Long-term private investment firm (holding company)
The Briere Group
- HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA S1
- Websitethebrieregroup.com
- Last verifiedNovember 5, 2026
At a glance
| EBITDA range | $3M to $10M S2 |
|---|---|
| Revenue range | $5M to $75M S2 |
| Deal types | Platform, Minority S2 |
| Geography | North America, Western US S2 |
| Sectors | Transportation & Logistics, Distribution, Industrial & Manufacturing, Healthcare Services, Consumer & Food |
What The Briere Group buys
The Briere Group is a privately held Los Angeles investment firm that buys into profitable, long-established companies and then helps run them. Its criteria call for $5 million to $75 million of revenue and $3 million to $10 million of EBITDA, with steady recurring revenue and low capital needs. It rules out turnarounds and companies losing cash. Its focus list covers niche manufacturing, building products, business services, branded consumer, distribution and logistics, environmental services, facilities and equipment maintenance, franchise models and healthcare services, across North America with extra interest in the western states.
It invests two ways. The main route is a majority investment, where Briere is the lead owner and works in the business with no set exit date. The second is a minority stake in a traditional or self-funded search fund deal, where a searcher leads the purchase and runs the company. Its site names no companies. The one known deal is a Southwest refrigerated trucking and cold storage business, shown under a code name on a co-investor's page.
Recent deals
Announced in the 24 months before November 5, 2026.
| Date | Company | Type | Sector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Southwest refrigerated trucking and cold storage business (code name Project Atlas)Climate-controlled transport and cold storage across the southwestern US. Project Atlas is a code name from co-investor Minds Capital's page, which gives no company name | Investment | Transportation & Logistics | Source |
Portfolio by sector
From the firm's portfolio page S4.
Listed by co-investor
- Southwest refrigerated trucking and cold storage business (code name Project Atlas)
Greymont’s take
How The Briere Group fits a seller
The Briere Group suits an owner who wants a buyer that plans to keep the company and work inside it, not one following a fund clock. It says it holds for the long term with no set exit date, and that it wants to protect a founder's culture and community ties. Expect a hands-on owner: it takes part in daily operations and may bring in an experienced operator to help scale.
Very little is public about its record. Its site lists no companies, and the only deal found is one code-named investment from February 2026. An owner should ask how many companies it owns today, who would run the business after closing, and where the equity comes from. Because it also backs searchers as a minority investor, ask which route would apply, since that decides who is really in charge.
Questions owners ask
How do The Briere Group's majority and minority investments differ?
Majority investments are its main route: it partners with an entrepreneur, becomes the lead owner and joins in running the business. Minority investments are limited to traditional and self-funded search fund deals, where a searcher buys and runs the company. Its site gives no separate size or terms for those stakes.
What size company does The Briere Group look for?
Its criteria ask for $5 million to $75 million of revenue and $3 million to $10 million of EBITDA, with steady recurring revenue, consistent profits and low capital needs. It does not take turnarounds or companies that burn cash.
Has The Briere Group completed any deals?
The firm's own site names none. Co-investor Minds Capital lists a February 2026 investment in a Southwest refrigerated trucking and cold storage business under the code name Project Atlas, and names Joseph Wisniewski of The Briere Group on that deal.
Sources
- S1The Briere Group home page Accessed November 5, 2026
- S2The Briere Group: Investment Criteria Accessed November 5, 2026
- S3The Briere Group: Our Investment Philosophy Accessed November 5, 2026
- S4Minds Capital: Investments (co-investor's list, Project Atlas, February 2026) Accessed November 5, 2026
Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with The Briere Group. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction