Businesses

BW Capital

We acquire established lower middle market businesses — $1M–$15M in EBITDA — and partner with exceptional operators and searchers to lead them.

City skyline
$1M–$15M
Target EBITDA
2–7 yr
Investment Horizon
5
Core Industries
What We Do
Team collaboration

Established Businesses

We invest in companies with proven models, loyal customers, and strong reputations, typically founder or family-owned businesses that are ready for their next chapter of growth and leadership.

Conservative, Aligned Capital

We raise capital deal-by-deal and invest our own alongside it, with conservative structures that protect the downside and tie every party to the same outcome. We are never under pressure to deploy.

Hands-On Value Creation

We professionalize operations, pursue strategic growth, and build the institutional infrastructure that positions a business for long-term success. Our involvement goes well beyond the boardroom.

Two Ways We Partner

The leadership behind every deal.

Every acquisition is led by an exceptional operator with meaningful equity and full alignment. Sometimes that operator comes from our bench — sometimes it is an entrepreneur we back into ownership.

Operating Partners

A seasoned operator from our bench

We pair the business with an experienced executive whose industry background fits its needs, deployed post-close to work alongside management and lead growth and value creation.

How Operating Partners Work
Searchers

An entrepreneur through acquisition

We back self-funded searchers — professionals who fund their own search to find and run a business. They join our deal team through diligence, we provide the capital to close, and they step in as a committed, full-time owner-operator with institutional backing.

For Searchers & Operators
What We Look For

Ownership Transitions

Founder or family-owned businesses facing succession, seeking a partner who will preserve what they've built.

Operational Opportunity

Companies with room to professionalize systems, strengthen leadership, or improve margins through disciplined execution.

Growth Potential

Businesses positioned for expansion, whether through add-on acquisitions, new markets, or scaling existing capabilities.

Healthcare. Specialty Contracting. Professional Services. Business Services. Niche Manufacturing.

We focus on essential, non-cyclical industries where operational expertise and strategic guidance create enduring value.

Meet Our Operating Partners