Timoneer Strategic Partners

Overview

Timoneer Strategic Partners is a private equity firm based in Los Angeles and Charlotte, specializing in partnering with founder- and entrepreneur-led organizations across various essential services sectors. The firm focuses on making control and meaningful minority investments in profitable, closely held lower- and middle-market businesses, aiming to build exceptional companies and brands. Timoneer leverages its own capital alongside strong relationships with family offices, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals to execute transactions, providing flexibility to pursue both control and minority investments. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes supporting management teams in driving transformational change through operational enhancements, strategic planning, and tactical mergers and acquisitions. Timoneer targets businesses with enterprise values ranging from $5 million to $100 million and EBITDA of $1 million to $10 million. The firm has a history of partnering with companies such as Dempsey International Packaging and Solid Restoration, demonstrating its commitment to fostering growth and operational excellence in its portfolio companies. Timoneer's team comprises experienced professionals with backgrounds in private equity, investment banking, and operations. Co-led by Ben Frazier and Matt Joen, the firm takes pride in being a value-added partner to its portfolio companies and management teams, focusing on driving growth and operational improvements. The firm's name, 'Timoneer,' derived from the French word for 'helmsman,' reflects its hands-on, operationally focused approach to investing, emphasizing guidance and leadership in steering companies toward success.

Investment Focus

• Established businesses with a history of profitability
• Strong recurring, predictable or contracted revenue streams
• 10%+ organic growth rate
• EBITDA between $1 million and $15 million
• Attractive margin profile and cash flow conversion dynamics
• Headquarters in the United States
• Differentiated service offering and sustainable value proposition
• Defensible market or brand position
• Favorable sector attributes in niche and fragmented industries
• Value creation potential via organic growth initiatives and strategic M&A
• Operating/optimization opportunities

Portfolio Companies