Through our Family Office we acquire businesses or partner with other investors, supporting entrepreneurs to spend longer periods of time growing and merging select businesses.
These businesses are in similar industries and globally complementary, or, in alternative industries but stronger as a whole. Most of these businesses are in software niches or specific business services niches, all with very low churn rates, fast growth curves and crystal clear ‘rights-to-wins’. Entrepreneurs in this category are visionaries and true business builders who see from an early career perspective their goals are long term. They typically look for investment partners where goals around longevity, talent acquisition, strategic M&A and regional density and consolidation, are aligned with theirs.
Aspen Tree Holdings
Aspen Tree Holdings is a company setup to consolidate specific software niches in the United States and the United Kingdom and compound growth for the long run. Georgiana Brinkley is Aspen Tree’s CEO and holds an MSc in Classics from Oxford University as well as from Harvard University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to Aspen Tree, she worked at JP Morgan and TPG Capital.
Granite Point Partners
Granite Point Partners is a holding company and a major partner to Novidam, where GPP leadership partners with exceptional entrepreneurs in the best service oriented businesses. Novidam partners with Granite Point on Avesta, Bleecker Street, Bristlecone, Quality Standard, Transtech, VMS, File On Q, Highmount Madison, Nuqleous, Solen, Merit and Synapse.
Compounding Labs
Compounding Labs backs quality people to invest in elite recurring revenue businesses in niche markets. Distinct from a traditional investment firm, we are defined by a unique personal capital base, multi-decade time horizon, and highly entrepreneurial ethos. We focus on businesses with recurring or predictable revenue, low single-digit customer attrition, long-term secular growth tailwinds, significant cash flow generation, and potential for opportunistic consolidation.
Pacific Lake Partners
Pacific Lake is dedicated to partnering with and providing best-in-class support for search fund entrepreneurs. Since 2009, the firm has backed hundreds of search fund entrepreneurs and has invested in over 120 companies. Pacific lake Partners seek to become the intellectual and financial capital provider of choice to search fund entrepreneurs.
Search Fund Accelerator
Search Fund Accelerator (SFA), based in New Orleans and Denver, works with a select group of entrepreneurs to help them find and acquire excellent companies, and manage them successfully as equity-owning CEOs. Their program starts with a 3-week boot camp during which they help the cohort launch their search using proven search techniques and technologies. Throughout the search, SFA stresses individual mentoring and coaching, to help each searcher focus on the best opportunities and efficiently navigate the process to acquire an attractive business.
747 Capital
747 Capital is an investment firm focused on the small-cap end of the North American private equity market. They provide access to this market for institutional investors and ultra-high net worth families through both commingled funds and managed accounts. Their strategy is to capture the return potential resident within the North American small-cap private equity market through direct co-investments, secondary investments, and primary fund investments.
Noro Moseley Partners
NMP is vertically-focused within the information technology and healthcare markets. Over the years, the firm has gained a strong reputation based on the team’s knowledge, experience and contacts within these verticals, and has a significant track record of successful investing in both sectors. In addition, the geographic region where NMP principally operates contains deep expertise and substantial human capital in their areas of focus which support the growth of their portfolio companies with management talent, customers and strategic relationships.
Legate Partners
As previous searchers and business builders Legate Partners are excited to provide capital, mentorship, and support for exceptional leaders. Experienced due diligence and deal partner. They’ve invested in dozens of private company deals and benefit from 50+ years of experience at CIBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, and McKinsey. Legate loves to invest additional capital when a company is positioned for continued growth. Rob did this in his searcher journey and built Stealth Monitoring to $100+ million annual recurring revenue. They are patient investors who love investing for the long term. We are structured accordingly and can hold great companies for longer than a traditional investor.
Parcom
Paracom is a Dutch investment company. They help entrepreneurs and management teams realize their ambitions. Every day Paracom is committed to guiding their companies in sustainable growth or transformation. Paracom has done this for more than 130 (international) companies since 1982. Often they do this in shared shareholdership and in cooperation with the founders involved.
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is the nation wide leader in fire protection, life safety and security services. Pye-Barker are a team of fire and security industry experts who believe in serving their customers and communities with pride, working hard, and doing the right thing.
Bristlecone Companies
Bristlecone Companies partners with entrepreneurs who care deeply about their teams, customers, and legacy. They provide a permanent home for mission-critical businesses with exceptional customer retention and empower them to realize their full potential.
Union Software Group
Union Software Group is an operator-led acquirer of software businesses with a focus on long-term value creation and preserving the legacy of their acquired businesses.