We partner with lower middle market business services and consumer companies to help them achieve their vision for continued success.

PORTFOLIO

Our organization takes a focused, hands-on approach to further develop success stories in the business services and consumer sectors.

Strategic and active investment philosophy

INVESTMENT FOCUS

Porchlight Equity brings an active, partnership approach to investing in lower middle market business services and consumer companies. Our investment model is to partner with growing companies which are profitable, or nearing profitability, where we can add value through flexible capital, strategic direction and operational improvement.

Focus Industries

  • Business Services

  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • Education and Training
  • Human Capital Services
  • IT and Technology-Enabled Services
  • Logistics
  • Marketing and Information Services

  • Consumer

  • Consumer Products and Services
  • E-commerce
  • Food and Beverage
  • Health and Wellness
  • Restaurants
  • Personal Care
  • Specialty Retail

Focus Company Criteria

  • Target Company Guidelines

  • $10-75 million of revenue
  • $0-10 million of EBITDA
  • Revenue growth of 10%+
  • Strong management
  • Operate in large, growing market segments
  • Barriers to entry / differentiation
  • Based in North America

  • Investment Parameters

  • $10-$30 million equity investments
  • Majority or significant minority ownership
  • Economic alignment with management teams
  • Flexible capital structures

Creating Value

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Our goal is to partner with strong operators to provide experience, guidance and resources with which to back them in their vision for how they want to grow their company. We take a hands-on intensive approach to working with our management teams to build great businesses and overcome whatever obstacles encountered along the way.

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We are a team of experienced investors and practitioners with a dedicated team of Operating Partners that possess expertise in specific functional areas relevant to business services and consumer companies. We combine that with deep industry and operational relationships that we believe make Porchlight Equity an ideal partner to growing businesses in these segments.

Expertise

Growth and Marketing Strategy
Acquisitions
Systems and Process development
Financial Strategy and Budgeting
Real Estate
Human Resources / Management Team Buildout
Exit/liquidity Strategy

Experienced investors and operators