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Bregal Investments
3
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, England
Bregal Investments is an international private equity firm providing a platform for five direct investment teams and a fund-of-funds team across the US and Europe. With distinct investment strategies, teams and their related funds focus on investing in mid-market companies in a variety of sectors and geographies, either through a variety of majority control equity, minority equity or credit investments.
Featheringill Capital
1
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Birmingham, AL
Featheringill Capital is an operator-led investment firm that focsues on tech-enabled services, healthcare technology, and telecommunications companies. Their team consists of experienced professionals who are committed to delivering the best possible results for their clients.
Summit Partners
5
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
Summit Partners is an international alternative investment firm allocating capital to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity ventures. The firm specializes in technology, healthcare, life sciences, and other expanding sectors.
The Halifax Group
3
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Washington, DC
The Halifax Group is a private equity firm that specializes in partnering with leading entrepreneurs and management teams to achieve their growth objectives. With over $2.7 billion in assets under management, Halifax has a proven track record of investing in lower-middle-market companies throughout North America. Their approach is centered around building strong relationships with management teams, delivering operational expertise, and providing access to a vast network of industry experts and resources.
Trilantic North America
4
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Trilantic North America is a private equity firm focused on investments in the North American region, primarily within the consumer, business services and energy sectors.
Amberjack Capital Partners
4
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Houston, Texas
Amberjack Capital is a private investment firm that invests in industrial services and energy. With a team of experienced professionals and a disciplined investment approach, Amberjack Capital aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to its investors.
Baird Capital
5
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Chicago, IL
Baird Capital is a global private equity firm that invests in lower-middle market companies across a range of industries. With a team of experienced professionals and a strong track record of successful investments, Baird Capital provides strategic and operational support to help portfolio companies achieve their full potential. Through a collaborative approach and a commitment to long-term partnerships, Baird Capital helps entrepreneurial management teams build leading companies.
Bluewater
3
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Europe
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Bluewater is a specialist global private equity firm that provides growth capital and strategic support to companies that enable the energy transition.
Branford Castle Partners
3
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Branford Castle is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle-market companies. With over 30 years of experience, Branford Castle has a proven track record of successfully partnering with management teams to help businesses grow. The firm has a particular focus on the consumer, industrial, and services sectors.
CORE Industrial Partners
1
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Chicago, IL
CORE Industrial Partners, with offices in Chicago, Austin, and Cleveland, is a private equity firm investing in North American lower middle-market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services businesses.
Centerbridge Partners
3
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Centerbridge Partners is a private investment firm that specializes in private equity and credit investments. The company provides strategic solutions to complex and challenging situations through its deep knowledge of the industry and global network of relationships. Centerbridge invests across multiple sectors, including healthcare, financial services, and energy.
Cotton Creek Capital
1
Category
Operational
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Austin, TX
Cotton Creek Capital is a private equity firm that specializes in partnering with small to middle-market companies. Their team of experienced professionals provides strategic guidance and operational support to help businesses achieve their growth objectives. With a focus on long-term value creation, Cotton Creek Capital takes a collaborative approach to investing that prioritizes the success of their portfolio companies.
Kainos Capital
4
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Dallas, TX
Kainos Capital is a private equity firm that specializes in consumer-driven sectors. Their team has a wealth of experience in helping to transform companies by improving operations and accelerating growth. They work closely with management teams to create value and help businesses reach their full potential.
MPE Partners
3
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Boston, MA
MPE Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in the lower middle market. They work with business owners and management teams to help them achieve their growth objectives. With over 30 years of experience, MPE Partners has a proven track record of success in investing, adding value, and creating long-term partnerships with their portfolio companies.
One Equity Partners
4
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
One Equity Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in middle-market investments across various industries. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in New York City with additional offices in Chicago, Frankfurt, and São Paulo. Their team consists of highly experienced professionals who work closely with each portfolio company to help drive growth and achieve their full potential.
Affinity Equity Partners
2
Category
Private Equity
Geography
Asia
HQ Location
Hong Kong
Affinity Equity Partners is one of the largest dedicated Asian private equity firms and focuses on leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions. Currently advises and manages approximately US$ 14 billion of funds and assets. Its latest fund, Affinity Asia Pacific Fund V of US$ 6.0 billion is one of the largest in the region. Affinity operates as a Pan-Asian firm focusing on investment opportunities in Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Greater China and Southeast Asia.
Golden Gate Capital
4
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate Capital is a private equity investment firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments. Based in San Francisco, it was founded in 2000 and has since raised over $15 billion in capital commitments. The firm has completed more than 40 platform investments and over 60 add-on acquisitions.
MSouth Equity Partners
3
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Atlanta, GA
M-South is an investment firm primarily focused on lower-middle market companies in the southeastern United States. Their team of experienced professionals works closely with business owners and management teams to help facilitate growth and create long-term value. With a track record of success across a variety of industries, M-South is a reliable partner for companies seeking strategic capital and operational support.
Spire Capital Partners
4
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New York, NY
Spire Capital is a private equity firm that partners with companies in the technology-enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. With over $1 billion in assets under management, Spire Capital provides capital, strategic guidance and operational expertise to its portfolio companies. The firm's team of experienced professionals has completed over 60 investments and has over 100 years of collective investing experience.
Lovell Minnick Partners
2
Category
Private Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Radnor, PA
LM Partners is an independent investment advisory firm that provides unmatched, customized investment solutions for institutional and private clients. They offer a range of investment services including portfolio management, risk management, and advisory services. With a team of experienced professionals, LM Partners has a proven track record of delivering superior investment results.
New State Capital Partners
3
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New Rochelle, NY
Newstate Capital Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in middle-market investments across business and financial services, industrials, consumer and other sectors.
Pfingsten Partners
4
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Chicago, IL
Pfingsten is a leading investment firm that specializes in creating value through strategic operational improvements. With over 30 years of experience, the firm is committed to partnering with management teams to build successful businesses. Pfingsten's investment approach focuses on partnering with family and founder-owned companies in the middle market.
SEMCAP
4
Category
Growth Equity
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Wayne, PA
SEM Capital is a private investment firm that specializes in providing growth capital to small and medium-sized businesses with a focus in food and nutrition, health, and education. Their team of experienced professionals brings a unique blend of financial, operational, and technological expertise to each investment opportunity.
Argonne Capital Group
3
Category
Lower Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
Atlanta, GA
Argonne Capital is an Atlanta-based private investment firm that acquires and grows lower middle-market companies. They focus on making long-term investments in food and beverage, franchising, and specialty retail sectors. With a team of experienced professionals, they help businesses achieve sustainable growth and profitability.
Gridiron Capital
4
Category
Middle Market
Geography
North America
HQ Location
New Canaan, CT
Gridiron Capital is a private equity investment firm founded in 2005 that focuses on branded consumer, business services, and industrial sectors across the United States and Canada. They invest in profitable and growing middle-market businesses across a range of industries in order to help them achieve their full potential. Gridiron's team of experienced professionals brings expertise in operations, strategy, and finance to support their portfolio companies in achieving long-term success.
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