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American Discovery Capital

Los Angeles, California, United States

American Discovery Capital is an independent merchant-banking firm focused on making investments in active family-owned middle-market U.S. companies, with an advisory/M&A practice and a private equity fund.

Focus Areas
Merchant banking, Mergers & acquisitions advisory, Private equity / growth capital

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Recapitalization

2 recapitalization · 1 addon · 1 buyout

American Discovery Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for American Discovery Capital. 2 2020 1 2022 1 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Cresset Partners, Cedar Pine, American Discovery Capital
    Target
    American Pain Consortium

    Cresset Partners, Cedar Pine and American Discovery Capital completed a recapitalization of American Pain Consortium (APC). APC, based in Indianapolis, is a growing network of interventional pain management practices and pain-focused ambulatory surgical centers; the transaction is intended to support APC's platform growth and expansion in the interventional pain management sector.

  • Buyer
    SmartBug Media, American Discovery Capital
    Target
    Globalia, Inc.
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Addon

    SmartBug Media, a digital agency backed by American Discovery Capital, acquired Canadian HubSpot and Shopify partner Globalia, Inc., adding 90 technical HubSpot experts and creating a combined team of more than 300. The deal broadens SmartBug's technical systems-integration and e-commerce capabilities, expands its international and French‑language coverage, and strengthens its position as a top global HubSpot partner.

  • Buyer
    American Discovery Capital, MSouth Equity Partners, Medix management team
    Target
    Medix Staffing Solutions, LLC

    American Discovery Capital and MSouth Equity Partners have completed an investment in Medix Staffing Solutions, LLC, partnering with the company's management team to provide institutional capital to support growth. Medix, a Chicago-based healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider operating across 44 states, will leverage the new partnership to accelerate growth initiatives and pursue potential M&A while providing liquidity and strategic support to the founder and management team.

  • Buyer
    American Discovery Capital
    Target
    Clear Capital Advisors
    Seller
    Clear Capital Advisors LP
    Type
    Buyout

    American Discovery Capital (ADC), a Los Angeles–based merchant banking firm, has acquired Clear Capital Advisors, a boutique investment banking and M&A advisory firm also based in Los Angeles. Clear Capital founder Bruce Pompan joins ADC as a Partner alongside Susan Goodell Goldman and other members of Clear Capital's investment banking team; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    American Discovery Capital
    Target
    SmartBug Media

    American Discovery Capital (ADC) made a strategic growth investment in SmartBug Media, a leading inbound digital marketing agency and HubSpot partner. The investment will support SmartBug’s capability and team expansion, new growth channels, and continued delivery of its recurring, retainer-based services.

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