We focus on established businesses with defensible market positions, barriers to competition and strong underlying fundamentals.

Size / Geography / Industry:

  • Revenue: $5 million - $50 million

  • EBITDA: $2 million - $10 million

  • Geography: United States and Canada

  • Industries: B2B Services, B2C and Residential Services, Multi-Unit Consumer/Franchisees, Contract and Niche Manufacturers

Transaction Profile:

  • Majority control transactions

  • Recapitalizations and/or growth equity

  • Particular focus on founder or family-owned businesses, although open to corporate divestitures, private equity-owned businesses and other situations

We Seek Companies With:

  • Recurring or predictable revenue

  • Strong, defensible margins and cash flow characteristics

  • Clear avenues for organic and/or inorganic growth, operational improvement or strategic repositioning

  • Talented management teams seeking an aligned, long-term partner

We are actively seeking new investment opportunities and welcome meeting founders, industry executives and other referrals that could fit our criteria. Tea Lake Partners is happy to compensate fees to intermediaries at market rates.