Caffery Capital Partners
Overview
Caffery Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in acquiring and investing in middle-market companies in partnership with entrepreneurs and management teams. The firm focuses on long-term growth by acquiring proven businesses and working closely with existing management to build significant value over time. Caffery Capital Partners emphasizes the importance of strong management and often structures transactions around existing talent to ensure the success of the business. The firm's investment strategy targets privately held companies with annual revenues between $5 million and $100 million and annual EBITDA between $1 million and $20 million. Caffery Capital Partners seeks companies with above-average margins in their respective industries and a defensible market position. The firm is particularly interested in niche manufacturers, unique service providers, value-added distributors, and business process outsourcing providers. Transactions of interest include recapitalizations, management or owner buyouts, and ownership transition transactions for family-held businesses. Caffery Capital Partners has a history of successful investments in various sectors, including healthcare, technology, consumer products, business services, industrial, retail, media, telecommunications, energy, financial services, real estate, and transportation. The firm's portfolio includes companies such as Benchmark Products, a leading supplier of cleanroom products and services, and CoAMS, an innovative web-based marketing services company. By taking an active role at the Board of Directors level, Caffery Capital Partners provides financial strength and operational freedom to acquired businesses, ensuring they thrive in their respective industries.
Investment Focus
- Privately held companies seeking an equity partner
- Liquidity for owners
- Funding for growth or acquisitions
- Entrepreneurial, committed management capable of running the company on a day-to-day basis
- Market-niche leaders with defensible market position
- Significant growth potential, either organically or through acquisition
- Companies/management with proven track records of sales and earnings growth
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Caffery Capital Partners invest in?
Caffery Capital Partners invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Real Estate and Telecommunications, and is based in Illinois, United States. Caffery Capital Partners is listed as a private equity in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Caffery Capital Partners invest at?
Caffery Capital Partners backs companies at Growth and Buyout, writing cheques of 5M - 20M.
Which regions does Caffery Capital Partners invest in?
Caffery Capital Partners invests across United States and Canada.
What companies has Caffery Capital Partners invested in?
Caffery Capital Partners's portfolio includes Capco, Benchmark Products, CoAMS, Creditors Interchange, Signature Graphics, American FastSigns, Healthcare Products Group and Capita Technologies.
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