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Top Private Equity Firms in Texas - Axial

Axial’s lower middle market M&A directory includes information on 36 Top Private Equity Firms in Texas. The Top Private Equity Firms in Texas listed in this Directory feature data about the firm's M&A activities in the lower middle market. Click here to learn about joining Axial as a member to connect with more Top Private Equity Firms in Texas like these. Let Axial help you identify your next M&A opportunity.

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Baymark Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 5 Closed Deals via Axial
  • 26 Total Closed Deals
Baymark Partners is a Dallas-based private equity firm investing in growing middle market IT, healthcare, business and distribution services, as well as lite manufacturing providing owners with liquidity and companies with resources to accelerate their growth.The professionals at Baymark Partners possess over 100 years of successful experience in acquiring, investing and operating growth companies. Their experience ranges from early stage, high growth to fully developed market leaders. This experience, combined with its active Advisory Board, gives Baymark the ability to implement strategic…
Most Recent Transactions
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Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

Gauge Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 3 Closed Deals via Axial
  • 29 Total Closed Deals
Gauge Capital is a private equity firm that makes shared control and majority investments in growth-oriented service business. We tend to focus on the business service, healthcare service, consumer service, and food service sectors. Our platform investments typically have north of $5 million of EBITDA and are based in the US or Canada.
Most Recent Transactions
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Feb 2025
acquired
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Jan 2024
acquired
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Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

LongWater Opportunities Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 2 Closed Deals via Axial
  • 23 Total Closed Deals
LongWater Opportunities is an operationally focused private equity firm targeting control equity investments in family-owned, American manufacturing companies. Founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Jordan Bastable and Brooks Burgum, Longwater sought to build a private equity firm focused on aligning interests and investing patient capital to build great American businesses. Using their previous experience as private sector CEO’s, the founders have successfully executed this model, culminating in 11 completed acquisitions and the recent closing of Longwater’s third fund. At Longwater we…
Most Recent Transactions
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Oct 2024
acquired
Investor
Jul 2024
acquired
Investor
Jul 2023
acquired
Investor
Sep 2022
acquired

The Sterling Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 35 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 1982, The Sterling Group is a private equity investment firm defined by its focused expertise, depth of experience, operational strategy, and approach to partnering with management.Focused expertiseWe specialize in what we know best: acquiring and increasing the value of middle-market operating businesses in the fields of basic manufacturing, industrial services, and distribution.Depth of experienceOur Partners have a combined 90 years at Sterling. Their business experience encompasses management, operations, public accounting, commercial and investment banking, and securities…
Most Recent Transactions
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Dec 2024
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired
Investor
Oct 2010
acquired

Latticework Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Latticework Capital OverviewHeadquartered in Dallas, Latticework Capital Management is a growth-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry with over $400 million of assets under management. Latticework leverages its over 100 combined years of healthcare and investing experience as well as its network of industry executives to help companies grow and realize their full, long-term value. For more information visit www.latticeworkcapital.com.Healthcare FocusCompetition in private equity is driving fund specialization. Similar to other large and evolving…
Most Recent Transactions
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Dec 2024
acquired
Investor
Sep 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2022
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired

Dauntless Capital Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 1 Closed Deal via Axial
  • 1 Total Closed Deal
Dauntless Capital Partners is a private equity firm providing buyout and expansion capital to lower middle market companies. We provide patient, long-term capital to stable, growing companies. Our investor base enables us to concentrate on long-term value creation driven by revenue and earnings growth.  Dauntless Capital Partners places a premium on collaborating with company leaders and helping them navigate the challenges of a growing business. We seek opportunities to make controlling investments in business services, manufacturing, defense and government, industrial technology,…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Nov 2023
acquired

Kainos Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 22 Total Closed Deals
Kainos Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on the food and consumer sector, was recently formed by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry and Sarah Ashmore Bradley. The Kainos Partners have invested and collaborated together in the food and consumer space over the past 20 years and their deep industry knowledge is complimented by an experienced team of investment professionals.The Kainos Team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having invested more than $2 billion of equity in more than 52 transactions in the food and consumer sector with a total…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired
Investor
Feb 2023
invested in
Investor
Jan 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2021
acquired

Peak Rock Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 17 Total Closed Deals
We make equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on providing bespoke primary financings and making investments in secondary loans for corporate debt and commercial real estate. Peak Rock’s principals have deep expertise in complex situations and…
Most Recent Transactions
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Apr 2019
acquired
Investor
Oct 2018
acquired
Investor
Oct 2018
acquired
Investor
Sep 2018
acquired

Presidio Investors Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Presidio Investors, a private equity firm based in Austin, TX, and Oakland, CA, was founded in 2007 to pursue exceptional lower and middle-market investments. The firm’s experienced investment professionals specialize in growth-oriented buyouts in the technology, media and financial services industries. The entire Presidio Investors team also has substantial operating experience and works side-by-side with management teams to help achieve the best possible outcome for all stakeholders.
Most Recent Transactions
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Aug 2021
acquired
Investor
Apr 2021
acquired
Investor
Aug 2019
acquired
Investor
Mar 2019
acquired

Blue Sage Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 15 Total Closed Deals
Blue Sage Capital is an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm that has been investing in profitable, growing, lower middle-market companies since 2002. Blue Sage currently has over $400 million of assets under management and seeks to partner with founders, families, and management teams as the first round of institutional capital for businesses that enjoy leadership positions in niche manufacturing, environmental solutions, or specialty services industries. Blue Sage typically invests $20 million to $40 million in control buyout investments and recapitalizations of companies with $20…
Most Recent Transactions
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Apr 2023
invested in
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Jan 2023
invested in
Investor
Jul 2022
invested in
Investor
Apr 2021
acquired

