Cave Creek Capital Management

Cave Creek Capital Management LLC is a private equity firm established in 2004 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional offices in Miami, Florida. The firm focuses on investing in middle market companies undergoing transitions due to rapid growth, competitive shifts, or management changes. Its investment strategy encompasses stock and asset acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth equity, owner liquidity, and turnaround investments, which may include interim bridge financing and mezzanine debt. Cave Creek primarily targets sectors such as business services, financial services, consumer goods, media, healthcare, specialty manufacturing, and energy. In the business services arena, the firm invests in outsourced processes related to sales, marketing, and information technology, among others. For consumer goods, investments are directed towards branded products and specialty retail. The firm typically commits between $5 million and $25 million per transaction, focusing on companies with an enterprise value between $20 million and $200 million. Cave Creek Capital aims for a management structure where ownership remains significant among existing management teams, maintaining an average investment period of five years.