Palm Beach Capital

Palm Beach Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2001 and based in West Palm Beach, Florida, with an additional office in Tampa. The firm specializes in platform investments in lower middle market private companies, focusing on buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth investments across various sectors, including business services, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy. Palm Beach Capital invests between $3 million and $20 million in both control and minority stakes in companies with enterprise values ranging from $5 million to $100 million, targeting those with revenue of at least $5 million and EBITDA between $2 million and $15 million. Additionally, the firm engages in real estate investments, seeking transaction values between $2 million and $14 million. Its investment strategy includes exit opportunities through sales to financial and strategic buyers as well as access to public markets.

Michael Chalhub

Partner

S. Felder CPA, Christopher

CFO

James W. Harpel

Partner

Christopher Havlicek

Partner and Chief Marketing Officer

Shaun McGruder

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Dylan C. Nugent

Associate

Richard M. Schlanger

Co-Founder & Principal

Mike Schmickle

Managing Partner

Dylan J. Sloane

Associate

Effie Tzirtziropoulos

Chief Financial Officer

Nathan S. Ward

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

14 past transactions

Growve

Debt Financing in 2021
Growve is a brand aggregator based in St. Petersburg, Florida, specializing in the acquisition and management of wellness and beauty brands. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on six key verticals: dietary supplements, beauty, food, sports nutrition, pet products, and household wellness. Growve operates a platform designed to acquire, operate, and enhance brands, leveraging in-house expertise in marketplace management, digital marketing, creative services, manufacturing, and supply chain management. This comprehensive approach enables brands across various sectors to scale and expand effectively.

National Convenience Distributors

Private Equity Round in 2020
National Convenience Distributors is a full-line convenience store distributor that operates through three main divisions: Allen Brothers Wholesale Distributors, J. Polep Distribution Services, and Harold Levinson Associates. The company focuses on providing comprehensive services to both independent store owners and large chains, aiming to enhance growth and profitability. Its offerings include strategies for testing new products, developing efficient store layouts, creating effective product displays, and providing training on equipment maintenance and health code compliance. This support enables clients to improve customer education and implement targeted promotions, ultimately contributing to their success in the competitive convenience store market.

J Polep Distribution Services

Private Equity Round in 2019
J Polep Distribution Services is a wholesale company specializing in food, coffee, snacks, and alcohol.

GFA International, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2019
GFA International, Inc. (GFA) is a full-service Engineering and Geological consulting organization providing Environmental, Geotechnical, Construction Materials Testing, Inspections and Code Compliance Services across a broad spectrum of industries. Since 1988, they have established a solid reputation of safe work, superior service, trustworthy business practices and strict attention to detail. As Florida's Leading Engineering Source, their goal is to provide their clients with cost-effective, efficient services that ensure the standard of performance of their industry. Not only is their professional staff highly experienced and technically skilled, but also their hands-on management team is readily available – anywhere – at any time.

Blue Team

Private Equity Round in 2018
Blue Team Restoration’s Mission is to cultivate and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with their clients. At the core of their company we strive to be mindful, respectful and understanding to our clients. They do so by embracing their employees as family, at Blue Team, we try and instill a team mentality in each and every one of their associates and train our staff on our company core values. They believe that with quality people and teamwork, they will achieve their goal of a successful and well-structured organization that will treat their clients fairly and with mutual respect.

Lyneer Staffing Solutions

Private Equity Round in 2018
Lyneer Staffing Solutions, LLC is a national staffing company headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey, with additional offices across several states including Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Florida. The company specializes in the placement of temporary, temp-to-perm, and permanent labor, catering to various industries such as light industrial, clerical and administrative, accounting and finance, customer service, hospitality, and medical sectors. Since its inception as a small staffing provider, Lyneer has expanded significantly and now operates over 100 locations with a dedicated team of approximately 380 internal employees. The focus of Lyneer Staffing Solutions is to connect the right talent with suitable job opportunities, fostering mutually beneficial relationships between employers and employees.

The Midas Companies

Private Equity Round in 2017
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Capitol Heights, Maryland, Midas offers a comprehensive portfolio of rehabilitation services and products for critical water, wastewater and industrial pipe infrastructure throughout the Mid-Atlantic and southern region states. The Company’s suite of specialty services encompasses trenchless solutions, flow control and utility (traditional dig) for complete turnkey solutions.

