We partner for growth.
Evolve Capital is a private equity firm focused exclusively on leveraged recapitalizations of entrepreneurial businesses. Our principals have partnered with entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level since 1993.
A real partner who picks up the phone.
Most of our investments come from long-term relationships with intermediaries.
We've been buying the same kinds of companies for over 20 years. Same attorneys, same lenders, and a deep bench of intermediaries we've worked with deal after deal. Evolve understands the intricacies of the intermediary and entrepreneur relationship.
We invest our own money.
That lets us make investment decisions quickly and without lengthy books, committees, or LP politics. When we say yes, we mean it, and we close.
We like receiving your ideas, and we reply.
Promptly. To emails and calls. We value the intermediary as a partner, not a transaction, and provide straightforward feedback as we move through the process.
We treat business owners with the respect they've earned.
Every founder we meet built something real, and we know it. Our calls feel like a conversation worth their time — we listen first, respect their vision, and leave them feeling heard whether or not we end up doing a deal. Your sellers will thank you for the introduction.
Liquidity and preservation.
Liquidity up front, meaningful equity on the back end.
We provide owners with liquidity at close and a retained equity stake for a second bite at exit. In between, we provide professional management and a strong partnership alongside the team, increasing shareholder value, positioning the company to maximize value upon exit, and attracting more potential buyers.
Preservation of culture.
We listen first and take the time to understand your business before we change a thing. The team, the customers, and the character that built the company stay intact.
Grow resources, don't cut them.
Growth comes from adding people, systems, and capital — not from stripping the company down. We invest behind the team that got you here so they can take the business further.
A real partner who does what we say.
You stay as involved as you want, focused on the parts of the business you love. We're alongside you for the next chapter — straightforward, responsive, and on the same side of the table.
Building sales teams, processes, compensation, and incentive programs for key personnel
Refined sales process
Identifying resource enhancements — operations, financial, sales, and beyond
Systems & infrastructure
Financing add-on acquisitions
Higher EBITDA
Providing direction, advice, and a strong network of relationships, collaborating as a partner in the best interests of the company
Multi-state footprint
"They make a great impression and are well liked among sellers. Highly reliable, always follow through, never cancel calls. Decisive and take charge. Evolve becomes a partner with the entrepreneur, which says a lot to a seller."
"Evolve is very quick to respond to an opportunity. They're very easy to work with, and very responsive. They always follow up and don't have the bureaucracy that's often associated with larger firms."
"I got the best of all worlds: liquidity up front, partners who understand my business, and a structure that allows me to operate without interference. I realized my personal goals and got two bites of the apple through my retained equity stakes."