The White Oak Group

The White Oak Group is a private equity firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 2002. It specializes in management-led buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital, and add-on acquisitions, focusing on lower middle-market, intellectual property-rich businesses and mature companies. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as aerospace and defense technology, environmental technology and services, power technology services, and government contracting services. Its investment strategy emphasizes companies involved in sensors and analytics, cyber security, communication networks, and healthcare technologies. The White Oak Group targets businesses with revenues between $5 million and $100 million and a minimum EBITDA of $1 million, primarily in the Southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The firm favors controlled equity and debt investments and typically retains equity positions in its portfolio companies.