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Lead Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Lead Capital Partners has invested in 2 companies.

Lead Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (34%) and business services (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and growth capital (34%). In total, Lead Capital Partners has invested in 5 US states.

In the last 3 years, Lead Capital Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Lead Capital Partners

Lead Capital LLC

3817 Bedford Avenue, Suite 220,
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
United States
www.leadcp.com
lstanley@leadcp.com

Lead Capital Partners is a 'multi-family sponsored private equity firm' focused on acquiring control positions in businesses generating $1 to $7 million of EBITDA. Target transaction situations include family successions, divestitures, buyouts, and recapitalizations. Sectors of interest include healthcare, consumer products, IT/software, distribution, marketing, hospitality services, infrastructure, niche manufacturing, and industrial services. Lead Capital Partners was founded in 2011 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Marketing, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 1 7
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 4 - - 1 - 1 6
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - 1 1 - - 2
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lieberman, Inc. 2025-01-30 - Growth Capital
Great Neck, New York · www.liebermanresearch.com
Viva Day Spa, Inc. 2023-11-28 - Growth Capital
Austin, Texas · www.vivadayspa.com
Hardenbergh Group, Inc. 2023-08-15 - Secondary Sale
Livonia, Michigan · www.hardenberghgroup.com
Common Cents Systems, Inc. 2022-05-10 - Secondary Sale
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.apollolims.com
Family Ties, Inc. 2019-06-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sandy Springs, Georgia · www.familytiesinc.com
Common Cents Systems, Inc. 2016-02-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.apollolims.com
Hardenbergh Group, Inc. 2015-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Livonia, Michigan · www.hardenberghgroup.com
Southern Health Partners, Inc. 2012-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chattanooga, Tennessee · www.southernhealthpartners.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 1 (33%) - 2 (33%) -
Business Services 1 (33%) - 1 (17%) -
Consumer Services 1 (33%) - 1 (17%) -
Software - - 1 (17%) -
Staffing - - 1 (17%) -
Total 3 - 6 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (100%) - 6 (100%) -
  Tennessee - - 2 (33%) -
  Texas 1 (33%) - 1 (17%) -
  New York 1 (33%) - 1 (17%) -
  Georgia 1 (33%) - 1 (17%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (17%) -
Total 3 - 6 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (33%) - 4 (67%) -
Growth Capital 2 (67%) - 2 (33%) -
Total 3 - 6 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (100%) -
Total 2 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

230M USD

Established

2011

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Pryor Smartt

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Carl Grote

Director

Lamar Stanley

Director

Tate McNeilly

Director

John Peake

Vice President of Finance & Fund Administration

FAQ

When was Lead Capital Partners founded?

Lead Capital Partners was founded in 2011.

What type of investor is Lead Capital Partners?

Lead Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Lead Capital Partners headquartered?

Lead Capital Partners is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

How much capital does Lead Capital Partners have under management?

Lead Capital Partners has 230M USD under management.

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