Acquisition Pursuit is a relationship-driven investment firm helping business owners exit their companies and keep their legacies alive in the United States and Canada.We are a firm of operation professionals, with a decade of experince in creating sustainable brands. We want to connect and build relationships with business owners who are motivated to sell, helping them exit and truly “retire” without watching their legacies diminish.
Lower/Mid market independent financial sponsor focused exclusively on investing in and partnering with companies in the consumer products sector. Principal has 22+ years on Wall Street, executing $25Bn+ in transactions for leading consumer products businesses and private equity firms. Deep relationships, expertise and credibility in the sector.
We seek to be unconventional not only in name but in everything we do. We are long-term, disciplined partners who care about your business, legacy, and employees. We have a different mindset from traditional private equity, and we believe financial sponsors and corporate America drastically miss the mark. We are patient and we want to build for decades. We put stakeholders, especially management, first. We love businesses that are enduring and have sustainable value. Our goal is for you and your business to find your forever home within The Midway Companies.Our partnership philosophy is in…
Emily Bergstrom is a Booth MBA with over 18 years of leadership experience looking for a small company to acquire and operate for the long term. She spent 12 years at McMaster-Carr Supply Co, a privately held industrial supplies distributor much loved and respected by makers worldwide. During her career there, she was exposed to every aspect of the business from product management to operations to sales and accounting. Emily’s time at McMaster-Carr taught her the importance of listening – to customers, to business partners, and to employees. She believes that employee-owned…
Michael Wexler and Damon Tassone are executives and entrepreneurs with 20+ years of leadership experience building, scaling, and operating start-ups and Fortune 500 organizations.Start-ups. Most recently Michael was COO and CFO of Affera, a venture backed medical device company which he helped sell to Medtronic in 2022 for $925MM. Prior to that, he was founder + CEO of HiWired (sold to Radialpoint) and ANSWR. Damon is a three-time founder + president of Site59 (sold to Travelocity), Intent, and Black Crow AI. He helped lead the first two to >$100MM in gross sales, and the third from $0 to…
XMF Capital is a global investment business investing capital on behalf of pension funds, large institutions and individuals. Our mission is to create long-term value for our investors through the careful stewardship of their capital. We invest in private equity, growth equity, credit and hedge funds. Our efforts and capital aims to grow hundreds of companies and support local economies.
Growth-oriented operators seeking growth-oriented companiesPaley Madison Partners acquires significant majority equity or total equity in its portfolio companies.After acquisition, we support our portfolio companies with a full suite of C-level management and advisory services. We accelerate growth. We achieve milestones. We manage exits, if required.Paley Madison Partners has the demonstrated ability to grow small and medium-sized companies – as well as orphaned corporate divisions – across a variety of sectors. We help our portfolio companies realize their greatest potential.
Scott Leyba is a independent sponsor 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.
Arro Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in and developing lower middle market businesses with strong growth potential and an entrepreneurial mindset. We are investors, operators, and former small business owners. We have a long-term investment horizon and a flexible approach to partnering with current owners and management teams to drive value-creation and ensure an enduring legacy for the business.
Pioneer is a private investment firm focused on investing and partnering with outstanding businesses for the long-term.The Pioneer team has decades of experience investing in, advising, and building businesses. The team has a diverse and complimentary skill set spanning backgrounds in private equity, corporate development, financial advisory, and business consulting.
Sacher Group LLC 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.
Posterity Capital is a family office-backed independent sponsor seeking non-sponsored stable operating businesses in mature industries. Investments will be made as part of a long-term, buy and hold strategy in which the operating business acts as the 'crown jewel' of the family's holdings. Investments will be made in concert with the family office (LP) investor, ensuring full transparency of the source of funds as well as buy-in and alignment between family, senior management, remaining equity holders, and employees.
Drawing Board Portfolio is a single family office looking to invest in North American companies in the lower-middle market across a variety of industries.
Strategic Growth Investments (“SGI”) is a private investment firm founded in 2012 to pursue compelling investment opportunities in middle market businesses. SGI has a flexible mandate to invest across the capital structure in control-oriented investments ranging from strategic financings to buyouts, allowing us to implement innovative investment strategies that preserve invested capital and mitigate risk while driving growth and creating value.
Dive Ventures is a select group of the nation's most disruptive business owners, financial advisors,technology providers & marketers focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We want to partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we plan to work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
Rochester Advisors 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. We have extensive experience investing in and assisting in an operational capacity incorporating both early-stage and established businesses, exiting via private sale up through IPO. The team has a background in manufacturing, distribution, software technology, green energy, sports & entertainment, and real…
Era is a global investment firm backed by leading closely-held family enterprises across 19 countries and 25 industries. Era brings together the collective expertise, industry intel, and strategic capital of the firm’s families to invest in category-defining technology companies solving civilization’s biggest industrial challenges.
Monocle Advisory 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.
Browndale Capital is the investment arm of our family office - Paradise Capital. https://www.paradisecapital.biz/ We advise business owners on how to exit their business both personally and financially-strong. In cases where the owners do not wish to run a formal "process" we will invest our own capital to help the owner with an alternative path to transitioning out of the business. With 4 platform investments, we are looking for strategic add-ons to bolster our portfolio.
Harb Enterprises LLC is a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market opportunities in the U.S. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth.
