Capital Network for Charlotte business owners

Why our buyer network matters when you sell your $5M–$100M Charlotte or Carolinas business

The PE sponsors, family offices and strategic buyers we know, and who may be relevant when you sell your business.

Hillandale’s M&A practice advises owners of $5M–$100M enterprise-value businesses across the Carolinas, above what a typical business broker handles and below the size a bulge-bracket bank will return your call for. This is the network we call when it is time to sell: the private equity sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers we know personally, not a subscription database every other advisor pays for too.

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Where our relationships run deepest

CharlotteRaleighCharlestonGreenvilleWinston-SalemColumbia

Results

The network, by the numbers

$25M+

Two businesses sold to groups in our network

400+

NDAs signed across those transactions

30

Competing offers generated

50–100%+

How far final offers beat sellers’ original price expectations

How it is built

How the network is built

Twenty-five years of investing in the Carolinas gave us a seat at the table. Ten years of follow-through turned that seat into relationships with the private equity sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers who actually write checks for $5M–$100M businesses, not the mass buyer list a broker rents or the short strategics roster a bulge-bracket bank already has on file. Every firm below is one we have a real relationship with, not a name pulled from a database.

Directory

The full network

Showing 25 of 237 firms

FirmTypeHQ cityWebsite
16 South Capital PartnersPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
3Stage GroupSearch FundOntario, CanadaBy introduction
40/73 Capital, LLCFundless SponsorNew York / IllinoisVisit
ACODA CorpFamily OfficeChicago, ILVisit
AcquiraIndividual BuyerSeattle, WAVisit
AcquireEdge Partners LLCStrategicDelawareVisit
Adelphi Capital PartnersFundless SponsorPhiladelphia, PAVisit
AggEquo VenturesFundless SponsorPittsburgh, PAVisit
AlverraIndividual BuyerNew Orleans, LAVisit
Anchor Street CapitalPE FundNorth CarolinaBy introduction
APIFamily OfficeCedar Park, TXVisit
Apogee EnterprisesPE FundMinneapolis, MNVisit
ARA Services Partners LLCIndependent SponsorNaples, FLVisit
Archbridge Equity PartnersFundless SponsorToronto, ON, CanadaVisit
Argonne Capital GroupPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
Argosy Private EquityPE FundWayne, PAVisit
Arisun ConsolidatedIndependent SponsorErie, COVisit
Ark HarborSearch FundNew York, NYVisit
Ashland Capital PartnersFamily OfficeChicago, ILVisit
Atticus Franchise GroupFundless SponsorAtlanta, GAVisit
Australis Equity PartnersIndependent SponsorMarylandVisit
Avalon Trifecta Global PartnersIndependent SponsorMiami, FLVisit
BDI PartnersPE FundRaleigh, NCVisit
Benson Family OfficeFamily OfficeRaleigh, NCBy introduction
BKR Group LLCFamily OfficeNew York, NYBy introduction
Blue Ridge Construction CapitalPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Blue SagePE FundAustin, TXVisit
Boyne CapitalPE FundMiami, FLVisit
Broadtree PartnersPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
BW Acquisitions LLCFamily OfficeLake George, NYBy introduction
Cache Executive Management LLCStrategicScottsdale, AZVisit
Capital Alignment PartnersPE FundNashville, TNVisit
Cardwell Evans & CoPE FundChattanooga, TNVisit
Carousel CapitalPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Carroll CapitalPE FundGreenwich, CTVisit
Catchment CapitalPE FundNew York, NYVisit
CBC Family OfficeFamily OfficeRaleigh, NCVisit
CBREStrategicCharlotte, NCVisit
Chenmark HoldingsHolding CompanyPortland, MEVisit
CHR SoutheastSearch FundCharlotte, NCVisit
CID CapitalPE FundIndianapolis, INVisit
CLD InvestorsPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
