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Blue Point Capital Partners, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 44 Total Closed Deals
Blue Point Capital Partners is a private equity firm managing over $1.5 billion in committed capital. With offices in Cleveland, Charlotte, Seattle and Shanghai, Blue Point’s geographical footprint allows it to establish relationships with local and regional entrepreneurs and advisors, while providing the resources of a global organization. The Blue Point partner group has a 21-year track record of partnering with lower middle-market businesses to build processes and capabilities to achieve dramatic growth, specializing in ownership recapitalizations, corporate divestitures and buyouts,…
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Mar 2018
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Mar 2018
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Nov 2017
acquired
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Aug 2017
acquired

Clearview Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 42 Total Closed Deals
We are a private investment firm specializing in control and non-control investments of North American companies with operating profits of $4 - $20 million.Since the firm’s founding in 1999 by Jim Andersen, Calvin Neider and Pete Doolittle, Clearview has single-mindedly remained dedicated to investing in and supporting the development of lower middle market companies. Working collaboratively with our portfolio company management teams, we provide targeted strategic and operational assistance, as well as capital, to fuel organic and acquisition growth initiatives.Since inception, the…
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Apr 2023
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Dec 2021
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Sep 2021
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Aug 2021
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Stonehenge Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 42 Total Closed Deals
Stonehenge Partners ("Stonehenge" or the "Firm") is a middle-market private equity firm with a highly successful 25+ year track record. The Firm directs the investment activities for approximately $1 billion in capital commitments. Stonehenge's investment professionals have extensive experience executing a broad range of transactions including:Management and leveraged buyoutsAcquisitionsRecapitalizationsGrowth capital investmentsStonehenge Partners has the flexibility to invest in a variety of structures including common equity, preferred equity and subordinated debt (or combinations…
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Jun 2019
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Apr 2019
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Jan 2019
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Sep 2018
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Renovus Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 36 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2010, Renovus Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in the Knowledge and Talent industries. Renovus, based in the Philadelphia area, manages over $1 billion across three sector focused PE funds and one generalist strategy (RCap). The firm’s current portfolio includes over 25 U.S. based businesses specializing in education and training, B2B healthcare services, technology services and professional services. Renovus typically partners with founder-led businesses, leveraging its industry expertise and access to debt and equity capital to make operational…
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Jul 2023
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Jun 2023
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Industrial Opportunity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 35 Total Closed Deals
Industrial Opportunity Partners, LLC ("IOP"), based in Evanston, IL, is a private equity investment firm. With $910 million of committed capital since its inception, IOP is focused on acquiring and managing middle-market manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. Utilizing its operations-focused approach and dedicated Board of Operating Principals, IOP has a track record of stabilizing, growing and enhancing the value of its acquired businesses having invested in over 20 platform companies.
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May 2024
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May 2024
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May 2023
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Apr 2022
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The Sterling Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 34 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group is a private equity investment firm defined by its focused expertise, depth of experience, operational strategy, and approach to partnering with management.Focused expertiseWe specialize in what we know best: acquiring and increasing the value of middle-market operating businesses in the fields of basic manufacturing, industrial services, and distribution.Depth of experienceOur Partners have a combined 90 years at Sterling. Their business experience encompasses management, operations, public accounting, commercial and investment banking, and securities…
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Oct 2010
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Oct 2010
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Oct 2010
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Oct 2010
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KLH Capital Partners, LP Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 33 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2005, KLH Capital is a private equity firm serving management teams of lower middle-market companies in the specialty services, value-added distribution, and niche manufacturing industries. The firm makes majority and minority equity investments in U.S.-based businesses to support the company’s growth plans, provide ownership opportunities for key managers, and allow owners to harvest the value in their businesses. Our commitment goes beyond financial support as we believe in establishing a collaborative team of peers, all of whom have a hand in the company’s progress.…
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Aug 2022
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Nov 2021
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Oct 2021
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Dec 2020
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Argosy PE Investments, LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 32 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 1990, Argosy Capital invests entrepreneurial capital with experienced business partners in two asset classes, lower middle market operating companies and real estate. Our focus is on creating value with our business partners by investing in inefficient markets where creativity, hard work and disciplined risk taking can generate exceptional returns for the benefit of all stakeholders. As partners with our investors, co-investors, operating company management teams and real estate operating partners, we are dedicated to creating value by building upon the strengths of the people,…
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Aug 2023
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May 2023
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Apr 2023
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Nov 2022
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Fulham Company Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 32 Total Closed Deals
Fulham & co. has been investing in manufacturing companies since 1984. We seek to partner with companies that sell highly engineered products into industrial and commercial end markets. Most of the members of our firm have 20+ years of operating experience in a variety of manufacturing businesses. We work collaboratively with management teams, offering tools and advice to help our companies achieve their goals. Our firm has generated successful investment results across dozens of deals with entrepreneurial owner-managers since our first acquisition in 1984. Investment criteria: highly…
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Nov 2023
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Graylight Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 30 Total Closed Deals
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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Nov 2022
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Mar 2022
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Mar 2021
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Mar 2019
