Diversified Capital Markets Independent Sponsors - Axial

SIG is an investment firm that has acquired 18 companies in the last 4 years. What makes SIG special is our team of highly qualified Operators we bring into our firm and place as CEO or GM in the companies we acquire. This allows ownership to transition out successfully within 30-45 days. SIG brings 90% to 100% cash to close. SIG is a high-probability-to-close-buyer. SIG is always committed to preserving the legacy, brand names, and existing employee pool of all of the companies we acquire. If you go to www.sigpartners.com/companies, you'll see 18 companies still operating under the…

Hound Capital is a Texas-based investor in smaller middle market private companies. Our principals have invested over $1.4 billion in 50 private transactions across the globe. We generally partner with our investor network who control over $1.0 billion of committed capital to consummate investments. This network provides us flexibility in the amount of capital we can bring into a transaction and allows us flexibility to participate in both control and minority situations. Hound offers a flexible investment approach and seeks to accommodate our partners’ and counterparties’ wishes through…

Sumit and Arun founded GCP to acquire SaaS/tech enabled services businesses in US and Canada. Sumit was most recently CEO of SAAS company Groupe Voxco, a company based in Montreal, he acquired through Pivoton Capital (Stamford, CT) in May 2019. Among many strategic initiatives, Sumit recruited experienced BOD, Head of Product, CTO, VP marketing, put in place a digital marketing team that became more than 80% of new business deals closed per year, brought in an outsourced R&D team to accelerate product velocity that helped to increase net retention from 95% at acquisition to 105%+ at exit.…

Independent sponsor looking to acquire SaaS, service and media businesses that do $2mill-$10mill ebitda. Completing roll-ups in two sectors at the moment.

Keeler Lane LLC is a private investment firm focused on acquiring, operating, and growing select small to lower-middle-market businesses.We invest out of personal funds which, when necessary, can be supplemented with institutional or individual capital from a network of partners.Keeler Lane takes a hands-on approach to drive growth and value creation through the institutionalization of operational processes, strategic planning, and financial management. We also seek to drive growth and scale efficiencies through add-on acquisitions where appropriate. We target established businesses with a…

Our foundational principle is that commitment creates value. We collaborate with small business owners on flexible succession plans, renewing the lifecycle of a generational business. Our investment horizon is infinite, which we believe is the highest honor that can be paid to the vision of entrepreneurs. ​The societal gains generated by small business are vast, and our hope if for these gains to accrue to all our stakeholders - customers, employees, and investors - far into the future.

Atena Capital Partners specializes in raising capital for middle market companies via our robust network of investors for both equity and debt financing. We are committed to driving growth, unlocking potential, and ensuring every venture finds its rightful financial partner with 10+ current opportunities in various industries.

Moraga Capital is a private investment firm focused on change-of-control equity transactions in the Mid-Atlantic. Moraga is industry agnostic and utilizes strategic capital and operational expertise to enhance value creation for the long-term.We target companies with revenues of $5 to $50 million and annual pre-tax earnings greater than $2 million. Moraga invests alongside a longstanding cadre of family offices, high net worth individuals and industry experts.

Skyharbor Capital is private investment firm based in Camas, WA. We invest our own capital and seek to partner with high-integrity operating executives (whether they are founders, replacement CEOs, or search fund entrepreneurs). We are industry agnostic and invest nationwide in established B2B services companies and have a preference for "information-based" or "tech-enabled" business services with meaningful repeat or recurring revenue.  ​We seek to acquire vendors and service providers that provide technology and information support services to other businesses. Our approach is to is…

Based in Stamford, Connecticut, Hildene was founded in 2008 and focuses on distressed and event-driven opportunities within credit. Hildene manages over $13 billion for its investors.Hildene’s core competency is opportunistic investing. Hildene’s senior investment team has a long and established track record of investing across a number of credit and distressed cycles, leveraging their experience and expertise in managing complex assets. We aim to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long-term via a disciplined investment approach while aligning our interests with those of…

West Elk Partners is an independent sponsor based in Denver, Colorado. Our firm takes wholistic approach to life and business – one that doesn’t make you choose between what you value and the value you deserve. Our investment criteria helps us focus our efforts on what we do best: investing in people and stewarding extraordinary businesses:Investment typesRecapitalizationFamily successionFull buyoutAreas of focusFood and beverageLight / specialty manufacturingValue added DistributionConsumer productsService businesses

Needham Heights Holdings, LLC (“NHH”) is an Independent Sponsor founded by Matthew Hogan. NHH is focused on acquiring lower middle-market companies in New England. NHH's sourcing criteria targets businesses with a stable cultures, defined growth prospects and within industries that Matt has operational expertise. Each opportunity is analyzed separately to determine the optimal sources and uses.Institutional and accredited funds comprise the firm’s capital base. Matt is a professional investor and has been managing pooled assets and portfolios for over a decade. Prior to forming NHH,…

777 Partners is an investment firm focused on a broad spectrum of specialty finance businesses, asset originators and financial technology and services providers. The firm harnesses the acute insight and extensive experience of its people to identify and execute upon opportunities in esoteric and undercapitlized markets. Our overarching thesis is to incubate new ventures and to make control investments in businesses with scalable profiles and ambitious management teams operating in attractive markets. The value proposition we provide investors and stakeholders is 777’s ingenuity in…

Lavelle Investments is a family investment firm that supports businesses transitioning to the next phase of growth.We understand the importance of maintaining a company's reputation and culture, and we focus on preserving the family-feel that has been instrumental in building customer satisfaction and employee support over the years.With experience as both operators and investors, we bring robust analytical support to help the team drive sustainable, long-term growth and continued success.

Stallion Finance ("Horses not Unicorns") is a private equity firm that invests in and acquires small businesses with the goal of growing them through predefined strategic improvement initiatives. Our team of professional entrepreneurs utilize both private equity investment and hands-on operating expertise, to design and implement our proven operating playbook. We target tenured (no start-ups) companies generating between $0.5mm to $5mm of EBITDA. While we are industry agnostic, we have a particular focus on internet based, software or technology companies that are generating…

Loyal Companies is a PE company. We focus on strategic partnerships, acquisitions and opportunities. We help founders unlock the growth potential of their companies. We focus on providing a strong management team, and operation expertise that help our companies reach untapped potential. With our deep technology experience, we are able to provide and help with the ideal customer experience, product management and the people with in the business.

Global Concepts Funding has strategic partnerships with major financing companies within the United States. These alliances have provided us with a resource base of funds that exceed a billion dollars. Global Concepts Funding takes pride in its team of seasoned financial and marketing professionals who contribute, to a great extent, to Global Concepts Funding’s continued success.Global Concepts Funding was founded with the mission of assisting business enterprises attain their growth and profitability goals.We help a large consumer base to reach personal goals, start new businesses, send…

Newgate Capital Holdings is a diversified financial services platform. We provide funding, advisory and investment banking services to small and medium sized clients. Our finance unit provides consumer, commercial and real estate lending products. Our advisory unit offers banking, acquisition, restructuring and asset management consulting services. We provide a full suite of services for buy-side and sell-side investment banking needs as well.

Nima Asset Management LLC was formed in 2008 to identify and purse direct special situation investments.  The Founder of Nima has extensive experience across a range of industries and financing types.  We have several active projects underway.  We actively seek value added co-investors.

True Vines is helping finance businesses positively impacting the world in the midst of what we consider a massive shift. Our focus is particularly on businesses empowering the global digital transformation. We have mandates in the US and Africa with public and private sector stakeholders.