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Stated: EBITDA $40.0M+ · EV up to $375M · equity check up to $150M · Industrials, Distribution, Building products
Industries: Hardware and deep tech (1 company) · Transportation and logistics (1 company) · Aerospace, defense and government (1 company)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.2B10 PE funds of 10, latest vintage 20244 transactions in 36 months5 platforms28 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
Astara is an integrated team of investors and operators that has worked together for years. With over 100 years of cumulative experience in the middle market, the members of the Astara team have participated in control equity investments and held C-level positions through every phase of the business cycle.
Stated: EBITDA up to $50.0M · revenue $40.0M+ · EV up to $250M · equity check $20.0M to $100M · control · Industrial services, Industrials, Manufacturing, Distribution and 5 more
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Energy, utilities and infrastructure (1 company) · Consumer services (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.1B19 PE funds of 21, latest vintage 20254 transactions in 36 months3 platforms6 investment professionalslast event Aug 14, 2026
BP Energy Partners is a Dallas-based private equity firm investing in lower-middle market companies that contribute to practical decarbonization.
Stated: Industrials, Energy, Infrastructure
Industries: Industrial services (2 companies) · Energy, utilities and infrastructure (2 companies) · Manufacturing (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $736M7 PE funds of 8, latest vintage 20244 transactions in 36 months7 platforms10 investment professionalslast event Mar 10, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $7.0M to $35.0M · EV $50.0M to $500M · Business services, Industrial services, Industrials, Consumer
Industries: Manufacturing (1 company) · Business services (stated) · Industrial services (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $2.0B5 PE funds of 6, latest vintage 20214 transactions in 36 months2 platforms9 investment professionalslast event Apr 2, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials
Industries: Consumer products and retail (2 companies) · Consumer services (2 companies) · Business services (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $336M4 PE funds of 5, latest vintage 20244 transactions in 36 months4 platforms10 investment professionalslast event Mar 24, 2026
F•••• R••••••Stamford, CT · f•••••••••.com · SEC registered investment adviser
Buyout firm · probable••• Locked
Stated: Industrials, Energy, Infrastructure
Industries: Industrial services (2 companies) · Manufacturing (1 company) · Distribution (1 company)
Upper middle market2024 PE fund GAV $7.1B44 PE funds of 48, latest vintage 20254 transactions in 36 months3 platforms28 investment professionalslast event Jul 6, 2026
G•••••• C••••••San Francisco, CA · g•••••.com · SEC registered investment adviser
Buyout firm••• Locked
Stated: control · Healthcare, Life sciences, Technology, Consumer and 2 more
Industries: Financial services (36 companies) · Software (30 companies) · Manufacturing (23 companies)
Large cap2024 PE fund GAV $53B33 PE funds of 33, latest vintage 20244 transactions in 36 months7 platforms11 investment professionalslast event Sep 14, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Business services, Industrials, Consumer, Technology
Industries: Software (1 company) · Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company) · Business services (1 company)
Upper middle market2024 PE fund GAV $8.4B38 PE funds of 38, latest vintage 20234 transactions in 36 months5 platforms9 investment professionalslast event Sep 13, 2026
H••• P•••••••La Jolla, CA · h••••••.com · SEC exempt reporting adviser
Buyout firm••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $2.0M+ · revenue $10.0M to $100M · control or minority · Manufacturing, Healthcare, Technology
Industries: Software (1 company) · Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company) · Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $562,2583 PE funds of 5, latest vintage 20184 transactions in 36 months4 platforms13 investment professionalslast event Sep 8, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $4.0M to $15.0M · revenue up to $100M · equity check $30.0M to $90.0M · Industrials
Industries: Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.1B18 PE funds of 19, latest vintage 20244 transactions in 36 months2 platformsinvestment professionals not trackedlast event Jul 30, 2026
N•••• C••••••Kuala Lumpur · n•••••••••.com · SEC exempt reporting adviser
Buyout firm••• Locked
Stated: EV $30.0M to $500M · control or majority or minority · Consumer, Transportation and logistics, Media and telecom, Agriculture and 3 more
Industries: Software (6 companies) · Tech-enabled and IT services (5 companies) · Hardware and deep tech (5 companies)
Upper middle market2024 PE fund GAV $7.3B32 PE funds of 34, latest vintage 20234 transactions in 36 months2 platforms26 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
Stated: revenue $50.0M to $250M · control · Industrials, Manufacturing, Building products, Consumer and 1 more
Industries: Consumer products and retail (5 companies) · Consumer services (5 companies) · Industrial services (2 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $4.1B17 PE funds of 19, latest vintage 20234 transactions in 36 months7 platforms25 investment professionalslast event Sep 1, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $4.0M to $25.0M · revenue $20.0M to $300M · equity check up to $100M · Business services, Industrials, Distribution, Life sciences and 6 more
Industries: Manufacturing (8 companies) · Industrial services (7 companies) · Healthcare services (3 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.3B17 PE funds of 18, latest vintage 20234 transactions in 36 months9 platforms14 investment professionalslast event Sep 16, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials, Consumer, Business services
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (1 company) · Consumer products and retail (1 company)
Upper middle market2024 PE fund GAV $5.5B30 PE funds of 30, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months3 platforms39 investment professionalslast event Jun 30, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $5.0M to $30.0M · equity check $25.0M to $100M · majority · Industrials, Environmental services, Distribution, Energy and 5 more
