Cottonwood Acquisitions: Buy Box & Recent Acquisitions

At a glance

Check size	Up to $15M S3
Deal types	Platform S3
Sectors	Industrial & Manufacturing, Distribution, Healthcare Services, Education, Accounting & Professional Services

What Cottonwood Acquisitions buys

Cottonwood Acquisitions is a family office partnership, formed in 2010, that buys small and mid-sized companies and plans to own them for the long term. It invests up to $15 million of equity per deal and takes control. It looks for business services, manufacturing and distribution companies with repeat customers and steady sales and margins. Its criteria page names specific interests: distribution of hardware, janitorial, propane, pet and safety products; water testing and treatment; autism therapy and other healthcare services; testing and calibration; route-based grease and waste collection; legal support work such as court reporting; e-commerce; and niche manufacturing such as reusable shipping containers.

Cottonwood says it will buy a business with or without a management team in place and is comfortable when the seller wants to retire. Companies on its investments page include a Long Island maker of wall panel systems, a road case manufacturer, a Florida propane supply distributor, a fiber optic component maker, a pool and spa parts e-commerce seller and a private duty nursing business.

Portfolio by sector

From the firm's portfolio page S5.

Accounting & Professional Services

PohlmanUSA Court Reporting Listed on firm site

Consumer & Food

KMAC (Taco Bell, KFC and Golden Corral franchisee) Listed on firm site
Ann's (snack nuts and trail mix) Listed on firm site

Distribution

Technico (propane and gas supply houses) Listed on firm site
Poolweb Listed on firm site

Education

Gymboree Play & Music franchisee (East Northport, NY) Listed on firm site
BJA special needs schools Listed on firm site

Healthcare Services

Boston Private Nursing Listed on firm site

Industrial & Manufacturing

Monarch Metal Listed on firm site
Road Cases USA Listed on firm site
Pacific Register Company Listed on firm site
Kientec Systems Listed on firm site
MSI (marine air flow components and HVAC grilles) Listed on firm site

Transportation & Logistics

Lone Star Overnight Listed on firm site

Other

Total Restoration Services of Penticton (Canada) Listed on firm site

Past investments: General Products, CAMP Systems, Waltec

Greymont’s take

How Cottonwood Acquisitions fits a seller

Cottonwood fits owners of smaller, steady businesses who want to sell outright and step back, including owners with no successor in place. The firm says plainly that it is comfortable when the seller is retiring, and one partner ran two of its early companies himself as CEO until 2018, so the partners have stepped into operating roles before. As a family office partnership, it describes a long-term holding period rather than the fixed life of a fund.

Cottonwood does not publish deal news, and its investments page does not say which companies it still owns. An owner should ask how many companies it holds today, how it would pay for the purchase (partner capital, outside investors or bank debt), and who would run the business after closing.

Questions owners ask

How much does Cottonwood Acquisitions invest?

Its criteria page says it invests up to $15 million of equity per deal and makes control investments in business services, manufacturing and distribution companies with recurring customers.

Will Cottonwood buy a business whose owner wants to retire?

Yes. The firm says it looks at companies with or without a management team in place and is comfortable with situations where the seller is retiring.

Sources

S1Cottonwood Acquisitions home page Accessed October 22, 2026
S2Cottonwood Acquisitions: About Us Accessed October 22, 2026
S3Cottonwood Acquisitions: What We Look For Accessed October 22, 2026
S4Cottonwood Acquisitions: Partners Accessed October 22, 2026
S5Cottonwood Acquisitions: Investments Accessed October 22, 2026
S6Cottonwood Acquisitions: Contact Us (mailing address) Accessed October 22, 2026

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