Compass Group Equity Partners

Overview

Compass Group Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 2014. The firm specializes in lower middle-market investments, focusing on companies with enterprise values between $20 million and $200 million and EBITDA ranging from $2 million to $15 million. A thesis-driven investment strategy combines capital with operational expertise and strategic support to foster growth in its portfolio companies.

The firm targets niche markets in North America, investing in sectors such as niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, healthcare services, and process automation. It is currently investing from its third fund, which closed at $408 million. The firm emphasizes a people-first approach and alignment with management through shared equity ownership and hands-on operational support, actively engaging in buyouts, recapitalizations, and industry consolidations to help management teams achieve their growth objectives.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 314-721-2800
• Website: cgep.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/compass-group-equity-partners

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Industrial & differentiated manufacturing services
• Private equity
• Functional food ingredients
• Lower middle market M&A
• Electronic manufacturing services
• Operations
• Venture capital & private equity principals
• Financial services

Technologies Used

• AI
• Circle
• Data Analytics
• Leadfeeder
• MailChimp SPF
• Outlook
• Remote
• Slack

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• Qualitronics Inc
• Protech Global Solutions Inc.
• Logic PD | Polivka Logan
• EPIC Systems