Palindrome acquires companies with decades of demonstrated success and extremely talented teams. Our process emphasizes people, allows for long-term ownership, and builds communities. Then we listen and we learn - in search of shared values, a sustainable business model, and the ability to create new opportunities. We create long-term value by providing operational support to promote growth while simultaneously preserving legacy and culture. Capital alone will not determine our long-term success and we take pride in putting people first throughout our process.
The Kane Group is a family-owned holding company based in Maryland. We have been actively involved in trucking, warehousing, office moving, limousine/bus services, commercial real estate, and interior commercial construction. The Kane Group is 100% owned by Richard Kane, maintains 350,000 square feet of cross dock warehousing serving clients using the Baltimore Port for their container movements.Richard Kane successfully grew International Limousine Service Inc, a limousine/bus company to 200 employees and 140 company-owned vehicles. With Richard’s desire to return to the trucking industry,…
Bristlecone Companies partners with entrepreneurs who care deeply about their teams, customers, and legacy. We provide a permanent home for enduring businesses in niche markets and empower them to realize their full potential.
Our vision is to build a portfolio of companies, each of which serves its customers, employees, suppliers and community in important ways. We believe the growth of existing businesses is the shortest path to the sustained economic growth of our region.
Columbia Home Services is a Residential and Light Commercial home services platform focused on repair, maintenance, replacement and installation services in secondary but growing markets across the US. CHS is based in Dallas, Texas and is currently comprised of seasoned industry leadership. Our vision is to partner with organizations who have great leadership, a winning culture and to help them grow their business.
Parkland Group Industries is based in St. Louis, Missouri and focused exclusively on purchasing and operating small "business to business" companies in the U.S. with earnings less than $3 million.Before founding Parkland Group, John led corporate development at ASPEQ Holdings, Inc., a privately-owned, manufacturing holding company. Before joining ASPEQ, John was a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. John advised family offices and large private businesses on fixed income and public & private equity investments. John has a bachelor’s degree in Finance…
AH Equity Investments is the United States holding company for AH Group, a Panama based permanent capital vehicle.AH enters each partnership with the intention of never selling. We are a holding company with no exit dates. Due to our long time horizon, the culture of a potential company is just as important as its financials.We are always looking to acquire growing, profitable, privately held companies with proven business models, records of revenue and earnings growth, and a plan to sustain that growth. We prefer to work with the current management team or promote from within and are open…
Ex Nihilo Capital is an invitation-only strategic private equity investment firm actively focused on leveraged buy-out opportunities in stable or growing lower middle market businesses. Our team acquires firms that have proven their success and are primed for the next level of their evolution. By bringing our expertise, energy, enthusiasm, and capital to the table, we identify and aggressively pursue value-enhancing growth opportunities. We generally seek niche service businesses within the healthcare industry, but also currently have portfolio holdings in family entertainment centers and…
JSW Media, Inc, is a holding company with several ecommerce brands under management, including Artisan Owl, Pierced Owl, and Aloha Earrings. Combined with our exclusive wholesale relationships, the company has approximately $25 million in annual revenue. Our primary warehouse is located at 1150 South St in Suffield, CT.
Searching via this entity, but own / control multiple companies. One owns single tenant net leased properties, one builds and operates car washes (express tunnel, in-bay and self-serve), one is a software company providing a B2C platform in the aging / senior care space. Multiple transactions closed in both the software and land / car wash space.
&Capital is a private investment firm headquartered in Toronto. Our model focuses on partnering with talented entrepreneurs in the lower and mid-market to build large-scale acquisition platforms. Our view is one of “Permanent Capital”, where our capital has no term. Our Managing partners have strong expertise in growth initiatives (sales, marketing), operations (streamlining processes), and capital allocation.
Star Equity Holdings is a publicly traded diversified holding company with a private equity strategy. We are seeking to become a "Berkshire-Hathaway" type company in the Microcap space. We are currently looking for acquisitions and scale, and are looking across a variety of sectors as well as both public and private businesses.
Searching to purchase or invest in businesses with:- Long term hold strategy- Valuation $2-$100 million- EBITDA >$1.5 million- EBITDA margins >20%- Geographic dominance or extreme customer loyalty
Devin Flowers, Inc. is a holding company interested in acquiring and growing small custom manufacturing companies. We plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
Alamar is a holding company for public sector (government and education) software companies based in the US and Canada. We seek add-ons or platform opportunities in EdTech and GovTech.
Lakeview Partners is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized environmental services acquisitions. We plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
At Haywood Lane, we seek to build great companies through a distinct platform, allowing us to focus on a single, large and fragmented market at a time. By immersing ourselves in the industry alongside our management partners we best position ourselves to build relationships, increase knowledge and our ability to effectively scale our platform. We value cash generation and quality managers as primary criteria, followed by growth prospects and opportunities to increase value through operational improvements. Founded in mid-2022, we have completed three acquisitions to date and are actively…
Union Software Group provides a forever home for the best vertical market software businesses. We are experienced investors and operators having built, scaled, and grown some of the most successful software businesses in North America such as AutoLeap and FieldEdge.Our goal is to provide a simple, friendly, and long-term solutions to owners, while helping grow and develop our acquired businesses over an extended period of time. We are an operator-led acquirer of software businesses with a focus on long-term value creation and preserving the legacy of our acquired businesses.…
DCS primarily focuses on dental-related support businesses (not dental practices). Our expertise is in growth. We depend on systems and develop people on our team. We are looking for opportunities in the dental and veterinary/ pet industries to add to our portfolio.
Pomerado Technologies is a holding company that was started in late 2021 after the successful sale of our previous company. Our founders are career defense industry executives with a long track record of success building and growing defense companies. We are currently looking for small to mid sized companies to add to our portfolio.
