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Tradescope Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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TRADESCOPE acquires small building trade contractors and strategically integrates them into geographic ‘Pods’ across rapidly growing U.S. markets 

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• Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Factor89

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal Actively Sourcing Deals

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At Factor89, we specialize in achieving record levels of profitable growth, and return on investment. We employ proven proprietary methodologies, invest in long term relationships at every level, and deliberately enrich the lives of all involved.We can speak definitively to every point above, with data and case studies. We welcome the opportunity to hear your story, tell our story, and explore a partnership with you.

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• Apr 2024 Acquired Master Magnetics

HH Capital

1 Closed Deal via Axial 3 Total Closed Deals

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Headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, HH Capital is a self-funded venture ready to make a full equity purchase of a small middle-market business with cash on hand. We are interested in companies in the Midwest with consistent annual pre-tax net earnings between $1 million and $3 million. HH Capital can offer a flexible liquidity event. Open to all types of ownership structures. Your business will be owned and operated for its long-term value to benefit owners, shareholders, employees and community.We have general industries of interest, but prefer to evaluate each company from the bottom-up…

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• Jun 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Aug 2023 Acquired Queen Foods Wholesale Distributor
• Sep 2020 Acquired New England Miniature Ball

Thirty31 Partners

1 Closed Deal via Axial 1 Total Closed Deal

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Thirty31 Partners is a Midwest-based private equity sponsor dedicated to acquiring and enhancing businesses. We invest our own capital alongside that of our investors, focusing on companies with strong fundamentals and significant growth potential. What sets us apart is our common-sense investment approach, rooted in operational expertise and strategic insight. We stand out by applying our hands-on experience in both private equity and business ownership to drive sustainable value, particularly in businesses navigating ownership transitions.

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• Jan 2026 Acquired Confidential Company

LP First Capital

71 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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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.

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• Dec 2025 Acquired H&O Grounds
• Nov 2025 Acquired Wrightsville Beach Landscaping
• Oct 2025 Acquired Icon Restoration
• Jul 2025 Acquired East Coast Mechanical

Progress Equity Partners

31 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Progress Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in acquiring majority control of operating companies to facilitate their growth. The firm focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs to provide liquidity and long-term growth opportunities, particularly in the lower middle market. Progress Equity Partners targets companies with high returns on capital and sustainable business models, requiring a minimum annual EBITDA of $2 million. They invest across various industries, often collaborating with founder-entrepreneurs to transition their…

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• Jan 2026 Acquired Continental Contractors
• Dec 2025 Acquired ProSet Set Services
• Jan 2025 Acquired Salisbury Moore
• Mar 2024 Acquired Hanson Lab Solutions

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Strength Capital Partners

24 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Strength Capital Partners (SCP) is a Birmingham, Michigan-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring traditional businesses, primarily throughout the greater Midwest and Central United States.We seek to invest in businesses with $4 million to $20 million in EBITDA. We pursue investments in a wide range of industries, including consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, industrial and financial services, energy, transportation, and infrastructure. We are particularly interested in "buy and build" opportunities, where we can grow and diversify our platform companies through a…

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• Apr 2023 Acquired Kansas Golf & Turf
• Jan 2023 Advised ACME Meat in its sale to DTM Distributors
• Apr 2022 Invested in Western States Reclamation
• Jun 2021 Invested in Chemlock Nutrition

Graylight Partners

20 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Graylight Partners, LLC provides capital and support to emerging middle-market companies for the purpose of creating long-term value. We are approachable and collaborative investment partners with a different perspective. Our goal is to achieve growth through business model refinement and sustainable value creation, not financial engineering.As such, we seek out opportunities in unique business niches to find companies that are doing things differently. We look for innovators and groundbreakers that need a true partner to take their business to the next level. We then work closely with these…

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• Feb 2016 Acquired Assurance Laboratories
• Jun 2015 Acquired GCM North American Aerospace
• Jun 2015 Acquired Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, LLC
• Jun 2015 Acquired Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis

Forged Capital

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Partnership is personal. We provide more than capital. We stand alongside the people who built their businesses from the ground up. At Forged Capital, we work with founders and family business owners who have invested years of effort, resources, and vision into essential service and trades companies. We protect that foundation, help accelerate growth, and scale thoughtfully while preserving the values and culture that make the business special.We bring this perspective because we are operators and founders ourselves. In addition to investing in other entrepreneurs, we own and continue to…

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• Nov 2022 Acquired Wisconsin’s Best
• Feb 2021 Acquired Altius Dental
• Jan 2020 Acquired Excellarate
• Jul 2014 Acquired GlobalLT

Transition Capital Partners

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Transition Capital Partners (“TCP”) is a Southlake, TX based private equity investment firm. Founded in 1993, TCP has successfully invested in over 50 middle market companies spanning a diverse array of industries. TCP partners with management teams to build sustainable value in businesses over the long-term, without the artificial constraints fundraising cycles create for traditional private equity funds. With more than thirty years of proven success, we have a long track record of collaborating with our partners to accelerate the growth of middle market companies.

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• Nov 2024 Acquired PAT Tank
• Feb 2024 Acquired Highstreet
• Jan 2024 Acquired PostUp UnsubCentral
• Jan 2023 Acquired Life Corp

Georgia Oak Partners

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Georgia Oak Partners seeks to invest across the consumer services, business services, and manufacturing industries.

