Investors in Mississippi

Founded in 1999, Enhanced Capital Partners is a national investment firm with over $400 million under management specializing in investments in small and mid-size companies. Enhanced Capital provides a range of investment options to promote the growth and expansion of businesses. Our flexibility and practical investment approach can make the difference in maximizing the growth potential for a company poised for rapid growth.

Founded in 1992, Advantage Capital Partners is a venture capital firm specialised in equity and debt investments. The firm has worked with state and federal economic organisations to invest in small businesses and in low income areas.

For three decades, Northwood Ventures has been a leading investor in venture capital and buyout opportunities. Northwood prides itself on being a fundamental investor seeking to maximize long-term cash on cash returns. We partner with experienced, successful management teams to generate superior returns. We structure our investments uniquely to meet the individual requirements of each portfolio company. Northwood has participated in the creation and growth of many leading companies in the communications, retail/consumer, manufacturing and financial services sectors. We invest at all stages of company growth, including industry consolidations. Our unique, long-term investment horizon, experienced professionals, and entrepreneurial orientation have made us an attractive partner for leading management teams across the United States for many years.

AXA Venture Partners (AVP) is a venture capital fund investing in high-growth, technology-enabled companies. AVP has built a unique investment platform specialized in tech investments with $600 million of assets under management through three pillars of investment expertise: Early Stage Fund, Growth Stage Fund and Fund of Funds. To date, AVP has invested in 40 Early and Growth equity deals and 6 Fund investments. AVP team operates globally backed by offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong. Beyond investments, AVP provides access to business development opportunities helping portfolio companies to scale globally and accelerate their growth.

The firm has more than $43 billion in private equity assets under management. Its active portfolio of more than 180 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector and geography. Warburg Pincus is an experienced partner to management teams seeking to build durable companies with sustainable value. Warburg Pincus professionals are organized into industry groups to capitalize upon their understanding of the industry’s products, services, technologies and market trends. This extensive industry knowledge, in a global and local context, establishes Warburg Pincus as a preferred partner for business executives and entrepreneurs.

Founded in 2003, Kinderhook Industries is a private equity firm that manages over $1.25 billion of committed capital. The firm was established to capitalize on the principals' expertise acquiring middle market companies. Kinderhook primarily makes control investments in companies with transaction values of $25-$150 million where the firm can achieve significant financial, operational and growth improvements. The firm targets orphaned non-core subsidiaries of corporate parents, existing small capitalization public companies lacking institutional support and management-led recapitalizations of entrepreneur-owned companies. Kinderhook’s principals have completed in excess of one hundred transactions, investing over $1 billion throughout their investment careers. In addition, Kinderhook is a licensed Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

PSG targets investments in lower middle market technology-enabled service companies primarily in North America.

Established in 2005, Blue Wolf Capital Partners is a New York-based private equity firm that is specialising in lower mid-market investments in energy, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, transport and distribution sectors across the United States and Canada. The firm targets companies with revenue of more than $50 million, annually.

THE HALIFAX GROUP is a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market businesses with total enterprise values between $30 million and $125 million. The firm's principals maintain investment and operating experience in business services, franchising, health and wellness, and infrastructure. Halifax is comprised of 15 professionals with a combined 100 years of investing experience with global firms. The firm manages nearly $1 billion.Halifax has partnered with entrepreneurs in 20 companies since 1999.Halifax is dedicated to maintaining a collaborative and personal approach to investing and partnering with management and owner/operators. The firm's historical affiliation with TPG and Colony Capital affords portfolio companies unprecedented access to myriad resources from global capital markets to enhanced sales channels.

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