Lower middle market private equity firm

Brenton Point Capital Partners

At a glance

EBITDA range$3M to $20M S3
Deal typesPlatform, Add-on S4
SectorsDistribution, Construction Services

What Brenton Point Capital Partners buys

Brenton Point Capital Partners is a New York private equity firm that backs founder- and family-owned companies in the lower middle market. Its stated target is $3 million to $20 million of EBITDA, and it says growth potential and the quality of management matter more to it than size or industry. Its team has built companies in B2B services, consumer and residential services, specialty distribution and light manufacturing. Current platforms include a pool builder and service company, a funeral home group, a Bobcat equipment dealer, a property restoration contractor, a crop nutrition company and a commercial fuel distributor.

The firm grows each platform through add-on acquisitions. It reported 14 add-ons and $83 million of new equity raised in 2025. Its 2026 restoration and crop nutrition deals were described as growth investments in which the founders kept a stake. A smaller owner is most likely to meet Brenton Point as an add-on, for example a funeral home joining Landmark Funeral Group, a pool service company joining Easton Select Group, or a fuel distributor joining Continental Fuel Group.

Recent deals

Announced in the 24 months before October 26, 2026.

DateCompanyTypeSectorSource
Oct 2026Funeral Excellence GroupNine funeral homes in Kentucky and Indiana added to Landmark Funeral Group; local leaders stay in placeAdd-onSource
Oct 2026Dawson Funeral HomeThird-generation family funeral home in East Liverpool, Ohio added to Landmark Funeral GroupAdd-onSource
Sep 2026Lakeshore Ag DistributorsGrowth investment in a Michigan liquid fertilizer and crop nutrition company; the founder stays on as CEO and a significant investorPlatformDistributionSource
Jun 2026Merit RestorationsGrowth investment in a Virginia fire, water and storm damage restoration contractor; leadership stays and a co-founder keeps a stakePlatformConstruction ServicesSource
May 2026Continental Fuel GroupNew platform formed to buy commercial fuel distributors in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and SoutheastPlatformDistributionSource
Oct 2025Bobcat of ConnecticutCompact equipment dealer in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, now run as Premier Equipment SolutionsPlatformDistributionSource
2025Landmark Funeral GroupFuneral home, crematory and cemetery platform launched with industry veterans in the Midwest and AppalachiaPlatformSource

Portfolio by sector

From the firm's portfolio page S4.

Construction Services

  • Merit Restorations

Distribution

  • Premier Equipment Solutions
  • Lakeshore Ag
  • Continental Fuel Group

Other

  • Easton Select Group
  • Landmark Funeral Group

Greymont’s take

How Brenton Point Capital Partners fits a seller

Brenton Point suits owners who want to keep a hand in the business after a sale. In its 2026 restoration and crop nutrition deals, the founders kept ownership stakes and the existing leaders stayed in their roles. Owners of funeral homes and commercial fuel distributors have a direct route in, because both of those platforms are buying now and say acquired businesses keep their names and teams. In March 2026 the firm also joined Private Equity for Greater Good, which commits it to share part of its investment gains with all full-time employees of its companies, a point that can matter to owners who care about their staff.

The firm does not publish a fund size, so an owner should ask how the platform they would join is funded and how long Brenton Point expects to hold it. Owners who roll equity into the deal should also ask how the employee gain-sharing plan affects their own payout.

Questions owners ask

What size company does Brenton Point invest in?

Its stated criteria call for $3 million to $20 million of EBITDA. Smaller businesses can still fit as add-ons, and the firm completed 14 add-on acquisitions across its platforms in 2025.

Does Brenton Point buy funeral homes?

Yes. It launched Landmark Funeral Group in 2025 with industry veterans to buy funeral homes, crematories and cemeteries in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In October 2026 Landmark added Dawson Funeral Home in Ohio and nine Funeral Excellence Group locations in Kentucky and Indiana.

Does the owner stay involved after Brenton Point invests?

In its recent deals, yes. At Merit Restorations the CEO and leadership team stayed in place and a co-founder joined the board with a retained stake. At Lakeshore Ag the founder stayed on as CEO and remains a significant investor.

Do employees share in the gains when a Brenton Point company is sold?

Brenton Point joined Private Equity for Greater Good in March 2026. Under that program it commits to distribute a portion of its investment gains to all full-time employees of its portfolio companies, not only senior managers.

Sources

  1. S1Brenton Point Capital Partners home page Accessed October 26, 2026
  2. S2Brenton Point: Our Firm Accessed October 26, 2026
  3. S3Brenton Point: Approach and investment criteria Accessed October 26, 2026
  4. S4Brenton Point: Partner Companies Accessed October 26, 2026
  5. S5Brenton Point: News Accessed October 26, 2026
  6. S6Brenton Point Announces Three Strategic Hires (March 4, 2026), with 2025 equity raised and add-on count Accessed October 26, 2026
  7. S7Brenton Point Joins Private Equity for Greater Good (March 11, 2026) Accessed October 26, 2026
  8. S8Brenton Point Announces Partnership with Merit Restorations (June 17, 2026) Accessed October 26, 2026
  9. S9Brenton Point Announces Partnership with Lakeshore Ag Distributors (September 9, 2026) Accessed October 26, 2026
  10. S10Brenton Point Backs Continental Fuel Group (May 19, 2026) Accessed October 26, 2026
  11. S11Brenton Point Acquires Bobcat of Connecticut (October 1, 2025) Accessed October 26, 2026
  12. S12Landmark Funeral Group Expands into Kentucky and Indiana (October 22, 2026) Accessed October 26, 2026
  13. S13Dawson Funeral Home Joins the Landmark Family (October 5, 2026) Accessed October 26, 2026

Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with Brenton Point Capital Partners. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction

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