Clinton View CapitalFundless SponsorLos Angeles, CAVisit
Cole Creek Capital LLCFamily OfficeWashington, DCVisit
Colmont GroupFamily OfficeCharlotte, NCVisit
Concord Holdings Management LLCFundless SponsorBrooklyn, NYVisit
Confluent Holdings, LLCHolding CompanySt. Louis, MOVisit
Conwell William LLCFundless SponsorAtlanta, GABy introduction
Cottonwood Acquisitions, LLCFamily OfficeSt Petersburg, FLVisit
Creek Dog CapitalSearch FundChicago, ILVisit
Crescendo Capital PartnersFamily OfficeAustin, TX / Chicago, ILVisit
Crescent PeakFamily OfficeCharlotte, NCVisit
CrosslanticPE FundGermanyVisit
Crutchfield CapitalPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Current Capital Partners LLCPE FundNew York, NYVisit
CW IndustrialsPE FundCleveland, OHVisit
DalFort CapitalPE FundDallas, TXVisit
Davenport Capital ManagementFundless SponsorAtlanta, GAVisit
DeCarlo Schnepper LLCFamily OfficeNew JerseyVisit
DeHart CoFundless SponsorNorth CarolinaVisit
Desai CompaniesHolding Company—Visit
Desert Horizon CapitalSearch FundDenver, CO / Miami, FLVisit
Dozer CapitalFamily OfficeCharlotte, NCVisit
Dry Fly Capital LLCFamily OfficeLittleton, COVisit
Eagle Chase Sales / Iron DoorsStrategicChattanooga, TNVisit
Eagle Merchant PartnersPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
EBRPFamily OfficeNashville, TNBy introduction
Elevate Capital HoldingsStrategicAustin, TXVisit
Elmwood GroupPE Fund—By introduction
Envest Capital Partners, LLCPE FundVirginia Beach, VAVisit
Fire Pit CapitalPE FundAthens, GAVisit
Flight EquityFamily OfficeNew York, NYVisit
Focal Point CapitalPE Fund—By introduction
Forged CapitalFundless SponsorMichiganVisit
Fortinbras EnterprisesFamily OfficeVirginiaVisit
Foundation Investment Partners LLCSearch FundSolon, OHVisit
Foxhole GroupFundless SponsorDenver, COVisit
Freebird CapitalFundless SponsorFloridaVisit
Fulton Asset ManagementFamily OfficeChicago, ILVisit
G.P.Loree & Co.Family OfficeCleveland, OHVisit
Garden City EquityPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Gateway Real Estate PartnersIndependent SponsorMyrtle Beach, SCBy introduction
Gemini InvestorsPE FundWellesley, MAVisit
Georgia Oak PartnersPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
Godspeed CapitalPE FundWashington, DCVisit
Golden Spruce CapitalPE FundLos Angeles, CAVisit
Goldner Hawn LPPE FundMinneapolis, MNVisit
Grandview Peak CapitalSearch FundUtahVisit
Granite Point PartnersPE FundSanta Barbara, CAVisit
Greenform HoldingsStrategicDallas, TXBy introduction
Greybull StewardshipPE FundJackson, WYVisit
Grove Oaks CapitalFundless SponsorAtlanta, GAVisit
Grovecourt Capital PartnersPE FundWest Palm Beach, FLVisit
Gulfstream CapitalFamily OfficeKnoxville, TNVisit
Hadley CapitalPE FundChicago, IL / Nashville, TNVisit
Halmos CapitalPE FundMiami, FLVisit
HALO Investment PartnersPE FundSan Diego, CAVisit
Hansen Family OfficeFamily OfficeDenver, COVisit
Harborwell CapitalFundless SponsorBoston, MAVisit
Heritage HoldingPE FundBoston, MA / New York, NYVisit
Hidden Harbor Capital PartnersPE FundBoca Raton, FLVisit
Hidden View CapitalFundless SponsorLos Angeles, CAVisit
Hudson GladePE FundNew York, NYVisit
Hunter Forest CapitalFundless SponsorFloridaVisit
IAO Holdings, Inc.StrategicRaleigh, NCBy introduction
Impel CapitalIndependent SponsorWashington, DCVisit
Imperial CapitalPE FundToronto, ON, CanadaVisit
Industrial Manufacturing GroupFamily OfficeIndianapolis, INVisit
Invision CapitalPE FundChicago, ILVisit
ITDSearch FundVirginiaBy introduction
Jadwin CapitalFundless SponsorNew York, NYVisit
JMC InvestmentFamily OfficeNew York, NYVisit
JMH Capital Partners, LLCPE FundBoston, MAVisit
K2 Growth PartnersFundless SponsorGrand Rapids, MIVisit
KaltrocoPE FundNashville, TNVisit
Keswick PartnersPE FundTampa, FLVisit
Kian CapitalPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Kilroy Partners LLCFundless SponsorBoca Raton, FLVisit
