Sage Capital, LLC

Sage Capital, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mezzanine, later stage, acquisitions, buyouts, growth capital, late venture, and recapitalization investments in small and lower middle market businesses in mature companies. The firm specializes in providing equity and equity-like instruments. The firm does not limit its investments by any sector and looks broadly across all industries. The firm does minority positions and does not invest in start-ups. The firm does not invest in commodity processors, job shops, construction services, trucking, real estate, and gaming. It primarily invests in value-added manufacturers, service businesses, distribution businesses, branded consumer products, professional services. The firm has limited appeal to industries in pure and high technology or life science, commodity producers, construction services, and real estate. It invests in North America with a focus on businesses located principally in the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Mid-South regions and Central Southern states, but can also consider investment opportunities throughout the United States. The firm typically invests between $2 million and $10 million per company with sales value between $10 million and $100 million enterprise values between $5 million and $50 million and EBITDA between $2 million and $7 million. It can pursue larger investment sizes and larger transactions with EBITDA more than $7 million through co-investments from the members of the Sage Capital Investors' Roundtable. For buyouts, the firm acquires controlling positions in companies. The firm seeks to make majority and minority investments. It seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies. Sage Capital, LLC was founded in 2004 and is based at St. Louis, Missouri.