to, and passionate about, finding differentiated companies and fundamentally improving them. We back this strategy with our own personal capital.Our approach starts with seeking opportunities to improve selected businesses within the lower middle market. It includes a willingness and ability to offer flexible and creative solutions to business owners looking for liquidity.Our process continues with due diligence focused on crafting tailored strategies to build winning businesses with strong growth prospects. We begin with an end in mind and exit when…

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• Oct 2010 Acquired SourceGate Systems, Inc.
• Oct 2010 Acquired Superior Fibers, Inc.
• Oct 2010 Acquired Sustainability Investments L.L.C.
• Oct 2010 Acquired Amrep, Inc.

Serent Capital

19 Total Closed Deals

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Founded in 2008, Serent Capital is a leading lower-middle market private equity firm focused on investing in high growth service and technology businesses. Our operating model is distinct in its focus on business building. We strive to be an involved, value-added investor, capable of providing significant operational and strategic support to our portfolio company CEOs on the most critical issues that they face as their companies scale.Serent Capital’s ability to assist its companies is based on its principals’ experience as CEOs, strategic advisers, and Board Members, and a deep network…

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• Apr 2015 Acquired Mercury Network
• Mar 2015 Invested in Commissions, Inc.
• Mar 2015 Invested in Compeat Restaurant Management Systems
• Feb 2015 Acquired ICon Professional Services

Kingswood Capital Management LP

16 Total Closed Deals

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Kingswood Capital is a private investment firm primarily focused on businesses that are undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change. In addition to access to capital, we bring relevant industry relationships and a broad network of internal and external operating resources that can strengthen the business and enhance value. Based in Los Angeles, we are a cohesive team of senior professionals from industry leading private equity firms with a history of success. We have extensive experience with complex transactions and difficult situations, where we provide…

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• May 2025 Invested in The Vitamin Shoppe
• May 2025 Acquired OneX
• Feb 2025 Invested in InfoTree Global Solutions
• Nov 2024 Acquired Branding Iron

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Corridor Capital

15 Total Closed Deals

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Corridor Capital is a committed fund providing more than just investment capital to US-based lower middle market companies. We believe we are the most actively engaged lower middle market private equity partner across strategy, operations and finance. Corridor is able to provide an exceptional level of support for our portfolio companies through the combined efforts of our seasoned investment and dedicated in-house operations teams.Through our collaborative, highly active approach, we work alongside management to build the infrastructure and processes necessary to ensure sustainable scalable…

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• Mar 2021 Acquired World Wide Land Transfer
• Mar 2021 Acquired Create & Cultivate
• Dec 2020 Acquired CEO Warrior
• Jan 2019 Acquired FMT Soultions

CVC Capital Partners

15 Total Closed Deals

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Global Private Equity and Growth Capital FirmCVC manages capital on behalf of over 300 institutional, governmental and private investors worldwide. Over the years, we have secured commitments of more than US$71 billion in funds from our investors (including CVC Credit Partners). The capital of our investors is committed for ten years or more to closed-end funds that we manage on their behalf.

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• Aug 2017 Provided debt financing to Wastewater Specialities, LLC
• Jun 2017 Provided debt financing to Shannon Specialty Floors, LLC
• May 2017 Provided debt financing to TWMA
• Jun 2016 Provided debt financing to The Legacy Companies

Solis Capital Partners

14 Total Closed Deals

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Solis Capital Partners is a leading lower middle-market private equity firm located in Southern California. The firm was founded in 2002 and employs a disciplined, fundamentals-based investment strategy that emphasizes partnership with exceptional leadership to pursue enterprise improvement, organizational transformation and growth. Solis generally targets software, business services, light manufacturing and value-added distribution opportunities in the Western United States. The firm will generally seek to invest $5 to $20 million in lower middle-market companies with enterprise values from…

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• Jun 2023 Acquired eSkillz
• Jul 2021 Acquired Premier Auto Supplies
• Jan 2020 Acquired User Research International
• Jan 2018 Acquired Eminess Technologies

Samson Investment Group

14 Total Closed Deals

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SAMSON INVESTMENT GROUP LLC is a Private Equity Firm specializing in early stage development and funding of a broad range of asset categories, including energy, technology, domestic and international real estate. Through an extensive network of strategic relationships developed over the past decade, Samson is able to facilitate a broad range of projects utilizing innovative investment strategies and transaction structures in order to prudently leverage our assets. Our management team of seasoned professionals represent over 100 years of experience in real estate, merchant banking, brokerage…

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• Jan 2016 Invested in Anax Holdings, LLC
• Jan 2015 Invested in Minno, LLC
• Jan 2014 Invested in Anax Holdings, LLC
• Jan 2014 Advised Terragona Hotel & Spa in its sale to Undisclosed Buyer

Balmoral Funds, LLC

13 Total Closed Deals

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Balmoral is experienced in pursuing investment opportunities involving complex operational or financial challenges. We understand the significant commitment of time, resources, and professional turnaround experience required to unlock value within non-core, under-performing or distressed businesses. Accordingly, Balmoral helps creditors, workout groups, corporations with non-core assets, management teams seeking to buy businesses, ESOP trustees, receivers, company advisors and business-owners by providing equity infusions, acquiring non-core or challenged businesses, and/or recapitalizing…

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• Aug 2020 Invested in Epsilyte
• May 2019 Invested in KP Aviation
• Mar 2019 Invested in Things Remembered
• Mar 2019 Invested in Aero Interiors Company