Kingsway FinancialHolding CompanyChicago, ILVisit
Koru Equity PartnersIndependent SponsorCharlotte, NCVisit
LightviewPE FundWest Palm Beach, FLVisit
Lime LLCFamily OfficeNew YorkVisit
Llama Capital PartnersFundless SponsorNew York, NYVisit
Lockeland Capital PartnersFundless SponsorNashville, TNVisit
LongWaterPE FundDallas, TXVisit
Mandelbrot LLCFamily OfficeBoston, MAVisit
Mangrove EquityPE FundTampa, FLVisit
Marine Capital PartnersFamily OfficeManhattan Beach, CAVisit
McKissack & McKissackStrategicWashington, DCVisit
Mellem Legacy PartnersSearch FundLos Angeles, CAVisit
Mosaic Capital PartnersPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Narrow River Capital LLCFundless SponsorNew York, NYVisit
National Diversified Funding CorporationPE FundThousand Oaks, CAVisit
Navigator HoldingsSearch FundDelawareVisit
Next Steward Partners, LLCPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
NMS CapitalPE FundNew York, NYVisit
NocopiStrategicMiami, FLVisit
North Branch CapitalPE FundOak Brook, ILVisit
Northwoods PartnersFamily OfficeHoboken, NJVisit
NTC GroupFamily OfficeGreenwich, CTVisit
O2 Investment Partners, LPPE FundBloomfield Hills, MIVisit
Obelysk Group Inc.Family OfficeToronto, ON, CanadaVisit
Obran.coopWorker-Owned Co-opOakland, CAVisit
Oceanside PartnersFundless SponsorTennesseeVisit
OGDStrategicFort Worth, TXVisit
Onni GroupStrategicVancouver, BC, CanadaVisit
Oxbow Equity PartnersPE FundUtahVisit
Paint Creek Industries LLCFundless SponsorHouston, TXVisit
Palm Beach CapitalPE FundWest Palm Beach, FLVisit
ParkSouth VenturesIndependent SponsorCharlotte, NCVisit
Pearl Street Capital PartnersFamily OfficeNew York, NYVisit
Pearl Street PartnersPE Fund—By introduction
Pen ManufacturingPE FundAnaheim, CABy introduction
Permanent CorpFamily OfficeMontreal, QC, CanadaBy introduction
Permanent EquityPE FundColumbia, MOVisit
Pfingsten PartnersPE FundChicago, ILVisit
Phoenix Strategy GroupPE FundSan Diego, CAVisit
Pidola TrustFamily OfficeBeverly Hills, CABy introduction
Pondera Holdings LLCFamily OfficeChicago, ILVisit
Portrait CapitalPE FundNew York, NYVisit
PRIME AE Group IncFamily OfficeBaltimore, MDVisit
Prince PartnersStrategicSan Francisco, CAVisit
Project Blinds LLCFundless SponsorMyrtle Beach, SCVisit
Propel EquityPE FundBoston, MAVisit
Prospera Hills CapitalFundless SponsorNew York, NYVisit
Quartile Capital LLCFamily OfficeCharlotte, NCBy introduction
Quiet C, LLCFamily OfficeWashington, DCVisit
Quoth CapitalPE FundWashington, DCVisit
R3Owner OperatorWashington, DCBy introduction
Radnor Lake CapitalSearch FundNashville, TNVisit
Red Devil DevelopmentFundless SponsorDurham, NCBy introduction
RexcodaPE FundDallas, TXVisit
Riverbound PartnersFundless SponsorCharlotte, NCVisit
Riverwolf PartnersFundless SponsorBoston, MAVisit
Rock Ridge HoldingsHolding CompanyNew YorkVisit
Roebling Capital PartnersPE FundCincinnati, OHVisit
Roland Hall PartnersSearch FundPhiladelphia, PAVisit
Roystone CapitalPE FundNew York, NYVisit
Salt Creek Capital LLCPE FundWest CoastVisit
Saturn FivePE FundDenver, COVisit
Saw Mill CapitalPE FundBriarcliff Manor, NYVisit
Seven Point Equity Partners, LLCStrategicHialeah, FLVisit
Shoreview CapitalPE FundMinneapolis, MNVisit
SIG PartnersFamily OfficeDallas, TXVisit
Sopuru CapitalFundless SponsorSheridan, WY / Los Angeles, CAVisit
Soulard -- Search Fund AcceleratorSearch FundNew Orleans, LAVisit
Sovereign CapitalPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
Spell CapitalPE FundMinneapolis, MNVisit
Spring Capital GroupFamily OfficeEugene, ORVisit
Spring Run CapitalFundless SponsorCincinnati, OHVisit
Springlake Partners, LLCStrategicOrlando, FLVisit
Steward LaneFamily OfficeNew JerseyBy introduction
Stone Mill PartnersIndependent SponsorNew YorkVisit
Stone Road PartnersFundless SponsorHanover, NHVisit
Stonebriar CapitalSearch FundNew York, NYVisit
Sufton LLC / Search Fund AcceleratorSearch FundNew Orleans, LAVisit
