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Business Buyout Firms

Compare public buy boxes from investment firms associated with SBA-listed buyout funds. Review EBITDA, revenue, ownership approach, industries, and transaction types before deciding which firms deserve deeper research.

11public firm profiles
$500Klowest published EBITDA floor
3control-focused buyers
3firms with a clear add-on path
A buy box is not an invitation or a valuation.

A listing means the SBA directory marked the fund as a buyout strategy making new investments on our data pull, and the manager publishes relevant acquisition criteria. It does not mean the firm is reviewing unsolicited opportunities, that your company fits, or that Big Brain Funding can introduce you.

Read the criteria correctly

01

Platform

The primary company a firm acquires and uses as the base for future growth.

02

Add-on

A smaller company added to an existing platform. This can create a path below the published platform floor.

03

Control

The buyer holds a controlling ownership position. Flexible firms may also make minority or structured investments.

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11 firms shown

Buyouts and recapitalizationsAdd-on path

Tonka Bay Equity Partners

Bayview Capital Partners IV LP · Minnetonka, MN

Target EBITDA
More than $3 million
Target revenue
$10 million or more for focused searches
Published investment
Not published on the criteria page
SBA average investment
$3.9M

Business services · Highly engineered manufacturing · Value-added distribution

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Debt and equity

Bluhaus Capital

Bluhaus Small Business Fund, L.P. · San Juan, PR

Target EBITDA
$500,000 to $10 million
Target revenue
Not published
Published investment
$1 million to $6 million hold size
SBA average investment
$1.6M

Generalist

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Structured debt and equity

Corbel Capital Partners

Corbel Equity Partners SBIC, L.P. · Los Angeles, CA

Target EBITDA
Under $20 million for performing companies
Target revenue
Under $100 million for performing companies
Published investment
$10 million to $35 million
SBA average investment
$3.4M

Business services · Healthcare · Industrials · Software and technology · Specialty manufacturing

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Majority or minority

DCA Partners

DCA Capital Partners III SBIC, L.P. · Roseville, CA

Target EBITDA
$5 million to $20 million
Target revenue
Not published on the current criteria page
Published investment
Not published on the current criteria page
SBA average investment
$1.0M

Industry agnostic · Business services · Healthcare · Manufacturing · Software

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Control or non-control

Invision Capital

Invision Capital III-A, L.P. · Chicago, IL

Target EBITDA
Generally under $30 million
Target revenue
Generally under $300 million
Published investment
$2 million to $50 million per platform
SBA average investment
$4.9M

Business services · Distribution · Manufacturing

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Majority or minority

Keswick Partners

Keswick Partners Fund I, LP · Tampa, FL

Target EBITDA
$2 million to $6 million
Target revenue
Not published
Published investment
Not published
SBA average investment
$3.2M

Niche manufacturing · Specialty services · Value-added distribution

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Majority or minorityAdd-on path

Kian Capital

Kian Growth Partners III, L.P. · Charlotte, NC

Target EBITDA
$3 million to $15 million
Target revenue
$10 million to $100 million
Published investment
$15 million to $40 million
SBA average investment
$4.8M

Essential services · Value-added distribution

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Control focused

MCM Capital Partners

MCM Capital Partners IV, LP · Beachwood, OH

Target EBITDA
$1.5 million to $6 million
Target revenue
$8 million to $50 million
Published investment
Not published on the current criteria page
SBA average investment
$775K

Aerospace and defense · Diversified industrial · Engineered materials · Medical device and life science · Value-added distribution

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Employee ownership control

Mosaic Capital Partners

Mosaic Capital Investors II SBIC, L.P. · Charlotte, NC

Target EBITDA
$5 million to $15 million
Target revenue
$10 million to $100 million
Published investment
$10 million to $25 million
SBA average investment
$5M

Business services · Consumer products and services · Niche manufacturing

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Control focusedAdd-on path

RFE Investment Partners

RFE Investment Partners IX, L.P. · New Canaan, CT

Target EBITDA
$3 million to $15 million
Target revenue
Under $100 million
Published investment
Not published on the current focus page
SBA average investment
$2.6M

Outsourced and professional services · Residential and facility services · Sustainability

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Debt and equity partner

True West Capital Partners

True West Capital Partners Fund III, L.P. · Los Angeles, CA

Target EBITDA
$3 million or more
Target revenue
$10 million or more
Published investment
$5 million to $25 million
SBA average investment
$3.8M

Business services · Consumer and food · Healthcare · Niche manufacturing · Transportation and logistics

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How firms make the directory

The starting set is the public SBA SBIC Directory filtered to funds marked Buyout and Making New Investments. Firm-level buy boxes are then checked against each manager's public website. Named contacts, direct email addresses, and phone numbers are intentionally excluded.

  • SBA fund facts reflect the directory file pulled 2026-08-08.
  • Firm criteria pages were checked through 2026-08-20.
  • Published investment size and SBA average investment are different measures.
  • Firms pay nothing to appear and cannot buy placement.
  • We do not publish SBA directory contact names, direct emails, or phone numbers.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration SBIC Directory.

Before approaching a buyout firm

Prepare normalized financials, a clear owner objective, customer concentration, management depth, and the reason your company fits the firm's public criteria.

  1. Decide whether you want a full sale, majority recapitalization, minority partner, or management buyout.
  2. Calculate normalized EBITDA and document every adjustment.
  3. Compare industry, geography, size, and transaction type before contacting anyone.
  4. Use the firm's official website to verify current criteria and submission instructions.

Educational only. Not financial, legal, investment, valuation, securities, or tax advice. Big Brain Funding is not an investment adviser, broker-dealer, placement agent, lender, or broker of record. A directory entry is not an endorsement, recommendation, valuation, or statement that a firm is available for a transaction.