Sole Source Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 11 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2016 by David Fredston, Sole Source Capital is a private equity firm that thematically invests in fragmented, high-growth industrial subsectors. Sole Source seeks founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs that will benefit from the team’s operating and M&A capabilities. The Firm has a strong operating heritage that enables it to execute a buy-and-build strategy with significant downside protection. The Firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with an additional office in Santa Monica, California.
Most Recent Transactions
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Sep 2024
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
invested in
Investor
Feb 2023
acquired
Investor
Oct 2022
acquired

Trinity Private Equity Group Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
Trinity Private Equity Group is a private equity firm founded by entrepreneurs who have started, grown, and sold multiple companies. As such, we invest in entrepreneurial businesses with strong operations and growth potential. Entrepreneurs that partner with Trinity benefit from a board of experts who help expand the management team and add financial capital.Trinity has an especially robust background helping businesses expand their sales and marketing efforts, with significant experience in a wide variety of industries.Trinity’s current portfolio exceeds $2.2 billion in value and consists…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Feb 2022
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired
Investor
Dec 2020
acquired
Investor
Oct 2020
acquired

Tulcan Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 8 Total Closed Deals
With a focus on the businesses that make America strong, and a mission of empowering the people behind them, Tulcan is a family operated investment partnership providing equity in middle-market industrial companies.For nearly 30 years, we’ve been delivering value to some of the country’s oldest businesses by prioritizing stable growth, while dreaming big.We seek long-term partnerships with business owners who share our values of patriotism, family, and positive energy.   Visit us at tulcan.com to learn more.
Most Recent Transactions
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Jan 2023
invested in
Investor
Oct 2021
invested in
Investor
Apr 2012
acquired
Investor
Mar 2011
acquired

LDR Growth Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 8 Total Closed Deals
LDR Growth Partners (LDR) is a people-focused private equity firm.Our vision centers on maximizing the potential of people, communities, and businesses through teamwork and the infusion of human and capital resources.Our mission is to create a new standard for successful North American businesses by aligning growth and infrastructure with optimism and opportunity.Our values are trust, service, creativity, and discipline.
Most Recent Transactions
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Jan 2025
was acquired by
Investor
Jan 2024
acquired
Investor
Oct 2023
acquired
Investor
Aug 2023
acquired

Crossplane Capital Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 8 Total Closed Deals
Crossplane Capital is a private equity firm based in Dallas investing control equity in industrial business services, niche manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. The firm invests in companies with up to $200 million of revenue and significant value creation upside through prudent net working capital management, rigorous cost optimization and thoughtful revenue growth.Our team has decades of collective experience transforming industrial companies as senior executives, operational improvement consultants, strategy consultants, restructuring advisors and private equity…
Most Recent Transactions
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Sep 2022
invested in
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Sep 2022
invested in
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Mar 2022
invested in
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Apr 2021
invested in

Sky Island Capital LLC Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 7 Total Closed Deals
Founded in 2018, Sky Island Capital is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas. The firm makes control investments in strategically viable North American manufacturing companies. The firm focuses on situations where it can draw upon its deep operational experience to support senior management in driving significant value creation through operational and strategic partnership, including add-on acquisitions. The firm is comfortable with and has a history of executing transactions with complex dynamics, including corporate carve-outs, public to privates, family-owned…
Most Recent Transactions
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Jul 2024
acquired
Investor
Apr 2023
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired
Investor
Dec 2021
acquired

ZT Corporate Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • 4 Total Closed Deals
ZT Corporate is a Private Equity firm of operationally-oriented entrepreneurs dedicated to developing and growing income-producing lower-middle market companies. Our focus is on creating value with our business partners by investing in inefficient markets where creativity, hard work, and disciplined risk-taking can generate exceptional returns for the benefit of all stakeholders. Over the years, the company has diversified from owned and operated healthcare ventures to professionally managed car dealerships, franchise restaurants, and real estate. What has not changed is the company’s…
Most Recent Transactions
Investor
Jun 2023
acquired
Investor
Mar 2023
acquired
Investor
Oct 2020
acquired
Investor
Nov 2018
acquired

Unity Partners Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

Unity Partners is a middle-market PE firm that backs ambitious leaders in fragmented services businesses. Our Partner & Propel strategy - a) partners with leaders who would like to accelerate their plan through M&A b) propels teams forward by bringing operating expertise from the outset to help with levers, scale, and integration. We follow six operating principles, one of which is 'Purpose' - our belief in sharing the upside and building better together through broad employee ownership.

1876 Partners, LP Actively Sourcing Deals

Private Equity Firm
  • Actively Sourcing Deals
  • This member has no reported closed transactions.

1876 Partners is an emerging manager private equity firm based in Tomball, Texas. We are seeking buyout opportunities in profitable, vertically focused enterprise software, tech-enabled, and data companies with strong management teams, in the lower middle market. We will take a controlling interest in businesses with up to $10M of EBITDA, and a defined M&A pipeline for future add-on acquisitions.

HBC Investments

Private Equity Firm
  • 10 Total Closed Deals
HBC Investments is a family office-affiliated private equity investor. At HBC Investments, we act as a non-traditional private equity firm that marries the best of both worlds: investment experience and patient flexible capital. For investors and our portfolio companies, our business model eliminates the constraints and limitations associated with traditional, short-term oriented private equity funds. Primarily leveraging our own capital and family office funds, we identify and invest in compelling private companies and partner with management teams to grow the businesses and optimize the…
Most Recent Transactions
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Sep 2015
invested in
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May 2015
invested in
Investor
Aug 2014
invested in
Investor
Mar 2014
acquired

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