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• Mar 2025 Invested in Carolina Closets Plus
• Oct 2024 Acquired T Management
• May 2024 Acquired Chattanooga Closet Company
• Nov 2023 Acquired Septic Blue

Surge Private Equity

16 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Founded in 2017, Surge is a Dallas-based private equity firm. Surge generally focuses on businesses in the business services, healthcare, online businesses, and specialty goods industries. Primary characteristics sought are companies with high recurring revenue and predictable cash flows with EBITDA of at least $3.0MM. Surge takes a majority equity position in its investments and prefers to target acquisitions where the seller will remain on board in an ongoing capacity with a minority interest.

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• Aug 2025 Acquired White Plains Linen
• Dec 2023 Acquired Coastal Amusements
• Sep 2023 Acquired Elite Clinical Network
• Mar 2023 Acquired Toska Spa and Facial Ba

Rock Gate Partners, LLC

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Rock Gate Partners, LLC ("RGP") invests in lower middle market companies that have created unique market positions, resulting in customer "mind share" leadership and providing the basis for organic growth while offering a platform for acquisitions. RGP partners with management teams and family owners in buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, industry consolidations and later stage growth capital investments in companies typically generating $10 to $100 million in revenue. RGP is primarily focused on acquiring companies that design, engineer, market and distribute products or…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Purple Arch Ventures
• Aug 2023 Acquired Intensity Therapeutics
• Aug 2023 Acquired I/D/E/A, Inc.
• Aug 2023 Acquired NRG

Validor Capital

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Validor Capital is a private investment firm that provides liquidity to family and founder owned industrial, manufacturing, and service businesses in the lower middle market. We have 14 active investments and seek situations where we can partner with management teams to leverage our combined expertise and deep industry relationships to create significant value. Our investment criteria is outlined below.- Industry: Industrials, Manufacturing, and Industrial Services- Transaction Type: Buyouts, Recapitalizations, & Corporate Divestitures- Size: EBITDA of $3 to $15 million​​​​-…

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• Sep 2023 Acquired Summit Stairs & Millwork
• Aug 2023 Acquired MBP Group
• Apr 2023 Acquired RE Metal Finishing
• Dec 2022 Invested in Kennedy Insulation Group

Liberty Lane Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Liberty Lane Partners is a firm that invests in businesses that can benefit from the operating, financial and transaction experience of its founding principals. We seek to partner with outstanding management teams to generate meaningful growth in value.Liberty Lane Partners focuses on transforming and building successful companies for the long term. Our operating strategies are designed to generate above-market absolute-dollar returns through strategic realignment, organic growth initiatives, cash flow management and acquisitions.Liberty Lane Partners is a private equity investment firm…

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• May 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jan 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company
• Jul 2024 Acquired Confidential Company

Grand Valley Holdings, LLC

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Grand Valley Holdings is a Cincinnati-based acquirer of privately-held, family owned businesses in the Ohio Valley. The Principals of Grand Valley Holdings bring over 30 years of experience acquiring, developing, and operating private businesses.

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• Aug 2023 Acquired Idaho Timber
• Aug 2023 Acquired Epic Gas Shipping Company
• Aug 2023 Acquired Café Rio
• Aug 2023 Acquired Liberty Oilfield Services

Dry Fly Capital

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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The partners at Dry Fly Capital are passionate about fueling business growth. We are looking to partner with owner/operators that are making a move to transition into their next phase of life, yet would like the legacy of the company they’ve built to carry on. We look for companies with a passionate, committed workforce that could use an injection of business development and digital marketing expertise. We are operators that have built multiple companies with organic growth and strategic acquisition. We are intimately involved in the operations of each business we acquire because we love…

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• Jun 2025 Acquired Serpentix Conveyor Inc
• Feb 2024 Acquired PSA Worldwide
• Oct 2022 Acquired Square Scrub LLC
• Jan 2022 Acquired Robert and Sons Aluminum

Traverse Pointe Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Traverse Pointe Partners is a private investment firm focused on control investments in lower middle market companies. Our investment professionals, advisory board and operating partners work collectively, offering a unique array of skill-sets and expertise to enhance the value of our platform investments. We partner with strong management teams, providing capital and a level of operational, financial and strategic support to enable organizations in transition to maximize their potential.

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• Jul 2025 Acquired Windward Way Recovery
• Mar 2025 Acquired Soma Therapy
• Dec 2024 Acquired Children’s Campus and Premier Children’s Center
• Apr 2024 Acquired Three Points Child Care Center

Sagepeak Capital

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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We bring an extensive and successful track record with investing in small to mid size companies in various industries. Sagepeak Capital (SPC) has patient, long term committed capital that allows us to work with management teams to grow the business both through organic means and via add-on acquisitions. We have flexible capital and transaction structures that allow us to work closely with management teams to accomplish their growth objectives. Given the private nature of our capital, we can act on investment decisions quickly.Our investment focus is on companies with sales between $5 million…

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• Aug 2023 Acquired BakeFresh
• Aug 2023 Acquired Imperial Laundry Systems
• Aug 2023 Acquired Fire Suppression Systems
• Aug 2023 Acquired Lind Equipment Ltd.

Snowdon Partners GP Inc.

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals

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Snowdon Partners is a private equity firm focused on control investing and building value in lower middle market businesses with $3 million to $15 million in EBITDA across North America.

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• Jun 2024 Acquired Urgence Marine Environnement
• Aug 2023 Acquired Tortella Group
• Aug 2023 Acquired GLP Canada
• Aug 2023 Acquired JDI Cleaning Services