Industries: Business services (1 company) · Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (1 company)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.6B10 PE funds of 13, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months2 platforms3 investment professionalslast event Jul 7, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: revenue $1.0M+ · EV $75.0M to $2.5B · equity check $50.0M to $350M · majority or minority · Technology, Financial services, Software, Manufacturing and 1 more
Industries: Software (9 companies) · Business services (8 companies) · Financial services (5 companies)
Upper middle market2024 PE fund GAV $11B27 PE funds of 34, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months12 platforms69 investment professionalslast event Aug 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: control · Manufacturing, Distribution
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (1 company) · Distribution (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $127M25 PE funds of 32, latest vintage 20263 transactions in 36 months9 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Energy, Transportation and logistics, Industrials, Technology and 1 more
Industries: Energy, utilities and infrastructure (2 companies) · Financial services (1 company) · Software (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $2.1B5 PE funds of 5, latest vintage 20163 transactions in 36 months1 platform12 investment professionalslast event Aug 27, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $5.0M to $20.0M · EV up to $250M · Industrials, Aerospace and defense
Industries: Manufacturing (3 companies) · Hardware and deep tech (2 companies) · Aerospace, defense and government (2 companies)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $146M5 PE funds of 5, latest vintage 20253 transactions in 36 months3 platforms9 investment professionalslast event Sep 10, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $5.0M to $35.0M · revenue $250M+ · equity check $20.0M to $200M · Industrials, Infrastructure
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (stated) · Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $694M4 PE funds of 9, latest vintage 20113 transactions in 36 months3 platforms4 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Energy, Industrials, Transportation and logistics, Agriculture and 3 more
Industries: Energy, utilities and infrastructure (3 companies) · Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $2.0B23 PE funds of 26, latest vintage 20253 transactions in 36 months2 platforms14 investment professionalslast event Jun 16, 2026
Hybrid manager · probable ••• Locked
Stated: revenue $10.0M to $100M · Industrials, Manufacturing, Technology, Aerospace and defense
Industries: Software (1 company) · Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company) · Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
unsized2024 PE fund GAV not reported0 PE funds of 1, latest vintage 20213 transactions in 36 months5 platforms5 investment professionalslast event Jun 2, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials, Technology, Consumer, Financial services
Industries: Industrial services (4 companies) · Consumer services (3 companies) · Software (2 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.4B26 PE funds of 35, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months10 platforms32 investment professionalslast event Sep 16, 2026
H•••••••••Stavanger · h•••••••••.com · SEC exempt reporting adviser
Buyout firm••• Locked
Stated: Energy, Infrastructure, Industrials
Industries: Energy, utilities and infrastructure (1 company) · Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $3.8B16 PE funds of 16, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months2 platforms43 investment professionalslast event Sep 13, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $3.0M to $15.0M · revenue up to $250M · equity check up to $50.0M · majority · Business services, Manufacturing, Consumer, Technology
Industries: Industrial services (2 companies) · Manufacturing (2 companies) · Software (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $193M10 PE funds of 11, latest vintage 20233 transactions in 36 months5 platforms6 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $1.0M to $10.0M · control · Industrials, Manufacturing
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $67.9M6 PE funds of 8, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months4 platforms12 investment professionalslast event Mar 27, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $2.0M to $10.0M · equity check $10.0M to $30.0M · Manufacturing, Transportation and logistics, Consumer, Environmental services and 1 more
Industries: Industrial services (2 companies) · Manufacturing (2 companies) · Business services (1 company)
unsized2024 PE fund GAV not reported0 PE funds of 03 transactions in 36 months6 platforms8 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $5.0M to $25.0M · equity check $15.0M to $75.0M · minority · Business services, Industrial services, Industrials, Consumer and 1 more
Industries: Consumer products and retail (2 companies) · Consumer services (2 companies) · Business services (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $251M3 PE funds of 4, latest vintage 20213 transactions in 36 months7 platforms12 investment professionalslast event Jan 6, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: revenue $50.0M to $500M · control · Industrials, Manufacturing, Consumer
Industries: Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated) · Consumer products and retail (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $499M4 PE funds of 4, latest vintage 20253 transactions in 36 months3 platforms8 investment professionalslast event Sep 3, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: minority · Business services, Industrials, Healthcare, Consumer
Industries: Business services (3 companies) · Consumer products and retail (3 companies) · Consumer services (3 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $4.4B20 PE funds of 20, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months3 platforms50 investment professionalslast event Aug 31, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials
Industries: Energy, utilities and infrastructure (2 companies) · Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $550M14 PE funds of 14, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months6 platforms11 investment professionalslast event Jul 30, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $5.0M to $15.0M · Safety and security, Manufacturing
Industries: Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $533M9 PE funds of 10, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months3 platforms4 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: revenue $50.0M to $500M · equity check up to $75.0M · control · Manufacturing, Distribution
