Pine Forest Capital, LLC ("Pine Forest") focuses on creating value for its investors through strategic acquisitions by utilizing a customized, creative investment approach designed to generate attractive risk adjusted returns. With its Principals having over 60 years of combined experience spanning over $5 billion, Pine Forest’s team has deep & diverse experience across multiple industries. Direct investments are made through various verticals designed to optimize returns along the risk spectrum.
Baden Capital is a private investment firm focused on control investing in profitable, timeless businesses. We focus on services oriented business but also invest in niche manufacturing and consumer. Our principals combine public and private institutional investing experience with gritty, hands-on operations experience within small businesses. We are based in California and prefer to partner with businesses near us where we can get engaged and help out actively. Historically, we have raised capital from SBICs and other mezzanine-focused firms who back independent sponsors. We have an…
Tartan Capital is a private investment firm based in Dallas, Texas. We partner with founders, entrepreneurs, families and ownership-minded management teams to build on their foundations with flexible, long-term capital and our in-house expertise to drive extraordinary outcomes. Backed by committed capital partners, Tartan was founded to transcend traditional private equity deal structures and investment horizon constraints, embodying a culture that fosters trust, innovation, and results. Our commitment to driving long-term value is a collaborative approach with our capital partners,…
Sagebrush Capital builds companies rooted in purpose that solve critical environmental problems for communities and landscapes, including wildland fire, forest health, ecosystem resiliency, water scarcity, and other technical environmental solutions segments.Sagebrush partners with advisors and founders to plan for what comes next, including tailored, no-nonsense paths to an investment or sale of some or all of their company to support growth or a future owner transition, empowering teams with relevant resources and expertise, and creating exceptional long-term outcomes for employees,…
Golden East Investors (GEI) is a real estate investment firm that invests capital on behalf of its own account and on behalf of institutional partners.The GEI team has decades of experience sourcing, acquiring, asset managing and realizing real estate investments throughout the continental United States. We pride ourselves on identifying value where others can't and solving for complex capital structures.
SALTT Ventures 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 are an experienced group of founders, entrepreneurs, and investors with a proven track record of growing and operating successful businesses. Our mission is to find great companies and help the business reach its potential while enhancing the company’s legacy. We seek to work with business owners who are mission-driven and aim to achieve long-term value.
LPC is an investment firm that takes a long-term approach with a specific focus on relationships. By prioritizing "doing things the right way" we feel we can create partnerships and friendships that span decades, not just an investment period.Given our divergence from the typical private equity model, LPC tends to be a breath of fresh air for sellers and management teams. We are great partners for those seeking liquidity but not quite ready to hang it up.We make control investments in businesses located in the Eastern and Central US with $10 million to $200 million of…
SMB Climate aspires to buy and grow companies that are on the frontlines fighting climate change. These companies are designing, manufacturing, testing, installing, and/or recycling climate technologies available today. SMB Climate was founded by Nick Cravalho in 2023. Previously, Nick was an investor and portfolio manager for Amazon's $2B Climate Pledge Fund, the global GM for Amazon Renewed ($2B refurb business), and VP at two VC-backed solar startups.
Sherburne Partners seeks to provide strategic, private equity capital to growing lower middle market companies across professional, industrial, commercial, and healthcare services sectors. We focus our investment activities on companies which operate in large, fragmented and growing industries and look to partner with exceptional management teams seeking their next stage growth. Sherburne is supported by a broad network of patient, long-term oriented investors who believe in our mission of building first-class businesses together with business owners and management teams. A Partnership…
BlueFin Ventures is an independent sponsor that is industry agnostic and makes majority and minority equity investments as well as subordinated debt in Canada and the US.
We buy manufacturing and product related businesses throughout the Midwest within a 5hour radius of Fort Wayne, IN. We target businesses which can be grown through theimplementation of technology, process refinement and renewed marketing focuses. Welook for businesses with key management already in place and looking to remain for theforeseeable future
Areté Capital Partners is an investment firm which seeks to partner with founder-owned companies from $2-10M of EBITDA looking to continue building the founder's legacy to become a leading brand within a particular industry.
Saddle Ridge Partners is a thematically oriented private equity firm investing in the consumer product supply chain. We target supply-chain oriented companies serving consumer product brands and legacy consumer brands themselves. Saddle Ridge Partners employs an Investor-Operator approach to accelerate the growth of innovation, efficiency, and sustainability within its partner companies. The firm generally invests in companies with $3 million to $15 million of EBITDA and targets equity investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Saddle Ridge is located in Boulder, CO.
Hilltop Growth Partners is a best-in-class "operator-serving-operator" bespoke private investment company. Our Partners are made up of various senior operators either from Fortune C-Suites or Serial Entrepreneurs with nearly 200+ years of combined experience across both transaction and operating experiences. We have HALO (health, active, lifestyle, and outdoor) focused across the entire value chain - services, manufacturing, products, and consumers. In the process of exploring our first fundraise and have currently resourced meaningful co-investment groups to service key transactions while we…
Cavendish Investments targets lower middle market healthcare services, business services, and B2B SaaS investments. Highly flexible with respect to investment structure (control, growth equity, minority convertible preferred, etc.).Andrew Bates has over 10 years of operational experience. He currently serves as the EVP and COO of Medalogix, the only data science company focused exclusively on home health and hospice. The company was founded in 2012 with the desire to help home health agencies identify patients on the census at-risk for unplanned rehospitalization.
Our essence extends beyond the individual—it’s a celebration of ‘we.’ Our culture places humanity at the forefront, embodying a profound people-centric philosophy. We believe in the collective strength of individuals who not only share our core principles but also exude a shared passion for championing small businesses. This commitment is rooted in humility, accountability, and a clear understanding of both who we are and, perhaps more significantly, who we are not.Our unwavering dedication, relentless drive, and fervent work ethic form the bedrock of our support for business owners,…
SMG Partners seeks to acquire a platform company having evaluated several businesses across food & beverage, wellness, commercial services, and home services industries. We lean on our prior experience in private equity and as an operating partners to bring capital into small businesses.
Based in Toronto, Canada, Archbridge is a private equity firm focused on long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs, founders and business owners who are looking for liquidity and succession plan or a partner to accelerate growth in the business. Our goal is to maintain the business' legacy and brand in the market while looking for opportunities to grow the business.We have experience working with founders and take a flexible and collaborative approach to structuring a transaction and transitioning the business.
Pacifica Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. We exist to champion the growth and innovation of America’s defense industrial base. Our mission is to strategically invest in and grow established companies in the defense manufacturing and engineering ecosystem, ensuring a safe and secure America.
