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Borgman Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring successful, privately-held, lower-middle market businesses that are poised for growth. With a track record of successful acquisitions of both broadly marketed and off-market companies, we are ready to explore deals in a fair, flexible, and creative manner.

Middleton Partners PG Group is a Chicago-based private investment firm that invests in lower middle market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies across the United States. The Middleton PG Group is a unique arm of Middleton Partners. Unlike traditional private equity firms, Middleton is not a fund and does not have a fixed investment mandate or time horizon. We have a strong investor base with the ability to perform due diligence and deploy capital quickly. The Middleton team leverages its significant banking, marketing, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution experience…

Grand Valley Holdings is a Cincinnati-based acquirer of privately-held, family owned businesses in the Ohio Valley. The Principals of Grand Valley Holdings bring over 30 years of experience acquiring, developing, and operating private businesses.

Glen Oaks Capital, LLC is an independent sponsor founded by John Powers to pursue control acquisitions in the lower middle-market primarily focused on manufacturing and business services. Mr. Powers formed Glen Oaks Capital after 15 years at Millbrook Capital where he was responsible for sourcing, structuring, and managing the family office's direct private equity investments.

The partners at Dry Fly Capital are passionate about fueling business growth. We are looking to partner with owner/operators that are making a move to transition into their next phase of life, yet would like the legacy of the company they’ve built to carry on. We look for companies with a passionate, committed workforce that could use an injection of business development and digital marketing expertise. We are operators that have built multiple companies with organic growth and strategic acquisition. We are intimately involved in the operations of each business we acquire because we love…

Credo Private Capital was formed to provide small business owners and management teams access to an investment partner that does not have the constraints associated with traditional private equity. For example, there are no pre-determined investment timelines when working with Credo; we think the best opportunities are situations where companies are operated based on what is best for the business and its customers.We are not business operators. We seek opportunities in lower-middle market companies where we can complement management’s existing skillset with our ability to identify and…

Lapa Capital is an investment adviser headquartered in New York. We provide an alternative approach to wealth creation for our partners, investing at the two ends of the risk spectrum: acquiring stakes in growing companies and originating/managing credit collateralized by real assets. We look for established solutions (i.e. tested and deployed) and businesses facing an inflexion point on its growth trajectory. ‍ We leverage our relationships globally to help our partners expand their network globally. ‍ We focused mainly on companies operating at or near financial profitability

Woodlawn Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm that is focused on people, not transactions. Our primary responsibility is to provide stability for employees and customers. Rather than simply replacing a business owner with a new manager, we first become directly involved with a business to educate ourselves and to earn the trust of its people. We then work collaboratively to build a team that can drive self-sustaining growth. We help a business owner to tailor a succession strategy around their personal and financial needs. We take a hands-on approach to shepherding a business…

We are a Chicago-based private investment firm that provides partnership and capital to transform and grow your business. We primarily invest in business and consumer services companies in the lower middle market.

Adelphi Capital Partners is a private investment group focused on teaming with experienced operating executives to invest in lower middle market, industrial technology-driven manufacturing and services companies undergoing ownership/management transitions and/or present organic growth opportunities.

Crux Capital is the ideal partner for owners seeking liquidity, generational transition, capital for growth or recapitalization. The firm is committed to preserving the legacy of the companies we invest in, recognizing that people and culture are the key determinants of long-term success. In addition to providing capital, we leverage the expertise of our team and limited partner investors to support management teams in reaching their growth objectives. While we do not participate in the day-to-day management of our companies, we do serve as active advisers and provide additional resources to…

Fairchild Capital PartnersFairchild Capital Partners, LLC is a Buffalo, NY-based private equity firm focused on investing in companies that operate in the middle-market and lower middle-market. Fairchild seeks to partner with companies typically generating revenues between $5 million and $75 million led by strong, entrepreneurial management teams, providing capital for acquisitions, management buyouts, family transitions, estate planning, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, and growth and expansion. Visit www.fairchildcapitalpartners.com for additional information.

Westerly Group is a family office backed investment platform seeking to acquire privately-held businesses within the consumer and healthcare sectors.

Bearing Partners is an independent financial sponsor that invests in lower middle-market companies. We seek to invest in businesses $1M to $8M of EBITDA with a strong management team and the potential for significant growth. We prefer to partner with the management team or founder(s) in control investments in industries including consumer products and services, business services, oil & gas, technology, industrial & manufacturing, etc. We have a low leverage approach in structuring transactions and no required hold period which allows for flexibility for each specific situation.

Thesis Capital Partners, LLC is an independent sponsor that invests in family-owned companies in the United States. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to grow these businesses for the next generation in a hands-on way.

Rise Run Capital (“Rise Run”) is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm which invests capital in middle market companies with the following characteristics:Trailing EBITDA of $2 to $10 millionStrong management teamProfitable operationsAttractive and defensible market positionMinimal customer and supplier concentrationsRise Run focuses on manufacturing, healthcare, consumer products, distribution and logistics, and service companies.

Galaxi Group is a family office backed independent sponsor focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We consider ourselves entrepreneurial capital partnering with management teams and entrepreneurs to achieve next level success.

SPUR is accelerating the succession process for business owners by bringing capital and proven leadership to every portfolio company we acquire. SPUR's unique model focuses on hiring outstanding CEOs and enabling them to select, acquire, and grow great businesses in a simple and fair transaction process.Each of SPUR's Operating Partners is seeking to acquire a business, transition into the role of CEO, and execute the growth plan. To find out more about our Operating Partners and their areas of focus, see the active projects in our profile.At its core, SPUR is in the business of building…

Eigen is a lower mid-market investment firm specialized in corporate carve-outs and complex situations. We focus on acquiring (i) non-core business units that no longer fit their corporate parent’s strategy or (ii) somewhat undermanaged private businesses - from breakeven/loss-making situations up to $20m EBITDA.

Jupiter Holdings LLC is a Newport Beach, California-based private investment firm specializing in alternative investments and the pursuit of superior absolute returns. Founded in 1997 by Edmond F. St. Geme, Jupiter is backed by more than $1 billion of discretionary institutional capital and is highly opportunistic in its pursuit of extraordinary risk-adjusted returns in three primary areas: real estate, private equity, and marketable securities.