Private Equity Firms in New Jersey

New Jersey's private equity firms are based in towns such as Princeton, Morristown, Summit and Closter, and most of them focus on small and mid-sized companies.

Manufacturing and industrial companies are the most common targets. Sidereal Capital Group looks for family and founder-owned manufacturers and industrial service firms with $3 million to $10 million of EBITDA, often as the first outside investor. Culper Capital Partners backs niche manufacturers and industrial businesses with about $5 million to $20 million.

Others range wider. Princeton Equity Group focuses on franchisors and multi-location service brands with $3 million to more than $30 million of EBITDA. Enceladus Partners is a family office that invests $5 million to $50 million in founder and family businesses with $10 million to $200 million of revenue. Station Partners in Morristown makes control investments in profitable companies with up to $40 million of revenue, in any industry, and often grows them through add-ons.

A buyer close to home can visit often and already knows the local lenders, accountants and attorneys. Even so, these firms also buy outside New Jersey, and many active buyers of New Jersey companies are based in other states. The better questions are whether a firm has bought businesses like yours, at your size, and what happened to the founders and managers after closing.

The profiles below are built to answer those questions. Each one lists the firm's announced deals from the last two years, with dates and links to the source, along with its stated size range and current portfolio, so an owner can quickly see which New Jersey firms are active in their industry.

Greymont is paid by buyers, never by owners. Greymont can help New Jersey owners compare these firms with national buyers active in the Northeast and find the right fit.

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