Arcade Partners

Overview

Arcade Partners is a private equity firm based in West Hartford, Connecticut, focusing on middle-market buyouts and recapitalizations. The firm invests in privately-owned companies across various sectors, including business services, consumer products, food and beverage, industrial distribution, industrial manufacturing, telecommunications, logistics, paper and packaging, healthcare services, medical products, oil and gas exploration, semiconductors, transportation, retail, and chemicals. They target companies with enterprise values ranging from $4 million to $25 million in EBITDA. The firm's investment strategy involves partnering with existing owners to provide liquidity while allowing them to retain significant ownership. Arcade Partners also backs management teams seeking to acquire businesses and makes non-control and growth capital investments. Their approach emphasizes active involvement in driving growth through strategic, operational, financial, and M&A resources aimed at enhancing value in each portfolio company. Arcade Partners was founded in 2003 by John Chapman and Jonathan Furer, who have extensive experience in private equity and investment banking. They have played leading roles in over $1 billion of private equity asset purchases across more than 50 separate investments. Their track record includes serving as directors of both private and publicly traded companies with enterprise values ranging from $4 million to over $4 billion, helping build significant equity value for investors and management partners.

Investment Focus

• Profitable companies with enterprise values ranging from $4 million to $25 million in EBITDA
• Existing owners seeking liquidity while retaining significant ownership
• Management teams seeking to acquire businesses
• Non-control and growth capital investments