Top Family Offices in California - Axial

Coughlin Capital is a family owned and operated investment firm dedicated to working with small and lower middle-market expansion stage companies to help unlock their true potential. Our goal is simple: grow businesses. Coughlin Capital has grown out of over 60 years of family owned and operated businesses originally located in Detroit, Michigan. In 2007 Coughlin Capital was established to leverage this experience by investing in small and lower middle-market companies with growth potential. The team includes MBAs, JDs, CPAs and entrepreneurs with extensive real-world experience running…

Willcrest Partners (www.willcrest.com) is a team of entrepreneurs backed by a family office to provide equity investments and operational support to differentiated b2b service and product companies with $1-5 million in EBITDA.

OverviewWest Edge Partners is a team of entrepreneurial investors dedicated to investing in and accelerating the growth of a privately-held business through a hands-on approach.The West Edge AdvantageFlexibleAble to maneuver more opportunistically than traditional investment firms given that we are unconstrained by formal timelines and investment mandates. We are able to customize a transition plan depending on whether management desires to continue operating the business, gradually transition over time or exit fully.FocusedCommitted to the successful investment, operations and growth of a…

Fernandez Holdings is a long-term investment firm focused on adding healthy companies to its portfolio and investing in them for the future. Fernandez Holdings companies begin as well-managed, middle-market businesses with revenues of $20 to $250 million, and then through a two-pronged approach of maintaining what has made them successful in the past and making incremental improvements for the future, the companies grow and increase in profitability. For some companies, injecting capital for growth and aggressively targeting new markets makes sense. For others, shoring up the…

Founded in 2012, StoneCalibre is an international private investment firm with offices located in Los Angeles, Paris and London. We are focused on corporate divestitures, buy & builds and special situations opportunities via control transactions. To date, we have acquired 36 companies throughout North America and Europe through 7 different investment platforms.Our investment approach is based upon creating value from deal origination through to monetization. Pre-acquisition, our process is focused on finding companies that possess certain characteristics which in our view can lead to…

About:Kairos Companies is a firm established in 2018 dedicated to owning and operating family-owned businesses across the United States. At Kairos, we take pride in providing creative solutions for business owners in need of a transition. Beyond the initial transaction, Kairos constantly strives to provide the best home for our businesses. With an indefinite investment horizon, Kairos acts as a family for our companies: nurturing growth, mentoring managers, and maintaining the outstanding legacy of the founding family.The Greeks had two words for time: “chronos” and…

Nobel Investments is a family investment office based out of Santa Monica, CA. We are majority stake hold investors and are owners / operators of our businesses post-acquisition. We invest in businesses that operate in industries where we have demonstrated a successful track record of helping companies scale – either as direct operators or as consultants.Nobel Investments was founded by Atta Tarki. Born in Tehran, Atta moved to the countryside of Sweden at age 7, where he grew up a few minutes away from Alfred Nobel’s workshop. There, Atta developed a deep respect for Alfred Nobel’s…

Big7Ventures is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

NT Capital Management is a single-family office based in the Bay Area, California, founded by the family running a multi-field corporation established in 1993. Our experienced management team utilizes a research-driven approach to allocate capital in a diversified portfolio across private equities and real estate holdings. Our commitment is to maximize your risk-adjusted returns.

ALA Holdings is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders. 

Montalto Partners is an investment firm that is looking to acquire, and operate +$1M EBIDTA businesses. We are an entrepreneurial team led by a 25 year corporate development professional with broad experience across a number of sectors including media and entertainment, technology, healthcare and business services.

WYSESON is a private investment company founded by an entrepreneur in automotive industry. WYSESON invests in event driven, special situation opportunities

We are a family office looking to acquire small businesses in the western U.S. of which we will be the primary operators. Businesses that we would be aggressively looking for are owner/operators that are looking to exit the business because of retirement or career change.

AboutJL Holding LLC is based in Southern and led by Jack Banafsheha who has been involved in Fashion Industry for the last 3 decades. The company led by Mr. Banafsheha is now seeking investments in other sectors. Investment StrategyJL Holding LLC seeks to make controlling investments in the private companies in Southern California. We woule like to partner up with founders who are looking to exit their businesses but want to position their businesses for continued growth and success. We would like the current management to remain in place and be part of the company's next stages of growth.  

Zeal Partners is a family office focused on investing in and acquiring lower middle market businesses, with a particular focus on Southern California. The firm's principals have backgrounds in investment management and the technology sector, but we are industry-agnostic when it comes to acquiring businesses.

Parminder Singh is a family office focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

We are real estate entrepreneurs, focused on the thoughtful design, development and management of dynamic communities and commercial spaces in supply constrained markets with high barriers to entry. We execute our vision through a vertically integrated platform, which provides us with the bottom-up property level expertise required to deliver expertly crafted properties with precision.

Convivium Group is a family office with investment and management expertise. We deploy capital in various industries based on our investment theses. Depending on the situation we invest both minority and majority.The founders have collectively made over five investments/acquisitions. We are constantly in search of new opportunities to deploy capital.

Group 206’s focus is to invest in companies where our capital and experience in business building can lead to long-term and sustainable value creation. We invest in businesses that are at an inflection point. We seek situations where our flexibility and industry specific expertise lead to superior outcomes. Founded in 2013, Group 206 is led by Nima Taghavi, a four-time CEO and lifelong entrepreneur, with a deep track record of growing companies with revenues above $100 million. Nima successfully built and exited five businesses over the span of his 30+ year career with companies ranging…

I was the Co-Founder of Pura Vida Bracelets, a jewelry and lifestyle brand. Fresh out of college at San Diego State University, I took a surfing trip to Costa Rica with my best friend, Griffin Thall. We were lucky enough to stumble across two talented artisans, whose simple string bracelets captured the essence of our journey and the beauty of Costa Rica. Hoping to help them out, we asked the artisans to make 400 bracelets to bring back home and sell at a local San Diego boutique. Much to our surprise, they sold out in just a matter of days. At Pura Vida, I was instrumental in guiding our…