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Highview Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 30 Total Closed Deals
Highview Capital is a family-office backed private equity fund in Los Angeles with an evergreen fund structure (patient capital with ability to hold longer) and flexible, opportunistic investment mandate that has deployed nearly $700mm of equity capital through 2024.We look for companies poised to undergo a transformation. We drive value through a strategic and operational approach coupled with patient capital and an extremely flexible mandate.We invest in middle market businesses that are facing a critical inflection point and are ready for transformation, whether that is executing…
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Sep 2023
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Aug 2023
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Jun 2023
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Sep 2022
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Mangrove Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 27 Total Closed Deals
Mangrove Equity Partners' founding principals enjoy a national reputation as uncommonly effective, fair, flexible and honorable partners to company owners and managers. We have the captive financial resources (including bridge capabilities) and deal experience to efficiently close transactions. We also have substantial operating experience and a collaborative approach to building value at the companies with whom we partner. Mangrove's three person internal operating team affords our fund the ability to help owner/operators maximize the value of their retained ownership, and allows Mangrove to…
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Oct 2022
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Feb 2022
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Dec 2021
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Jan 2021
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CPS Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 25 Total Closed Deals
CPS is an entrepreneurial investment firm that supports the growth of high-quality small and medium sized businesses. We are focused on companies with annual revenues from $5-$40 million and annual cash flows from $2-$8 million, and investing committed capital from 3 active funds. We will work with business owners to ensure the right deal for both themselves and their employees and customers. We bring significant managerial capability and capital to provide business owners with an attractive option compared to traditional financial or strategic buyers. CPS takes an active role in businesses…
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Jun 2023
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Oct 2022
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Oct 2022
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Oct 2022
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Eureka Equity Partners, L.P. Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 25 Total Closed Deals
Eureka Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in and building niche-market leaders at the lower end of the middle market. Eureka’s core focus is partnering with exceptional management teams to acquire businesses with up to $100 million in revenue across industry segments in which Eureka brings significant experience and operating resources, including business services, health care services, specialty manufacturing and consumer products. Eureka leads buyouts that bring significant ownership to the operators driving the success of the business. With this core principle…
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Nov 2014
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Feb 2013
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Dec 2012
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May 2011
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Harren Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
Harren Equity Partners is a Charlottesville, Virginia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida based private investment firmand leading provider of equity for middle market acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth capital financings. Harren professionals work with each portfolio company to develop and/or implement a strategic business plan, and we support management by providing the operational, financial and human resources necessary to manage the increasingly complicated decisions associated with growing a business. Harren's approach to private investment is significantly differentiated from the…
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Apr 2022
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Jan 2022
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Aug 2021
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Jun 2021
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Century Park Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
CENTURY PARK CAPITAL PARTNERS is a middle market private equity investment group with capabilities to provide equity capital for growth, shareholder liquidiity or both. We typically invest $10 million to $40 million in profitable, growing middle-market companies with revenues ranging from $20 million to $100 million. We can make larger investments with the participation of our institutional limited partners. We are relationship-driven, long-term investors, partnering with owners and management to build industry-leading companies. We do not intrude in day to day operations, but rather seek to…
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Tonka Bay Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
Tonka Bay Equity Partners acquires and invests in small and midsized companies that are pursuing the next level of success. Our patient, personalized and collaborative approach has yielded superior returns for investors and management partners alike.Since 1998, Tonka Bay has raised more than $550 million of capital in four funds, composed of contributions from institutional investors, endowments, pensions, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. We seek to partner with and support management teams in established, profitable businesses that serve a specific niche. We do not consider…
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Jan 2023
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Jan 2022
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Jan 2021
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Jan 2021
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Strength Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 24 Total Closed Deals
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
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Apr 2022
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Jun 2021
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Heartwood Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 23 Total Closed Deals
Heartwood Partners (formerly Capital Partner, Inc.) was formed in 1982. Since then, its principals have invested in more than seventy five companies. We believe in doing what we say we will do and being patient and disciplined investors who support exceptional management teams as they develop their businesses. On average, we have held our investments for over five years and have supported management through the acquisition of complimentary businesses. As supportive capital partners to exceptional management teams, together we have created substantial value.In January of 2014, we raised our…
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Sep 2020
acquired
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May 2020
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Oct 2019
acquired
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Apr 2019
acquired

Rockwood Equity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 23 Total Closed Deals
Rockwood Equity Partners:Private equity investment firm for lower middle market companies, with a track record spanning 25+ years.Focus on B2B companies in industrials and regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, aerospace & defense, environmental).Transaction types: First institutional capital partner, majority, minority, growth, management buyout, corporate divestiture, independent sponsor and other partnership transactionsTarget company size: $10-$75 million in revenues and $2-$7 million EBITDA, add-ons of any size.Contact: Kate Faust at [email protected], …
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Feb 2024
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Jan 2024
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Feb 2023
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Nov 2022
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