Many traditional investors focus their efforts on finding and buying the perfect company. But we aren't traditional investors -- we are operators at our core. We understand perfection is fantasy; imperfection is opportunity, and that the only constant in the world is change. We believe successful organizations are those that operate best in a fluid environment.These views shape Lock 8's investment strategy and our holistic, hands-on approach to consistently building valuable businesses.
Incline Equity Partners is the driving force in middle market private equity. A firm that proves you can be authentic, transparent, generate strong results… and have fun doing it.Based in Pittsburgh, with an office in New York City, we are active investors targeting services, value-added distribution and specialized light manufacturing companies with enterprise values of $25 - $750 million. Step into Incline Mode at inclineequity.comThird party posts found on this profile do not reflect the views of Incline and have not been reviewed by Incline as to accuracy or completeness.
San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on consumer growth companies. We partner with companies that have reached an inflection point in their development, where consumer and retailer adoption are proven and a hands-on partner is desired for the next phase of growth. To each of our partner companies, we provide not only financial capital but also extensive operating experience and a broad network of relationships across the consumer landscape.
Astara Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2020, headquartered in New York City, and investing out of a $312M fund. The firm specializes in value-oriented investing and special situations, focusing on middle-market companies across various industries such as manufacturing, building products, environmental infrastructure, tech-enabled services, and food & beverage.Astara Capital Partners is known for its integrated team of experienced investors and operators, boasting over 100 years of cumulative experience. The firm aims to provide both capital and operational expertise…
We complete controlling equity investments in lower-middle market companies that want to sell or begin a transition, have strong growth prospects, and can benefit from our expertise and extensive network.
Founded in 2021, Iron Path Capital is an operations-focused private equity firm targeting growing companies in select high-value, niche market segments.Led by a seasoned operating executive and a successful private-equity investor with 25-year personal and professional partnership.We focus on businesses that have an identified path to greatness with founders and management teams seeking a different type of partner with shared values and vision –providing strategic leadership, full immersion operational support, and flexible capital.
Percheron Capital is a private investment firm with $3+ billion in AUM that is focused on partnering with strong management teams to build market-leading essential services businesses.
Cloud Equity Group is a premier asset management firm investing in lower-middle market growth technology companies. Cloud Equity Group’s mission is to partner with and support the best entrepreneurs in growing, profitable technology companies. The firm’s deep sector expertise and resources help to build great companies with an aim to accelerate growth, improve operations, and drive long-term sustainable value.
MKH Capital Partners is a Miami, FL-based private equity firm. Founded by entrepreneurial families and professional investors. MKH offers a combination of long-term family capital and large-scale private equity expertise and resources.We actively partner with business owners and leading management teams to create stronger companies that become regional/national leaders.We manage our business using three guiding principles:• Be flexible, straightforward, and supportive partners• Prioritize people, culture, and values• Move quickly and decisivelyThe capital for MKH’s private equity…
Caltius Equity Partners buys and builds lower middle market companies in the Business Services, Industrial Services, Technology, and Consumer Services sectors. Founded in 1999, the Los Angeles-based private equity fund makes equity investments from $10 to $30 million for a controlling or substantial minority position in companies with $2 million to $12 million in EBITDA.Caltius Equity Partners’ creative and flexible solutions facilitate management buyouts, recapitalization, and growth financings. The firm’s experienced team develops deep relationships with its portfolio companies’…
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an American multinational private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services firm based in New York City. As the largest alternative investment firm in the world. Blackstone specializes in private equity, credit, and hedge fund investment strategies.This sourcing profile is specifically on behalf of Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities (Tac Opps) fund, an opportunistic investing platform seeking to capitalize on global investment opportunities that are time-sensitive, complex, or in dislocated markets where we believe risk is fundamentally…
Tecum Equity is an operationally oriented growth investment firm focused on supporting family and founder owned businesses within the precision manufacturing, high value-added distribution, and nondiscretionary B2B service sectors. We target industrial end markets where we can leverage our past operational and investment experience. We seek to support first time ownership transitions where our resources and experiences can augment the existing team’s culture and capabilities. Since 2006, our team has invested over $1B of growth capital and served as leaders and advisors to over 100…
Crossplane Capital is a private equity firm based in Dallas investing control equity in industrial business services, niche manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. The firm invests in companies with up to $200 million of revenue and significant value creation upside through prudent net working capital management, rigorous cost optimization and thoughtful revenue growth.Our team has decades of collective experience transforming industrial companies as senior executives, operational improvement consultants, strategy consultants, restructuring advisors and private equity…
NCA Partners is a leading Pacific Northwest based Private Equity Firm with over 20 years of experience in successfully partnering with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams. Since 1992, NCA has consistently built value by making investments in leveraged buyouts, consolidations, turnarounds, recapitalizations and growth financings of smaller middle market companies, defined as companies with enterprise values ranging from $25 million to $250 million. Since its founding, NCA has invested over $200 million of equity capital. NCA has built a strong regional franchise based on an…
GVC Americas is a private equity firm established in 2021 by the co-founder and managing principal of Driehaus Private Equity, Eli Boufis. The firm is currently deploying capital from a $100mm fund. We support founders and owner-operators seeking capital for personal liquidity and growth. Our partners retain a significant ownership stake in their businesses and continue to play a vital leadership role.Our focus:Reinvesting excess cash flow to accelerate profitable growthUtilizing minimal to no debtConstructing meaningful employee incentive plans that align the organization and generate wealth…
We are passionate about improving the value and performance of your business. We've started companies, managed operations, made acquisitions, sold businesses, and learned plenty of valuable lessons along the way. Whether you are looking for a partner to help you grow your business, or someone to step in so you can take a step back, give us a call. We invest in businesses to help them grow, and hold for the long-term. Since we don’t raise blind pooled funds, we can seek out co-investors that have capital, experience, and expertise in your industry. Plus, with no arbitrary timelines to exit…
Lincoln Road Global Management, LLC (“Lincoln Road”) is a private equity firm focused on investing in market leading businesses. Our goal with every investment is to work in close collaboration with management, stakeholders, and operating partners in order to help these businesses achieve operational excellence and unlock the next phase of growth. As a result, we position our companies to enjoy long-term success well into the future.
Victor Capital Partners provides equity and resources to middle-market businesses with valuable brands and growth opportunities in the consumer, industrial, and business services sectors.
Milton Street seeks to consistently generate market-leading returns by transforming lower middle market industrial companies into sustainably great businesses through active engagement in strategy, human capital, and commercial and operational improvements.Prior to forming Milton Street in 2016, our founding team worked together for over a decade at a large and highly successful institutional private equity fund manager. One challenge that we believe the traditional private equity model faces is the pressure to invest in larger and larger companies, companies where there are fewer…
Sagemoore is a private equity firm focused on making investments in the lower middle-market. We utilize an evergreen fund structure with committed capital from family office investors resulting in a patient capital base.This structure offers a flexible investment horizon designed to maximize stakeholder alignment by focusing on true long-term value creation. Sagemoore’s investment principals each have more than 15 years of professional investing and healthcare operating experience.We seek to cultivate deep partnerships with entrepreneurs and experienced operating teams for the benefit of…
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