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LP First Capital is a private investment firm focused on commercial, consumer, education, and healthcare services businesses. We seek to acquire leading, high performing services businesses that are primed for organic and acquisitive growth. We utilize our strong operational backgrounds to help our management teams create a focused value creation plan and growth strategy. Our passion is partnering with founder-led and family-owned businesses to generate long term value for all business stakeholders.

Broadwing is a Dallas-based private equity firm that actively partners with management teams to build industrial, services and niche manufacturing companies while investing in their people and communities.

Hillstar Capital is focused on partnering with business owners and management teams to build durable business value over time. We also provide capital to companies with owners who desire liquidity or asset diversification, including full ownership transition. We tailor our investments to meet the specific needs of business owners and can offer flexible and creative solutions for various liquidity alternatives. We realize that growing small businesses requires focused efforts, expertise and nurturing. Upon transaction closing, we are intensely focused on supporting our portfolio companies with…

Thornblade Capital is a private equity investment and advisory firm passionate about small business—specifically those with sales revenues of $3 to $50 million. Our motto is short-term investments and advisory for a long-term return. And with a team that has managed over $3 billion in private equity transactions, we have a strong track record of helping companies reach their potential.

Evolution Strategy Partners is a differentiated, principled private equity firm with a unique approach to conducting business.We consider our portfolio companies as true partners, not merely investments. Evolution values and respects the people with whom we work and believes its value-added involvement is only beginning at the time a transaction closes. We stay engaged and empower company leaders to accelerate the maximum potential of their businesses.Evolution's' primary focus is on entrepreneur-owned businesses but we remain flexible to explore other opportunities where our knowledge and…

Columbia River Partners (CRP) is a private investment firm integrating private equity, technology and special situations. CRP seeks to partner with management teams to invest in businesses going through transition or expansion with patient long-term capital. We focus on situations where we can bring technology and our network to drive change. We are not afraid of complexity. We are not afraid of introducing technology to traditional business sectors. We are passionate about investing in people. Learn more about why we may be the right partner for you and your company.

Kuzari Group is a private investment firm managing a portfolio of equity and debt investments on behalf of its partners and investors. Please contact us if you represent a potential investment opportunity or would like to discuss becoming a capital, strategic or operating partner. We primarily sponsor acquisitions of Companies with enterprise values from $5 million to $50 million and EBITDA of $1 million to $10 million.

We invest in and acquire Lower Middle Market businesses. We seek established, profitable companies, with cash-flow between $1.5mm and $3.0mm annually. Our structures include majority equity and complete acquisitions.

Pillar49 Capital provides liquidity, succession solutions and growth capital to owners of small and medium-sized businesses, while preserving and building on the factors that made them great – culture and people.We partner with North American businesses with $1 to $10 million+ of EBITDA / cash flow, with a long growth runway and attractive industry characteristics.At Pillar49, we take a different approach than most investors by “rolling up our sleeves” as active managers, providing our partners with the operational and financial resources to support and drive long-term growth. With over…

Obsidian Point Partners LLC is a New York City-based private investment firm focused on the lower middle market with a bias for North American-based, cash flow generative businesses.

Clavis Capital Partners is a unique private equity firm focused on control investments in the manufacturing and industrial services sectors. Clavis was founded and is staffed entirely by experienced operating professionals who have previously held senior operating roles (CEO/President/GM/COO) for industrial companies and possess deep domain expertise and contacts across a broad range of industrial and industrial services business.We focus on investments in under-resourced, lower middle-market businesses with a minimum of $3m in EBITDA and a capability for substantial growth. Since 1994, our…

Chicago Capital Partners is a private equity firm which primarily makes control investments in lower middle-market companies with $2-10 million of EBITDA in the following industries: business services, consumer products, distribution, food and beverage, and niche manufacturing. Our fund structure and investment mindset promote building business partnerships and creating value over the long-term.Operational Perspective: Managed by founders and operators, our team understands small and family business dynamics;Partnership Focused: We partner with strong management teams, provide…

Auricle Capital Partners, LLC was founded to invest in high quality US-based family and founder-owned businesses. Our principals have over 35 years of experience as investors in, advisors to, and operators of middle market businesses. We pursue investments in a wide range of industries, with particular expertise in medical products and manufacturing.

GraceCap acquires and invests in small family or proprietor owned businesses. These businesses usually have no more than $10 million of EBITDA. While we do not have industry preferences, we do typically favor businesses with the following characteristics:Favorable industry dynamicsScaleabilityExploitable operating leverageNon-cyclicalA consumable product or serviceGrowth potentialIn the past, the principals of GraceCap have invested in the following industries/sectors:DistributionBuilding ProductsCapital EquipmentPromotional ProductsHealthcare Equipment & ServicesBusiness ServicesEnergy…

We buy and grow Florida-based companies. We work with business owners to transition their legacies to a permanent home. After a business joins the Pursuant family, we invest in its people and operations so we can grow together for the next generation and beyond.

The Resources to Close. The Support to Scale.Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based PennSpring is specifically engineered to assist companies that are not quite ready for institutional capital. Specifically, we specialize in elevating companies with EBITDA of $750,000 - $5 million to the next tier of $5 - $10 million and beyond - and thus positioned for an institutional audience. With a robust rolodex of ways to finance transactions, including direct investment, we can close quickly.Through this process we give company owners their desired measure of liquidity and, perhaps more importantly, "a second…

SIG is an investment firm that has acquired 18 companies in the last 4 years. What makes SIG special is our team of highly qualified Operators we bring into our firm and place as CEO or GM in the companies we acquire. This allows ownership to transition out successfully within 30-45 days. SIG brings 90% to 100% cash to close. SIG is a high-probability-to-close-buyer. SIG is always committed to preserving the legacy, brand names, and existing employee pool of all of the companies we acquire. If you go to www.sigpartners.com/companies, you'll see 18 companies still operating under the…

Overviewo  Cascata Capital, LLC (“Cascata”) is a Dallas, TX based alternative investment firm focused on private equity platform investments o  Funding is provided in partnership with leading Institutional Investors and family offices through special purpose entities created for each platformo  Principals and operating partners with over 50 years of combined financial and investment experience o  Ability to source and originate proprietary private equity funding opportunities with superior risk adjusted returns for our investment…

Thesis Capital Partners, LLC is an independent sponsor that invests in family-owned companies in the United States. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to grow these businesses for the next generation in a hands-on way.

Bluejay Capital is an operationally-focused private investment firm specializing in Transportation and Logistics. Our expertise stems from being ex-industry operators who have founded, scaled and successfully exited T&L business prior to starting Bluejay. Since 2021, we have completed 5 platform and 5 add-on acquisitions, deploying ~$500 million of capital.