Cave Creek Capital
Cave Creek Capital Management LLC is a private equity firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional offices in Miami, Florida. Founded in 2004, it specializes in stock or asset acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth equity, and turnaround investments, primarily targeting middle market companies. The firm focuses on businesses in transition due to rapid growth, economic shifts, estate planning, management buy-ins, or lending constraints. Its preferred investment sectors include business services, financial services, consumer products, media services, healthcare, specialty manufacturing, and energy. Within these sectors, it invests in various areas, such as outsourced business processes, branded consumer products, transaction processing, and niche product manufacturing. The firm typically invests between $5 million and $25 million per transaction in companies with enterprise values ranging from $20 million to $200 million. Cave Creek Capital aims to acquire either majority or minority stakes, ensuring that management retains a significant ownership position. The average investment period is five years, with the firm utilizing its personal capital for these investments.