Summit ParkPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
SundialPE FundBoca Raton, FLVisit
Surge Private Equity LLCFamily OfficeDallas, TXVisit
Swift Anchor HoldingsFamily OfficeNew York, NYVisit
Taggart CapitalPE FundDenver, CO / Boston, MAVisit
Tanrackin HoldingsFamily OfficeNew York, NYVisit
Tar River Legacy PartnersSearch FundCharlotte, NCVisit
TeamsharesPE FundNew York, NYVisit
Tecum EquityFundless SponsorPittsburgh, PAVisit
Ten Mile Capital Management, LLCFundless SponsorNew York, NYVisit
TEO CapitalFamily OfficeMiami, FLBy introduction
The Courtney GroupPE FundNewport Beach, CAVisit
The HFW CompaniesStrategicSt. Louis, MOVisit
The Mandeville GroupFundless SponsorSouth FloridaBy introduction
The Stonewall GroupStrategicLafayette, LAVisit
Thesis Capital PartnersIndependent SponsorHouston, TXVisit
Third Century Management, LLCPE FundAtlanta, GAVisit
Tillery CapitalPE FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Tonka Bay Equity PartnersPE FundMinneapolis, MNVisit
Traverse Pointe PartnersPE FundChicago, ILVisit
Trivest PartnersPE FundMiami, FLVisit
Trulla GroupStrategicToronto, ON, CanadaVisit
Tucker's FarmPE FundNew York, NYVisit
TurnPoint ServicesFamily OfficeCharlotte, NCVisit
Two Trails Capital PartnersSearch FundReston, VAVisit
ULS Integrated Facilities Management ServicesStrategicCanada and USAVisit
US4 CapitalFundless SponsorTexasVisit
Validor CapitalPE FundBoca Raton, FLVisit
Vast VenturesOwner OperatorMinnesotaVisit
Venture EquitiesFundless SponsorMiami, FLVisit
VergePointe Capital, LLCFamily OfficeLake Oswego, ORVisit
Vertical Investment Group, LLCSearch FundCharlotte, NCVisit
Watauga Industries, LLCFundless SponsorNashville, TNVisit
Waybright PartnersPE FundGeorgiaVisit
West Lane Capital Partners LLCFamily OfficeLos Angeles, CAVisit
WhiteHorn PartnersFamily OfficeAustin, TXVisit
Willistown Capital LLCIndependent SponsorHouston, TXVisit
Willow Creek PartnersPE FundTysons, VAVisit
Wincore WindowsPE FundParkersburg, WVVisit
Winterfell InvestmentsFundless SponsorFloridaVisit
Woodlake GroupPE FundNew York, NYVisit

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What is in it for you

If you’re a business owner

  • Introductions to the sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers actively acquiring $5M–$100M businesses in your industry
  • A competitive process instead of a single buyer
  • Confidential from the first conversation

If you’re raising capital or sourcing deals

  • Direct access to Carolina business owners exploring a sale
  • Proprietary relationships you won’t find in a database
  • A local partner who has built, run, and sold companies
What’s your business worth? Exit planning services The Sell Your Business page

FAQ

Common questions

Who is in the Hillandale Capital Network?

Active private equity sponsors, family offices, and strategic buyers we have direct relationships with, the kind who write checks for $5M–$100M businesses.

Is there a cost to get access?

No. There is no fee and no paid placement. Firms are not listed for pay, and access to the network is free for business owners and capital partners we work with.

How do I get introduced to a specific firm?

Request access below and tell us what you are looking for. We make direct, warm introductions rather than handing over a list.

I'm a sponsor or family office. How do I get added to the network?

Reach out through the contact page. We add firms we have direct relationships with, not cold submissions.

Would you like access to the network?

Tell us who you are. Matt Hultquist will reply personally, usually within one business day. We sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive.

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Prefer to reach out directly? matt@hillandaleadvisors.com · 704-574-5659 · 429 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC