JPB Partners

Overview

JPB Partners is a private equity firm based in Hanover, Maryland, specializing in investments in lower-middle market companies across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The firm focuses on sectors such as consumer products and services, retail, franchising, food and beverage, restaurants, specialty retail, business services, manufacturing, industrial, and transportation and distribution. JPB Partners typically invests in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $100 million and EBITDA greater than $2 million. Their investment strategy includes buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments. The firm's private equity arm, JPB Private Equity, targets lower-middle market buyouts of multi-unit and multi-location businesses, particularly franchise systems and companies operating in fragmented, consumer-facing industries. JPB Real Estate focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing income-producing residential and commercial properties in high-growth secondary and tertiary markets with high barriers to entry. JPB Partners emphasizes active, collaborative partnerships with management teams, focusing on enhancing strategy, optimizing structure and systems, and investing in people to accelerate long-term growth. Founded in 1995, JPB Partners has a proven track record of value creation through its disciplined investment approach and deep industry expertise. The firm's commitment to its values of hunger, speed, and humility guides its investment philosophy, aiming to build diversified portfolios of companies with the potential to create enduring value.