Private Equity Firms in Texas
20 mid-market firms headquartered in Texas. Sector focus, check size, and investment criteria for each, drawn from the firms' own published materials.
11 of 20 are based in Dallas. Most common sector focus: Healthcare, Software & Technology, Business Services. Published EBITDA targets: 1 at Under $5M, 3 at $5M-$15M, 7 at $15M-$40M.
- Allied Industrial Partners
A Houston firm built around heavy industrial themes: environmental services, waste, critical infrastructure, niche manufacturing.
- Blue Sage Capital
An Austin firm with over $1B under management and a $618M flagship fund, investing $25M to $60M in environmental solutions, specialty services, and niche manufacturing.
- Braemont Capital
A relationship-driven growth investor in Dallas with a ~$525M debut fund spanning business services, technology, and financial services.
- CenterOak Partners
A Dallas firm investing $20M to $100M in industrial growth, specialty distribution, and outsourced industrial services companies with $5M to $35M of EBITDA.
- Elsewhere Partners
An Austin firm taking majority positions in B2B software companies with $3M to $15M of ARR, investing $20M to $50M.
- Gauge Capital
A Dallas-area firm that showed up in four of the five sectors this directory covers, which tells you what a true generalist looks like at this size.
- Havencrest Capital Management
A Dallas healthcare firm with $600M+ AUM buying lower-middle-market healthcare delivery businesses.
- Inflight Capital Partners
An Austin-based, veteran-owned independent sponsor backed by large family offices rather than a committed fund, pursuing industrial manufacturing, technology, and distribution businesses with $5M to $25M of EBITDA.
- Kainos Capital
A Dallas firm managing ~$2B exclusively in food and consumer products.
- Latticework Capital Management
A Dallas healthcare firm with $550M AUM taking growth-oriented control positions.
- Mainsail Partners
An Austin and San Francisco growth firm with a $1.535B seventh fund, investing $10M to $75M exclusively in bootstrapped B2B software companies.
- Peak Rock Capital
An Austin firm with $7B+ AUM writing equity checks from $50M up to $1.5B across consumer, technology, industrial, and healthcare deals, including complex carve-outs and family transitions.
- Pharos Capital Group
A Dallas and Nashville healthcare firm investing $25M to $50M in providers, behavioral health, and healthcare analytics companies from $2M of EBITDA, with a stated focus on underserved markets.
- Riata Capital Group
A Dallas firm with $1B+ AUM investing $25M to $150M in consumer, business, and healthcare services companies with $5M to $30M of EBITDA.
- Sequel Holdings
A Dallas firm making control investments in profitable lower-middle-market food and beverage businesses above $5M of EBITDA.
- Serent Capital
An Austin firm with ~$7B AUM investing $20M to $100M in founder-led B2B software companies with $10M to $50M of ARR.
- Sky Island Capital
A Dallas manufacturing specialist with a $300M second fund, investing $10M to $60M in aerospace, building products, and packaging manufacturers with $4M to $20M of EBITDA.
- Sole Source Capital
A Dallas firm founded by an ex-TPG industrial partner, targeting recession-resistant industrial subsectors.
- The Capstreet Group
A Houston firm buying outsourced business services and industrial services companies with $3M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Trinity Hunt Partners
A Dallas growth firm with a $700M seventh fund investing $15M to $70M in services businesses with $2M+ EBITDA across healthcare, business, and consumer services.
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