WaveRider Partners is a capital allocator specializing in partnering with management teams to unlock value-creation opportunities. We believe that aligning interests around a clearly defined execution strategy is a roadmap for success. When combined with focused efforts to drive a healthy culture, great outcomes are possible. We look for management teams to partner with that have these critical elements. The opportunities that are interesting to us have outsized growth prospects and industry tailwinds that can be expected to bolster the company’s set of opportunities.
Partnering with Management Teams to Drive Transformational GrowthPoint 41 Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that focuses on attractive, well-structured markets within the specialty industrials and services sectors, and deploys a unique approach that combines sector knowledge, resources, and operational excellence with a systematic process to build companies.
We are a new firm looking to make strategic acquisitions in the middle market space.We've raised capital from investors that typically invest in venture capital.
Emil Capital was founded in 2011 by experienced operators, including the CEO of the Tengelmann Group, Christian Haub. The family-owned Tengelmann Group has over 150 years of history in consumer and is one of the world’s largest private consumer goods holding companies today. The firm’s founding principles – honesty, integrity, sound fiscal management, innovative marketing and the consistent delivery of value to customers - enable it to stand the test of time. Those principles will always guide Emil Capital in everything we do.
Arkview Capital, a minority-controlled private equity firm, looks to invest equity capital in minority business enterprises to help meet the growing needs of businesses they supply to and to align with their diverse customer base. Arkview has a flexible investment approach and typically invests $10M-$30M of equity in control and non-control transactions.
We are fellow entrepreneurs and impact capitalists working on creating a better financial future for under-represented business owners.We do this by providing equity investments and management support to folks who want to acquire and run existing small businesses. We believe this is a sustainable path to reduce wealth disparities in our society and is a path that can naturally lead us to an evolving ecosystem that has a lasting impact on our communities.
Founded in 1986, Nautic Partners is a middle-market focused private equity firm and has managed over $2.5 billion of assets over its 28-year history. Nautic primarily targets equity investments of $25 million to $75 million for majority ownership, with a focus on companies with $5 million to $40 million in EBITDA in the business services, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. Examples of focus sub-sectors for business services and manufacturing include specialty chemicals, specialty coatings, energy services, building products, petrochemical services, petrochemical infrastructure, aerospace…
Frontenac Company was founded in 1971 with the belief that people are the driving factor behind successful businesses. Nearly 20 years ago we developed a “CEO1ST Investing” strategy to partner with outstanding business leaders and together identify, acquire and build leading businesses. Our CEO1ST partners are leaders in their fields and provide strategic and operational insight to our portfolio companies.Together with our CEO1ST partners, we provide the capital, network and resources to enable our portfolio companies to respond to opportunities, grow and succeed.We focus on lower…
WELLSPRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, founded in 1995, is a middle-market private equity firm that has approximately $3 billion of private equity capital under management. The firm’s objective is to bring partnership, experience and value creation to each investment. By teaming up with strong management, Wellspring is able to unlock underlying value and pursue new growth opportunities through strategic initiatives, operating improvements and add-on acquisitions. The firm functions as a strategic rather than tactical partner, providing management teams with top-line support, M&A experience and…
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital is a privately held investment firm backed by its Partners and Institutions. Lafayette looks to make majority investments in companies in turnaround, restructuring and other special situations.We focus on companies with industry-leading market positions, strong brands or other unique, differentiating factors. Lafayette engages with private and family-owned businesses, subsidiaries of larger corporates and publicly listed companies. We like to look into acquiring companies with the following criteria - Sales between EUR 10 - 150m - Headquartered in Germany,…
Balmoral is experienced in pursuing investment opportunities involving complex operational or financial challenges. We understand the significant commitment of time, resources, and professional turnaround experience required to unlock value within non-core, under-performing or distressed businesses. Accordingly, Balmoral helps creditors, workout groups, corporations with non-core assets, management teams seeking to buy businesses, ESOP trustees, receivers, company advisors and business-owners by providing equity infusions, acquiring non-core or challenged businesses, and/or recapitalizing…
CapitalWorks is a family-focused private equity firm that encourages knowledgeable investors to partner with us in finding, vetting and owning companies. We acquire lower middle-market companies with earnings of $3 - $9 million in EBITDA and are east of the Rockies. Our investors are primarily successful entrepreneurs and executives who want to contribute to our investment process.
Long Point Capital is a private equity fund with offices in Michigan and New York. With $315 million of capital under management, we focus on partnering with successful entrepreneurs of middle market businesses to help them achieve their financial goals, such as achieving liquidity, accessing growth capital, or accommodating generational change. Our leading investor is Masco Corporation, a publicly traded, Fortune 300 Company. Our strategic relationship with Masco differentiates us from other private equity investors in that our portfolio companies have access to certain Masco corporate…
Headquartered in Newtown Square, PA, Inverness Graham is an operationally focused private investment firm that has raised over $1 billion of capital since its inception. Inverness Graham acquires innovative tech-enabled manufacturing, service and software companies.Our approach is as unique as our heritage. Founded by senior executives of the Graham Group, an alliance of independent operating businesses, investment firms and philanthropic entities, we bring unparalleled resources developed over a 50-year operating history to support our portfolio companies.Inverness Graham partners with…
Starboard Capital Partners is a private equity firm that sponsors and invests in lower middle market companies, with values ranging from $10 million to $250 million. We participate with our network of high net worth, family office, and institutional fund co-investors to partner with management teams and entrepreneurs who are looking to accelerate the growth of their companies. Starboard is actively involved in leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations. Most importantly, we actively listen to business owners and look to match our knowledge and capital resources to…
Founded in 1998, ICV Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on making equity investments in America's smaller middle-market companies. ICV seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies with revenues between $25 million and $200 million.ICV targets companies that have a history of stable cash flows and offer the prospect of meaningful growth. These companies are leaders in their markets with highly-defensible positions. They have strong and proven management teams that are eager to invest in their company.ICV Growth Partners was launched in 2009 to…
HBC Investments is a family office-affiliated private equity investor. At HBC Investments, we act as a non-traditional private equity firm that marries the best of both worlds: investment experience and patient flexible capital. For investors and our portfolio companies, our business model eliminates the constraints and limitations associated with traditional, short-term oriented private equity funds. Primarily leveraging our own capital and family office funds, we identify and invest in compelling private companies and partner with management teams to grow the businesses and optimize the…
Endeavour invests in exceptional companies committed to building long-term value. We provide capital, expertise and support to privately-owned mid-market businesses headquartered in the American West.
Industrial Buy & Build is part of our DNACGS invests in highly promising small to medium-sized companies operating in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in selected core areas in which CGS partners have management experience. As part of our buy & build strategy the firm seeks add-on investments in the United States and Canada.A clear and jointly developed Buy & Build strategy for the given company is always the foundation of this work.We steer companies to the topWe turn companies with potential into internationally leading groups in their areas, focusing especially on cross-company…
