THE BOUTIQUE
GROWTH FIRM
who we are
AMF Partners is a boutique investment firm having decades of experience helping lower middle-market companies grow, succeed and stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. Since 2005, we have served various industries, including manufacturing, wholesale distribution and other services.
CAPITAL APPROACH
Our flexible capital includes family offices, private investment funds, and AMF Partner principals, all with deep experience building successful companies in the markets we serve. When combined with our financial resources and collaborative approach, the practical operational support we deliver places each of our investments on a fast track for accelerated growth and performance improvement.
OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
AMF Partners is a boutique investment firm having decades of experience helping lower middle-market companies grow, succeed and stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.
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Mission
At AMF Partners, our mission is to help our partners achieve their definition of success. Whether that means supporting a business owner’s plan to expand into a new geographic region or enabling an operating partner to take a hands-on role in a fast-growing company, we are focused on fulfilling our stakeholders’ hopes and improving results.
If buyers, sellers, and investors are seeking to invest some capital or receive a simple infusion of cash, we are not going to be the right match. More than a source of capital, AMF Partners comprises experts in business operations and finance. Our seasoned team takes an active role in creating value for every stakeholder in every undertaking we complete:
- Sellers can trust that they are completing a once-in-a-lifetime transaction with a partner that makes their business’ future legacy a top priority.
- Investors gain opportunities to invest directly in proprietary transactions.
- Buyers and their management teams receive the opportunity to realize their next-level business goals.
OUR experience
Sellers have often spent a lifetime building their companies. Most prefer an equity partner that understands their business and can be trusted to protect their legacy in this once-in-a-lifetime transaction.
OUR approach
We are known as top-down, thesis-driven investors, meaning we analyze broad macroeconomic trends to identify attractive industries. Our in-depth market research and pinpoint analysis drive our investment strategy and decision-making. We are pro-active thinkers, not re-active.
ACTIVE SECTORS
We operate in highly fragmented markets, drilling down to find niche industries with no clear leader or category disruption. Among the sectors we find attractive are:
Niche Manufacturing
- Engineered Materials/Metals
- Fastening products
- Industrial Automation
- Electrical Components
- Diagnostic Kitting + Packaging
Distribution
- Distribution Hubbing
- Logistics IT
- Real Estate
- CPGs
- Supply Chain Upflows
Consumer
- Testing + Compliance
- Investing + Consulting
- Identity Solutions
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Pet Products + Services
Strategy, Management
+ Fractional Leadership
requirements
We seek to partner with industry leaders in niche markets with more than $50 million-plus potential. Our focus is on lower middle-market companies that meet these parameters:
Financial Characteristics
- Enterprise values of $5 million to $50 million
- EBITDA between $1 million and $10 million
- A path to EBITDA margins greater than 10%
- Equity investments of up to $20 million
We consider companies of all sizes and situations for bolt-on acquisitions.
Business Characteristics
- Defensible market position
- Favorable growth prospects
- Stable competitive dynamics
- Positive historical cash flows
- Business-to-business and product-centric
- Diversified customer base
- Based in North America
AMF Portfolio
Transactions
We seek to finance opportunities that allow a business to capitalize on new markets, favorable competitive scenarios, geographic expansion, or acquisitions.
We target acquisitions where the expertise of the resident firm or its investors can make an impact on the industry.
Working in partnership with a company’s management team, we acquire the assets and operations of the business they manage or another business in the same industry.
We work with sellers seeking to exit their business or Partner with us to grow the business.
