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Align Capital Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm that makes control investments in lower-middle market companies across North America, targeting businesses with $3–$15 million of EBITDA (or >$5 million ARR for software companies) and enterprise values up to $150 million. ACP focuses on four preferred sectors: Software & Tech-Enabled Services, Professional Business Services, Industrial Services, and Specialty Manufacturing & Distribution, seeking companies with niche leadership, recurring demand, and 30%+ gross margins. ACP's differentiated approach centers on being an active, hands-on growth partner — investing early in people, processes, and technology to help portfolio companies achieve step-function growth, often doubling or tripling in size during the hold period. The firm is one of the most active buy-and-build specialists in the lower-middle market, averaging more than three add-on acquisitions per platform across its 40+ platform investments since founding in 2016.
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“This is a judgment business. We spend a lot of time assessing the people with whom we're going to partner and then really learning about new businesses and new industries. We're constantly amazed by how entrepreneurs have figured out some really amazing ways to create a business and make a living for themselves and for their employees.”
“The Firm's growth and success to date is attributed to the partnerships formed between our portfolio companies and our dedicated team of professionals. We're excited to leverage these collective experiences to help grow the next wave of ACP platform companies.”
“As we reflect on our Firm's ten-year milestone, our private equity strategy has remained consistent and tailored to the lower-middle market. We continue to target high-quality platforms and drive value creation through investing in impactful growth resources and employing an active add-on acquisition strategy across the portfolio.”
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Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Imaging | Buyout | — | 2026-05-28 |
| AKS Engineering | Recapitalization | — | 2025-02-18 |
| Advantage Investigations | Buyout | — | 2025-11-01 |
| ISPN | Buyout | — | 2024-12-01 |
| Proceed | Continuation Vehicle | $405m | 2026-04-01 |
| Global Guardian | Buyout | — | 2023-07-01 |
| Premier Biotech | Recapitalization | — | 2022-12-06 |
| Schneider Geospatial | Buyout | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Cleartelligence | Buyout | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Alliance Technical Group | Buyout | — | 2016-01-01 |
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