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San Francisco Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market businesses across the consumer sector value chain. SFEP partners with differentiated businesses seeking not only financial capital but also a hands-on, operationally-focused investment partner who will be closely involved in the process of building value. To each of our partner companies, we serve as an extension of the management team and provide deep consumer domain expertise, strategic and operational guidance, a broad network of relationships and a stable of industry resources. SFEP's experience building consumer brands as well as companies that support those brands, such as manufacturers and service providers, gives us a uniquely comprehensive view of the consumer value chain. We work proactively with founders and management teams to help them develop the vision, organization and infrastructure necessary to drive sustainable growth while preserving company culture and authenticity.
Notable quotes
“We're excited to welcome John and Olivia to the SFEP team. Hiring John demonstrates SFEP's commitment to proactive thesis-driven sourcing of platform investments across the consumer value chain and will build on our momentum in executing accretive add-on acquisitions. SFEP executed 11 add-ons across our portfolio in 2025.”
“Andrew and Marc have become integral contributors to the growth of our platform and the success of our partner companies. These promotions represent a natural progression for both Andrew and Marc and reflect their importance to SFEP's sourcing, deal execution and value creation activities.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Corp | Buyout | — | 2025-02-19 |
| Xceed Foodservice Group | Buyout | — | 2024-07-02 |
| DGS Retail | Buyout | — | 2022-11-16 |
| Rustic Bakery | Buyout | — | 2021-12-21 |
| BrüMate | Growth | $20m | 2020-09-15 |
| Jane Iredale | Buyout | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Brazi Bites | Buyout | — | 2018-07-01 |
| Agility Retail Group | Buyout | — | — |
| SV Labs | Buyout | — | — |
| Yes To | Growth | — | 2008-07-30 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Simon Equity Partners | 1 |
| Convergence Partners | 1 |
| Weber Capital Management | 1 |
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