True Partners

Southfield Capital is a private equity firm that partners with exceptional, growing companies in the lower middle market

True Partners

Our Playbook

Southfield Capital has focused on control-oriented investments in entrepreneur-built, business services companies since 2002. We work collaboratively with management teams to accelerate organic growth and implement targeted add-on acquisition strategies with the goal of at least tripling the size of the businesses.

Having raised more than $1.5 billion to date, Southfield is currently investing out of its flagship fund, Southfield Capital IV.

Investment Criteria

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EBITDA Criteria

$4 - 20MM

Add-on acquisitions can be smaller

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Investment Size

$20 - 80MM

Add-on acquisitions can be smaller

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Industry Focus

Business Services

Example Sectors of Interest

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Building, Facility & Real Estate Services

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IT & Security Services

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Financial & Insurance Services

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Industrial Services

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Transportation & Logistics

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Professional Services

OUR

Investment
Focus

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3x Growth Potential

Organic and acquisition growth

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Non-discretionary Services

Critical to the customer

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First Institutional Capital

Opportunity for value creation

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Profitable & Growing

Strong business fundamentals

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Partnership-First Model

Strong alignment with leadership