Industrials Private Equity Firms - Axial

The Watermill Group A Strategy Driven Private Equity Firm Since 1978, The Watermill Group and affiliates have acquired, managed, and transformed dozens of companies operating at the crossroads of hazard and opportunity. At the Watermill Group, we apply the craft of strategic planning and implementation to our portfolio companies, helping them to reach their full potential as stable businesses capable of supporting jobs and contributing to their local communities. We pride ourselves in our ability to recognize advantage where others do not. We create value through our unique brand of…

American Pacific Group is a San Francisco-based private equity firm targeting control equity investments in lower-middle-market companies, typically with EBITDA from $0 to $40 million. We focus on complex businesses and transactions across technology, consumer, business services, industrial, and healthcare. We are growth-oriented investors, and together with our in-house operating partners, seek to implement our proprietary value creation model to drive sustainable growth in our portfolio companies. 

Northern Private Capital Inc. is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders. 

Acquira (www.acquira.com) provides entrepreneurs the support to realize their dream of business ownership by guiding their acquisition of small businesses in the MEP and specialty contractor space. We provide direct training and support through the steps of deal identification, vetting, diligence, financing, funding and post-acquisition change management with a focus on transitioning from owner-operated to management-run businesses. We focus on employee empowerment, engagement, and enrichment through the creation of peer-supported leadership teams, clear and generous incentives, industry…

Rallyday Partners is an investment partnership that supports great companies led by audacious leaders with big dreams. Applying our entrepreneurial DNA, we designed a stepping stone capital solution that grows with you, at your pace and on your terms – not ours.

TCG Partners is a Private Capital firm serving clients throughout North America. Our customers include organizations with varying capacities, financing needs and risk profiles. Through the use of innovative deal structures, we always find a solution that fits our client's unique situations. Our long term goal is to achieve capital preservation and stable growth for our investors while providing the highest standard of service to our valued customers. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest ethical standards and carry those principles into all our business relationships with customers,…

LaurelCrest Partners is a Private Equity firm that seeks to make acquisitions at the smaller end of Enterprise spectrum. We are in the process of building a portfolio of well run, stable, strong cash flowing businesses.LaurelCrest was founded by a group of seasoned professionals with diverse backgrounds in business and finance. Our focus is leveraging our expertise and capital to identify and fund exceptional investment opportunities across numerous sectors and asset classes and then utilizing our team of experts to grow and monetize these investments.Our core business is sourcing…

Lakeview Investment Partners ("LVIP") is a private equity firm focused on investing incompanies that present clear opportunities to leverage our unique expertise in order to addvalue. LVIP is an affiliate of Lakeview Capital is a single-family office focused on making control and minority investments in middle market companies. We partner with exceptional management teams seeking the next stage of growth. Post-acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders by leveraging our extensive network.

Milton Street seeks to consistently generate market-leading returns by transforming lower middle market industrial companies into sustainably great businesses through active engagement in strategy, human capital, and commercial and operational improvements.Prior to forming Milton Street in 2016, our founding team worked together for over a decade at a large and highly successful institutional private equity fund manager. One challenge that we believe the traditional private equity model faces is the pressure to invest in larger and larger companies, companies where there are fewer…

We are passionate about improving the value and performance of your business. We've started companies, managed operations, made acquisitions, sold businesses, and learned plenty of valuable lessons along the way. Whether you are looking for a partner to help you grow your business, or someone to step in so you can take a step back, give us a call. We invest in businesses to help them grow, and hold for the long-term. Since we don’t raise blind pooled funds, we can seek out co-investors that have capital, experience, and expertise in your industry. Plus, with no arbitrary timelines to exit…

TUCKER PARTNERS is a private investment firm. We focus on the acquisition, management and growth of middle market businesses. Tucker Partners targets established businesses to acquire. Our goal is to provide attractive exit options for owners of privately held businesses and for divestitures of corporate divisions. The Acquisition Criteria section describes our interests, which are focused on specialized distribution companies as well as light manufacturing/processing operations. We can be flexible in our approach, which allows for a fair and tax-efficient value for the seller. We pool our…

Acasta Capital is a boutique merchant bank and advisory firm formed to bring together individuals with unique experiences and track records to create greater value for clients and partners based on inventive and do-able ideas. Being free of the conflicts and limitations too common in the advisory sector, our business model is founded on the principle of aligned interests with clients and partners. We provide advice on transformational change, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings, capital structure, investor activism and strategy.

Exeter Street Capital Partners ("Exeter") is the private equity affiliate of Patriot Capital (20-year old mezzanine fund; $1+ billion deployed). Exeter invests in promising lower middle market businesses ($3-7M of EBITDA).Exeter makes control and structured equity investments in promising lower middle market businesses within our Focus Sectors (Business/Consumer Services, Industrial Growth/Tech., Healthcare Services) across North America. We form close partnerships with the existing management of growing businesses where our capital, operating resources, financial expertise and strategic…

We are entrepreneurial investors who eschew the traditional investment approach in search of opportunity in the small and medium enterprise (SME) landscape. We believe in bringing professional management, new incentive structures, and cutting edge technology to mature businesses and industries.

Takoda Group is a private investment firm that specializes in the acquisition of leading middle market companies . Our primary focus is on profitable companies with revenues from $5 to $100 million and the potential for growth, both organic and through acquisitions. We are focused on making investments in the following industries: consumer products and services, niche manufacturing, and business services. The team at Takoda Group is committed to providing the resources necessary to make great companies even better. Takoda is comprised of business managers with over 40 years of business…

NewCastle Partners LLC is a Greenwich, Connecticut based private equity firm. NewCastle Partners seeks to acquire lower middle market companies with a transaction value of $15.0 - $40.0 million; a market historically underserved by experienced equity groups. NewCastle's principals have invested in over 45 middle market companies since 1985. Primary focus is manufacturing and specialty distribution businesses. Typical investments include private company recapitalizations, corporate divestitures and consolidations in a wide range of industry sectors. NewCastle invests in/acquires controlling…

Knox Lane is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with founder- and family-owned businesses in the Services and Consumer sectors.Formed by a team of investors and operators, Knox Lane’s professionals have a long history of working together, an investor-operator mindset, and and a passion for partnering with companies to accelerate growth.We look forward to introducing ourselves and seeing how we can help.

Alterna Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in South Florida focused on making control and non-control investments in lower middle market U.S. companies. The firm seeks stable, established companies and backs strong management teams that are poised for growth.

J.H. Whitney, established in 1946 by the industrialist and philanthropist, John Hay “Jock” Whitney, was one of the first U.S. private equity firms and is often credited with pioneering the development of the private equity industry. Today, J.H. Whitney is a leader in the private equity industry, having invested in over 400 companies since formation and currently manages approximately $1.0 billion in private capital. J.H. Whitney remains privately owned by its investing professionals and our main activity is to provide private equity capital to small and middle market companies with strong…

Oak Bay Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.