Briarwood Capital Partners, L.P.

Overview

Briarwood Capital Partners, L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle-market companies throughout the United States. The firm focuses on sectors such as healthcare services, business services, consumer services, technology, staffing, hospice, IT services, home services, building management services, financial advisory, industrial services, waste, infrastructure, transportation, logistics, light manufacturing, aviation services, midstream services, and downstream services. Briarwood seeks to partner with successful entrepreneurs and management teams to build a diversified portfolio of businesses that generate outsized returns on capital. The firm typically targets companies with EBITDA of $3 million and above, with transaction sizes of $15 million and above. Briarwood's investment approach emphasizes control investments (greater than 50% ownership) and structured minority investments (less than 50% ownership), focusing on high free cash flow conversion and low maintenance capital expenditures. The firm maintains a conservative approach to leverage and seeks meaningful organic growth opportunities, including opportunistic add-on acquisitions. Briarwood's core values include uncompromising integrity, humility, hard work, a bias for action, and having fun. The firm's team comprises experienced professionals with backgrounds in operations, private equity-backed companies, and various industries, enabling them to provide strategic guidance and support to portfolio companies. Briarwood's investment philosophy centers on creating long-term value by investing in people, technology, and processes, and it remains opportunistic sellers for the right price, aiming to own companies indefinitely while maximizing value for stakeholders.

Investment Focus

• Control investments (> 50% ownership)
• Structured minority investments (< 50% ownership)
• EBITDA of $3 million and above
• Transaction sizes of $15 million and above
• High free cash flow conversion
• Low maintenance capital expenditures
• Conservative leverage
• Meaningful organic growth opportunities
• Opportunistic add-on acquisitions