Industries: Manufacturing (3 companies) · Industrial services (1 company) · Distribution (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $511M2 PE funds of 2, latest vintage 20233 transactions in 36 months2 platforms7 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: revenue up to $200M · Manufacturing, Distribution
Industries: Industrial services (2 companies) · Manufacturing (1 company) · Distribution (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $99.4M31 PE funds of 31, latest vintage 20243 transactions in 36 months3 platforms6 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $3.0M to $15.0M · Business services, Industrial services, Industrials, Software and 10 more
Industries: Energy, utilities and infrastructure (1 company) · Software (stated) · Tech-enabled and IT services (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.2B9 PE funds of 9, latest vintage 20193 transactions in 36 months4 platforms15 investment professionalslast event Sep 9, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Environmental services, Financial services, Technology, Healthcare and 2 more
Industries: Healthcare services (1 company) · Life sciences (1 company) · Financial services (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $55.6M3 PE funds of 3, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months2 platforms27 investment professionalslast event Aug 20, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials, Aerospace and defense, Technology, Software
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (1 company) · Aerospace, defense and government (1 company)
Upper middle market2024 PE fund GAV $7.7B39 PE funds of 39, latest vintage 20252 transactions in 36 months3 platforms62 investment professionalslast event Jul 28, 2026
Stated: majority · Industrials, Financial services
Industries: Financial services (stated) · Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.4B2 PE funds of 2, latest vintage 20162 transactions in 36 months1 platforminvestment professionals not trackedlast event Sep 15, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $4.0M+ · Manufacturing
Industries: Industrial services (3 companies) · Healthcare services (1 company) · Life sciences (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $183M15 PE funds of 15, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months9 platforms9 investment professionalslast event Mar 25, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $4.0M to $20.0M · EV $20.0M to $75.0M · Industrials, Infrastructure
Industries: Industrial services (1 company) · Manufacturing (1 company) · Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.3B18 PE funds of 19, latest vintage 20232 transactions in 36 months2 platforms8 investment professionalslast event Aug 10, 2026
Infrastructure · probable ••• Locked
Stated: Infrastructure, Industrials
Industries: Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated) · Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $3.7B3 PE funds of 3, latest vintage 20232 transactions in 36 months2 platforms30 investment professionalslast event Jul 29, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $5.0M to $15.0M · EV $25.0M to $150M · Industrials, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Consumer and 2 more
Industries: Healthcare services (stated) · Life sciences (stated) · Industrial services (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $464M24 PE funds of 24, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months3 platforms7 investment professionalslast event Mar 30, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: control · Industrials, Business services, Manufacturing
Industries: Industrial services (5 companies) · Manufacturing (4 companies) · Software (2 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.3B14 PE funds of 19, latest vintage 20252 transactions in 36 months11 platforms6 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials, Manufacturing, Technology
Industries: Software (1 company) · Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company) · Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $444M4 PE funds of 4, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months2 platforms8 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
Infrastructure · probable ••• Locked
Stated: Energy, Infrastructure, Media and telecom, Industrials and 4 more
Industries: Energy, utilities and infrastructure (7 companies) · Industrial services (2 companies) · Manufacturing (2 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $4.3B3 PE funds of 6, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months6 platforms11 investment professionalslast event Sep 15, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA $2.0M to $20.0M · control · Industrials, Manufacturing
Industries: Software (1 company) · Healthcare services (1 company) · Industrial services (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $295M3 PE funds of 3, latest vintage 20212 transactions in 36 months2 platforms7 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EV $200M to $2.0B · equity check $150M+ · majority · Distribution, Industrials, Healthcare, Technology and 3 more
Industries: Software (2 companies) · Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company) · Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
Large cap2024 PE fund GAV $29B29 PE funds of 29, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months1 platform34 investment professionalslast event Sep 8, 2026
C••• G•••••• L•New York, NY · c•••••••••.com · SEC registered investment adviser
Growth equity · probable••• Locked
Stated: equity check $50.0M to $200M · control · Industrials, Consumer
Industries: Business services (1 company) · Consumer products and retail (1 company) · Consumer services (1 company)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $819M6 PE funds of 6, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months1 platform11 investment professionalslast event Sep 17, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: EBITDA up to $50.0M · revenue $50.0M to $500M · equity check $25.0M to $150M · control or minority · Industrials, Franchising
Industries: Industrial services (5 companies) · Manufacturing (4 companies) · Transportation and logistics (3 companies)
Middle market2024 PE fund GAV $1.7B8 PE funds of 10, latest vintage 20242 transactions in 36 months15 platforms15 investment professionalslast event Sep 16, 2026
••• Locked
Stated: Industrials
Industries: Industrial services (stated) · Manufacturing (stated)
Lower middle market2024 PE fund GAV $154M14 PE funds of 15, latest vintage 20252 transactions in 36 months2 platforms7 investment professionalslast event Apr 1, 2026