Copeley Capital

Copeley Capital is a private equity firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that provides growth capital and executes acquisitions, turnarounds, industry consolidations, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures in mature, later-stage and middle-market companies. It backs small businesses, generally avoiding distressed targets, but may undertake balance-sheet recapitalizations for overleveraged firms. The firm is industry generalist, yet seeks opportunities in building products and materials, manufacturing, healthcare, waste and recycling, consumer products and services, distribution, and related business services. It focuses on companies east of the Rockies, with emphasis on the Southeast, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain, Northeast and Southwest regions. Target metrics typically include EBITDA of 1.5 million to 10 million and enterprise values of 5 million to 50 million. It pursues change-in-control and majority equity investments with a typical hold of four to eight years and exits through sales to strategic or financial buyers. Founded in 2003, Copeley Capital operates from Charlotte and funds its investments predominantly from its own capital.