About

Our 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.

A Long-term View

Our investors are business owners and executives who have built their businesses over time and approach their investments with a similar long-term view. We focus on businesses offering long-term results.

Alignment Between Teams

The management teams of companies in our portfolio prefer to retain equity in their companies. AMF Partners’ principals align with and invest alongside them.

Appreciation for Operational Support

Our partners understand the value of and seek out our help on management challenges. Our deep expertise ranges from high-level strategic support to knowledge and resources in Operations, finance, and other business functions. You will not be surprised to find us in the trenches with our sleeves rolled.

Industry 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 Values

At AMF Partners, we are guided by five core values that support and help us achieve our mission:

• Everyone Matters
• We are all partners
• We are Customer-Focused
• Produce results
• Make a difference

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.

Industry 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 & Distribution

• Engineered Materials / Metals
• Fastening products
• Industrial Automation / Motion Control / electrical components
• Diagnostic Kitting & Packaging

Business & Consumer Services

• Testing, Inspection, Certification & Compliance
• Healthcare Screening, Credentialing & Identity Solutions
• Consumer products and CPG 
• Pet Products & Services

Are You a Good Fit?

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 (e.g., unique business model, IP, technology, etc.)
• Favorable growth prospects and stable competitive dynamics
• Positive historical cash flows with room for improvement
• Business-to-business and product-centric
• Diversified customer base
• Based in North America

Types of Transactions

Growth Equity

We seek to finance opportunities that allow a business to capitalize on new markets, favorable competitive scenarios, geographic expansion, or acquisitions.

Industry Focus

We target acquisitions where the expertise of the resident firm or its investors can make an impact on the industry.

Management Buyouts

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.

Ownership Exit

We work with sellers seeking to exit their business or Partner with us to grow the business.