Palm Beach Capital

Palm Beach Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on platform investments in the lower middle market across the United States, with a Florida emphasis. It targets control and minority investments in companies with enterprise values roughly 5 to 100 million, revenues 5 to 250 million, and EBITDA 2 to 15 million, typically investing 3 to 20 million and often taking a majority stake. It pursues growth equity, recapitalizations, and management buyouts, partnering with management teams to support expansion, and also makes real estate investments. The firm seeks opportunities across sectors such as business services, manufacturing, industrials, healthcare, engineering services, transportation, and logistics. Founded in 2001, Palm Beach Capital is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, with an additional office in Tampa, and operates across the United States. Exits are pursued through sales to financial or strategic buyers or via access to public markets. Its principals commit significant capital to funds, aligning interests with limited partners.

Geoffrey Alexander

Principal

Bernardo Chacin

Analyst

Michael Chalhub

Partner

Christopher S. Felder

CFO

James Harpel

Senior Partner

Shaun McGruder

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Daniel Moreno

Analyst

Dylan C. Nugent

Vice President

Richard Schlanger

Co-Founder and Principal

Michael Schmickle

Managing Partner

Dylan J. Sloane

Vice President

Juan Tagle

Director

Nathan Ward

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Florida

Growve

Debt Financing in 2021
Growve is a brand aggregator based in St. Petersburg, Florida, founded in 2018. The company focuses on acquiring and managing wellness and beauty brands across six key verticals: dietary supplements, beauty, food, sports nutrition, pet products, and household wellness. Growve leverages its expertise in marketplace management, digital marketing, creative services, manufacturing, and supply chain management to enhance the growth and scalability of the brands it operates. Through its platform, Growve aims to streamline operations and drive value by consolidating various brands under its umbrella, fostering their development in the competitive marketplace.

GFA International

Private Equity Round in 2019
GFA International, Inc. is a geotechnical and environmental engineering firm based in Delray Beach, Florida. Established in 1988, the company offers a range of services including environmental consulting, industrial hygiene, health and safety services, construction inspection, building code compliance, geotechnical consulting, and materials testing. GFA International caters to various sectors such as commercial, educational, entertainment, government, residential, and transportation projects. The firm is recognized for its commitment to safe work practices, superior service, and meticulous attention to detail, building a solid reputation over the years. GFA International operates with a highly skilled and experienced team, ensuring efficient, cost-effective solutions that enhance the performance standards within the engineering industry. In January 2020, it became a subsidiary of Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC, further expanding its capabilities and resources.

Mears Transportation

Private Equity Round in 2018
Mears Transportation, established in 1939, is a prominent provider of transportation services in Orlando, Florida, catering to both residents and tourists. The company offers a diverse range of services, including taxi, shuttle, luxury car, and bus services, along with shared-ride options and charter transportation. Mears Transportation is recognized as one of the largest private transportation providers in the United States, having achieved significant growth by consistently exceeding customer expectations. Through a mobile application, Mears enables customers to conveniently book and track vehicles, ensuring access to safe, fast, and affordable transportation solutions in various cities and airports worldwide, including major destinations like Las Vegas, New York, and Los Angeles.

Neptune Research

Private Equity Round in 2017
Neptune Research Incorporated specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative pipe repair solutions designed to endure harsh environmental conditions. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Riviera Beach, Florida, the company has established itself as a leader in composite engineering with products like Syntho-Glass, Acid-Shield, and Steel-Wrap. These offerings cater to a variety of applications, including coating repairs, corrosion protection, leak repairs, and mechanical protections, addressing issues such as dents, cracks, and deterioration in diverse settings. Neptune Research's solutions have been widely adopted across multiple sectors, including construction, marine, military, mining, and petrochemical industries. Their expertise has gained the trust of clients ranging from the U.S. Navy to major oil and gas companies. Over the years, the company has expanded its product line and facilities, reflecting its commitment to innovation and meeting the evolving needs of its clients in pipe repair and reinforcement.

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.
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