Neptune Research

Private Equity Round in 2017
Neptune Research Incorporated specializes in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of advanced pipe repair solutions designed to endure various environmental challenges. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Riviera Beach, Florida, the company initially focused on the marine industry but has since expanded its expertise to serve sectors such as oil and gas, construction, and military applications. Neptune Research's Syntho-Glass® system has gained recognition for its reliability, leading to its adoption by the U.S. Navy and major natural gas and oil companies. The company's product offerings include composite repair systems, pre-impregnated materials, and custom-engineered solutions for diverse applications, addressing issues like corrosion, mechanical damage, and regulatory compliance. With a commitment to innovation, Neptune Research has consistently introduced new products to meet evolving industry needs, resulting in significant growth and an expanded operational footprint, including offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Brazil, Malaysia, and Poland.

Harold Levinson Associates

Private Equity Round in 2014
Harold Levinson Associates (HLA) began in 1977 with the vision of achieving the American Dream. It has grown from the trunk of a car into one of the nation's largest full line convenience store distributors. Occupying a 22-acre site in Farmingdale, NY, HLA's greatest resource is the 420 dedicated employees who work out of their new 600,000-square foot. facility. Stocking over 18,000 products, HLA is a vital link between manufacturers and convenience store owners and operators throughout the Northeast. With over 100 trucks in their fleet, HLA makes over 3,000 daily deliveries (deliveries daily, a third of which are delivered the same day! No other C-Store distributor in the country even comes close to their commitment to service.

MyUS.com

Private Equity Round in 2012
MyUS.com has been a leader in package forwarding since its establishment in 1997, providing services to over 100,000 customers across more than 200 countries. The company specializes in shipping and logistics solutions for international shoppers, businesses, and expatriates, facilitating access to U.S. online stores. MyUS.com offers a range of services, including international shipping logistics, package consolidation, and export compliance, ensuring that customers can manage their shipments efficiently and cost-effectively. With a team of experts in shipping logistics and customs documentation, MyUS.com is dedicated to delivering items quickly and safely, making it a trusted choice for individuals and corporations looking to navigate the complexities of cross-border shopping.

Digital Domain

Post in 2011
Digital Domain Holdings Corporation operates as a visual effects and animation company. The company was formerly known as Wyndcrest DD Florida, Inc., and changed its name to Digital Domain Holdings Corporation in March, 2010.

Atlas Paper Mills

Acquisition in 2006
Atlas Paper Mills is the leading US manufacturer of recycled paper products produced to anticipate and exceed the environmental stewardship and value needs of our customers. Atlas Paper Mills is based in Miami, Florida and is a leader in the production of tissue paper, utilizing 100% recycled fiber and a manufacturing process free of chlorine, chlorine derivatives or any other potentially harmful chemicals. Today, Atlas produces over 36,000 tons of recycled tissue products per year and converts approximately three million cases of Eco-friendly towels and tissue for use in the Away From Home and Retail Marketplace. In addition to toilet tissue, our paper lines can convert kitchen roll towels, hard-wound roll towels and center-pull towels. Atlas Paper Mills is committed to producing, in a highly cost effective manner, tissue products which are certifiably Green. Today, all products produced by Atlas are made from 100% Recycled Wastepaper Composed of more than 20% Post-Consumer Content 100% Chlorine-Free and produced in a Chlorine-Free Manufacturing Environment Produced using a source-reducing array of waste raw material sources (including aseptic packaging containers) thereby eliminating thousands of pounds of waste from entering landfills annually Qualified for LEED Certification points Representing exceptional customer value when compared to other Certifiably Green Tissue Based Products Atlas Paper Mills was truly "Born Green TM" and through advancements in its papermaking, manufacturing and converting processes, has become an even deeper shade of Green. Atlas focuses on the four R's of Environmental Stewardship: Recycle, Reuse, Reduce and Respect for our resources and our earth. To this end, the Atlas manufacturing process and our end products are dedicated to Saving trees, Saving landfill space, Saving water consumption and Saving energy.

Amtec

Venture Round in 2005
Amtec, LLC provides outsourced solutions to communication providers in North America. It offers construction services, such as aerial construction, underground construction, system audits/As builts, splicing and activation, MDU/design post-wiring and pre-wiring, and CLI leakage detection and correction, as well as fiber placement, activation, and testing services. The company also provides fulfillment services, including residential digital and analog installations, high speed data installations, high definition installations, commercial Internet services, VOIP deployment, audit services, and home theatre activation services. In addition, it offers engineering and design services, such as walk-off, strand-mapping and design, noise mitigation testing and correction, and sweep and certify plant services. Further, the company provides homeland security services, including perimeter monitoring and infrastructure, data transmission, and security system integration, as well as engineering, construction, and installing fiber optic security systems. Furthermore, it offers emergency response services, such as in advance storm warnings and post storm mobilization services. The company serves cable television, telecommunications, and broadband services industries. Amtec, LLC was formerly known as Amtech, LLC and changed its name in 2003. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.