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About Q-Bank GroupQ-Bank is an independent private equity sponsor focused on acquiring lower-middle market companies. We collaborate with management to increase valuation through a combination of M&A and technology-enabled business improvements.What we doOur approach involves identifying entrepreneurial companies with unique business propositions, but lacking the capital, operational, or other resources to fully exploit the opportunity. We then deploy the necessary capital and collaborate with management and our ecosystem of technologists, financial, and operational resources to help our…

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.

Confluence Healthcare Partners is a growth equity group focused exclusively on the healthcare services market with an emphasis on middle market companies. Our goal is to partner with leading providers and companies in sectors of healthcare services where we can provide a combination of operational expertise and financial backing to accelerate growth. We help our partner companies expand into new geographies and service lines and grow through strategic collaboration and acquisitions. In many cases, we will be the transitional capital and partner that allows these companies to grow to such…

Tyrian Capital is a private equity firm investing in companies and management teams throughout the United States. Our unique network of capital sources, industry experts and strategic professionals help build great businesses for the benefit of all stakeholders.

DAGR Holdings is my personal investment company that operates as a fundless sponsor. My day job is as a Principal in the Private Equity strategy of MSD Partners, a $30Bn AUM alternative asset manager. Formerly worked for Searchlight Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman.

Presentation - https://hubs.ly/Q01F0HJX0Deal and Transaction Experience OverviewArtinia Group has extensive transaction experience working through intermediaries. We operate with transparency, work diligently to establish positive working relationships, and prioritize certainty of close within agreed upon timelines.Key current stats include:16 closed transactions$208 million in equity deployed$24 million average acquisition value58 average days to close post LOI / term sheet5 current portfolio companies$372 million current portfolio enterprise valueTarget IndustriesArtinia Group is targeting…

Acquisto is a Boston based private investment firm committed to a buy and build strategy in the middle market. We focus on investments in growing companies, mostly in fragmented industries. We are particularly interested in Healthcare, Software, Tech-Enabled Services, and Industrial companies. Our team has extensive Global Capital Markets experience and we work with capital partners to create long term value for our portfolio companies.Experience:Acquisto's operating members have decades of experience in global capital markets, as well operational experience gained at multi-billion-dollar…

Epic Partners is a merchant banking firm focused on making private equity investments in companies involved in education and training related businesses, broadly defined. Founded in 2001, Epic Partners provides capital and strategic resources to middle market and lower middle market companies in education and training related businesses, broadly defined. We bring extensive experience co-investing with other private equity firms. We seek established businesses with experienced management teams and a solid operating history with growth potential. Although, with our industry focus, we are also…

Verdian is not a private equity firm. Verdian seeks to invest its own capital, along with those of the family offices of some of the most sophisticated private equity investors in the world. We prefer to own our businesses over the long-term, either as public or private entities. Verdian leverages its extensive industry knowledge, operational expertise and flexible capital to ensure companies reach their full potential in the healthcare, government, industrial and other business service sectors. The Verdian team is led by Jim Lindstrom, a former Chairman, CEO and CFO and…

The Firefly Group invests in growth-oriented, lower-middle market companies. We have a proven track record of closing investments and partnering with management teams to build companies of lasting value. The Firefly Group is currently pursuing new platform investments as well as add-on acquisitions for current partner companies.​​​

Tricorner Group partners with founders/owners and senior management of businesses who have created valuable franchises but who, for personal, professional and financial reasons, have reached a stage in their business life cycle where they desire outside resources—managerial, operational and financial—to help them take their businesses to the next level, while also addressing their lifestyle objectives.

JE Capital Partners is a private equity group focused on service-based buy and build strategies. We entertain verticals such as commercial, facility, and utility services and other outdoor service/maintenance related industries. We have flexible investment parameters in terms of go-forward involvement from sellers as it is a case by case basis. We make platform and addon investments. We take pride in our ability to be flexible in our approach working with founder and family-owned businesses to provide a solution that works best for them to transition and maintain the legacy they…

Ashlar Capital is a healthcare-focused private investment firm. We invest in market leading businesses across all sectors of healthcare. We focus exclusively on opportunities where we can partner with management teams to provide human capital, financial resources, industry networks and sector expertise to unlock value and build higher performing, more professional businesses that produce attractive risk adjusted returns for all stakeholders.

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.

Overviewo  Cascata Capital, LLC (“Cascata”) is a Dallas, TX based alternative investment firm focused on private equity platform investments o  Funding is provided in partnership with leading Institutional Investors and family offices through special purpose entities created for each platformo  Principals and operating partners with over 50 years of combined financial and investment experience o  Ability to source and originate proprietary private equity funding opportunities with superior risk adjusted returns for our investment…

Fox Three Partners is an operationally-focused private investment firm that takes a long-term approach to acquiring, growing and taking an active investor role in established lower middle market businesses. We are industry agnostic, and geographically focused on companies East of the Mississippi, with a preference for the Mid-Atlantic / South-Atlantic region.

Clover Capital Partners is an investment firm focused primarily on the food and beverage industries. Our primary investment approach is the acquisition or control recapitalization of a food/beverage manufacturing, processing or distribution business - with a target size of $1mm to $5mm of EBITDA. Though Clover Growth Partners, we make minority, growth equity investments in emerging CPG brands. We will also look at carve-outs, turnarounds and minority deals in food and beverage related companies. We are industry focused and lifecycle/situationally agnostic.

American Working Capital is an investment firm seeking to partner with existingowners, management and employees for mutual long-term growth opportunitiesthrough equity and structured equity investments. We target investments inbusinesses with durable and compelling economic models where our relationships,structuring expertise and flexible capital provide enhanced opportunities toimprove business performance in investment returns. American Working Capital isa source of patient and flexible investment capital that can address ownershipsuccession and growth capital needs of healthy, mid-sized…

Watchtower’s principals pride themselves on being reasonable and flexible partners. We do not over-negotiate, we retain all personnel post-transaction, and we offer attractive career paths and compensation packages for employees. A large portion of employees at our portfolio companies have received increased compensation within the first 12 months of our ownership.Our primary objectives are to facilitate a desirable exit (full or partial) for the seller; foster an attractive career for employees; and leverage our capital, resources, and experience to drive our companies to the next level of…