Gridiron Capital

12 Total Closed Deals

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Gridiron Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams and creating value by building middle-market companies into industry-leaders in branded consumer, B2B and B2C services, and niche industrial segments in the United States and Canada. We help transform growing companies by winning together through hard work, partnerships grounded in shared values, and a unique culture that comes from hands-on experience building and running businesses. As a team led by former operators and entrepreneurs, we know what it takes to run successful…

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• May 2016 Acquired Travel Nurse across America
• Apr 2014 Acquired Counsel on Call
• Apr 2013 Acquired Tokyo Joe’s
• Mar 2013 Acquired Motion Recruitment Partners

Drum Capital Management

12 Total Closed Deals

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Drum Capital is a specialized private equity firm focused on providing diversified and unsyndicated exposure to the North American lower middle markets, through primary fund investments, co-investments and direct investments.

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• Aug 2023 Invested in DURA
• Aug 2023 Invested in Klaussner
• Aug 2023 Invested in Affinity Gaming
• Aug 2023 Invested in Little Caesars

Stone-Goff Partners

12 Total Closed Deals

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Stone-Goff Partners invests in lower middle market service companies* EBITDA of $3-10 million* Founder owned businesses and corporate carve outs* First institutional capital in a companyStone-Goff is investing out of Stone-Goff Partners III, LP and has completed two initial platform investments out of the fund

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• Jan 2020 Invested in Adar
• Aug 2019 Invested in Walker Sands
• Sep 2018 Invested in Danforth Advisors
• Aug 2018 Invested in JSI

CapitalWorks

12 Total Closed Deals

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CapitalWorks is a family-focused private equity firm that encourages knowledgeable investors to partner with us in finding, vetting and owning companies. We acquire lower middle-market companies with earnings of $3 - $9 million in EBITDA and are east of the Rockies. Our investors are primarily successful entrepreneurs and executives who want to contribute to our investment process.

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• Sep 2018 Acquired Ohio Blow Pipe
• Jun 2018 Acquired C&M Conveyor
• Dec 2017 Acquired GEMCITY Engineering and Manufacturing
• Feb 2014 Acquired Capewell Systems

Point 41 Capital Partners, L.P.

12 Total Closed Deals

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Partnering with Management Teams to Drive Transformational GrowthPoint 41 Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that focuses on attractive, well-structured markets within the specialty industrials and services sectors, and deploys a unique approach that combines sector knowledge, resources, and operational excellence with a systematic process to build companies.

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• Aug 2024 Acquired TC Services
• Aug 2024 Acquired Crane Corporation Rental
• Jul 2024 Acquired Classic Chevy International
• May 2024 Acquired Nutrio Technologies

Regal Healthcare Capital Partners

12 Total Closed Deals

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Regal Healthcare Capital Partners is a NY-based private equity fund focused on investing in lower middle market healthcare providers, practices, and service providers. Our goal is to work with management to rapidly grow and scale their business. Our team at Regal brings a wealth of experience on both the finance (acquisitions, structuring deals, raising capital, exit planning) and healthcare operations side (growth and strategy, systems, processes, building out teams, contracting, revenue cycle).Regal was founded by Dr. David Kim and Jon Santemma. Dr. Kim has co-founded three different…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
• Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
• Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company
• Aug 2023 Acquired Anonymous Company

TA Associates

11 Total Closed Deals

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For more than 50 years, TA has helped hundreds of growing companies in our five target industries reach their full potential. We partner with you to accelerate growth and create lasting shareholder value.We invest in companies within five core sectors, offering deep domain experience and demonstrated success across business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare and technology industries.Our investments range from $70-$500 million in equity and $10-$50 million in subordinated debt transactions that value businesses generally from $100 million - $3 billion.We take minority or…

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• Jan 2023 Invested in Synokem Pharmaceuticals
• Jun 2022 Invested in Faria Education Group06
• Mar 2022 Acquired TouchTunes
• Mar 2022 Invested in Stonewall Kitchen

Long Point Capital

11 Total Closed Deals

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Long Point Capital is a private equity fund with offices in Michigan and New York. With $315 million of capital under management, we focus on partnering with successful entrepreneurs of middle market businesses to help them achieve their financial goals, such as achieving liquidity, accessing growth capital, or accommodating generational change. Our leading investor is Masco Corporation, a publicly traded, Fortune 300 Company. Our strategic relationship with Masco differentiates us from other private equity investors in that our portfolio companies have access to certain Masco corporate…

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• Aug 2013 Invested in Precision Products Group, Inc.
• Jul 2013 Invested in St. George Logistics
• Jan 2013 Acquired The Saxton Group, Inc.
• Sep 2011 Acquired Mestel & Company and Hire Counsel

Inverness Graham

11 Total Closed Deals

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Headquartered in Newtown Square, PA, Inverness Graham is an operationally focused private investment firm that has raised over $1 billion of capital since its inception. Inverness Graham acquires innovative tech-enabled manufacturing, service and software companies.Our approach is as unique as our heritage. Founded by senior executives of the Graham Group, an alliance of independent operating businesses, investment firms and philanthropic entities, we bring unparalleled resources developed over a 50-year operating history to support our portfolio companies.Inverness Graham partners with…

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• Mar 2023 Acquired Innovia Medical
• Jan 2023 Acquired Treat Planet
• Aug 2022 Acquired Custom Agronomics
• Feb 2022 Acquired Concord Servicing