WJ Partners

WJ Partners is a private investment firm based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, founded in 2008. The firm is dedicated to growing companies and creating long-term value through its investments, which are made exclusively using its own capital. This approach allows WJ Partners to engage in each opportunity as a long-term collaboration, free from the pressures of a mandated exit timeline. The firm focuses on strengthening the management of its portfolio companies by providing essential financial, strategic, and operational expertise. WJ Partners primarily invests in sectors such as business and professional services, consumer products and services, specialty finance, and industrial services, utilizing strategies like buyouts, management buyouts, add-ons, recapitalization, and growth capital.

Buck Bagwell

Vice President

Hunter Brown

Associate

Jack Hardage

Associate

Harrison Hessel

Partner

George Johnson Jr.

Co-Founder

Russ Rudolph

Operating Partner

Mark VanGeison

Associate

Jaime Wall

Partner

Benjamin Wall

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

5 past transactions

Power Utility Products

Private Equity Round in 2019
Power Utility Products Co. (PUPCO), established in 1973 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializes in the distribution and servicing of components for electrical infrastructure. The company provides a range of products, including strut channel, cable tray systems, fittings, and associated components, catering to various sectors such as power plants, data centers, solar farms, healthcare facilities, and industrial construction. With additional locations in Norfolk, Virginia, PUPCO focuses on delivering quality products at competitive prices, allowing its customers to concentrate on their core operations. The company emphasizes customer consultation to offer just-in-time, comprehensive solutions tailored to specific needs.

Eggs Up Grill

Acquisition in 2018
Lowcountry Breakfast Services, LLC operates a chain of franchised breakfast and lunch restaurants. The company offers various dishes such as sandwiches, waffles, french toasts, burgers, wraps and platters. Lowcountry Breakfast Services, LLC also provide catering services. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Mobile Communications America

Acquisition in 2013
Mobile Communications has been established as a major market communications service and solution provider. Mobile Communications has retained a philosophy and approach dedicated to a personal level of customer service thought to be gone by the wayside in today's large corporation dominated environment, all the while pacing the development and implementation of dynamically emergent technologies. Specializing in electronically oriented communications solutions, Mobile Communications has dozens of strategic partnerships with product and solution manufacturers and is proud to be recognized as an authorized Motorola Total Solutions Provider.

Pure Barre

Private Equity Round in 2012
Pure Barre, LLC specializes in fitness services, focusing on barre-inspired workouts that emphasize small isometric movements to achieve a full-body workout. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company operates over 450 studios across the United States and Canada, making it a leading player in the boutique fitness industry. Pure Barre's low-impact, effective technique appeals to a wide audience, helping participants burn fat and sculpt muscles while fostering a loyal community. In addition to in-studio classes, Pure Barre offers online workouts, exercise equipment, and apparel. The company also supports franchise opportunities, providing training, marketing, and business consulting to its franchisees.

Global Medical Imaging

Private Equity Round in 2009
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Global Medical Imaging (GMI) has rapidly grown into the largest, non-OEM ultrasound and nuclear imaging technology provider in the United States. The company prides itself in “Lowering The Cost of High-Quality Healthcare™.” GMI has also built the leading R&D probe repair facility in the world, and developed capabilities to fully support all major manufacturer platforms found in private practice or hospital settings. GMI has a national network of coverage and employs experienced imaging professionals at its locations in Charlotte, N.C. and Houston, Texas.
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