Breakwater Management

Breakwater Investment Management, LLC is a private investment firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2009. The firm specializes in providing growth capital, recapitalizations, buyout, acquisition financing, and lower to middle market debt solutions to small and lower middle market private and public companies. Breakwater focuses on sectors such as healthcare, food and beverage, branded consumer products, specialty retail, software, media, and specialty manufacturing. The firm targets investments in companies with annual sales ranging from $10 million to $200 million and typically invests between $2 million to $30 million in equity financing and $5 million to $25 million in credit financing. Breakwater aims to participate across the capital structure, including senior secured debt and equity co-investments, and seeks to establish strong partnerships with management teams and owners to drive growth in its portfolio companies. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes flexibility and expertise in structuring complex transactions, primarily concentrating on opportunities within the United States, particularly in California and the Western U.S.