O2 Investment Partners

O2 Investment Partners is a private equity firm based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, founded in 2010. The firm targets lower middle-market opportunities across the United States and Canada, with a focus on manufacturing, niche industrials, B2B services, and technology-enabled businesses, and it pursues majority positions in founder- or family-owned companies. O2 seeks earnings growth potential and a clear path to value creation, emphasizing partnerships with management to build and grow portfolio companies to the next stage. Investment activity typically ranges from about $1 million to $20 million of equity per platform, with revenue and enterprise value scales roughly in the tens of millions. Add-on acquisitions are common to expand platforms, with configurations including turnarounds, recapitalizations, and carve-outs when appropriate. The firm concentrates its activity in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions and in selected markets nationwide and in Canada, often pursuing family-owned or owner-entrepreneurial businesses that can benefit from operational improvements and strategic consolidation.