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Broadtree Partners

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Broadtree Partners is an operationally-focused lower middle-market private equity firm that seeks to acquire $1–10MM EBITDA companies and install leadership teams into portfolio companies.

Focus Areas
Private Equity, Lower-middle-market buyouts, Operator-centric buyouts

Tracked deals

19

19 tracked deals across 2018-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

12 buyout · 4 addon · 3 growth capital

Broadtree Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 9 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 9 years for Broadtree Partners. 1 2018 3 2019 3 2020 5 2021 1 2022 2 2023 1 2024 1 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 19 tracked deals for Broadtree Partners.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners
    Target
    ACME Plumbing Company
    Seller
    Larry Tilley (Tilley family)
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm, has acquired ACME Plumbing Company, a fourth-generation commercial and residential plumbing services business headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. ACME will serve as Broadtree's platform for its mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services strategy while founder Larry Tilley stays on in an advisory capacity.

  • Buyer
    Triage Partners, Broadtree Partners
    Target
    Benton Technical Services, J. Carlson Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Broadtree Partners portfolio company Triage Partners has acquired Benton Technical Services and J. Carlson Services, two turnkey telecommunications services providers specializing in fiber/FTTH and OSP construction. The add-on acquisitions expand Triage's fiber buildout, installation, splicing, and repair capabilities and position the combined business to offer full turnkey solutions to telecom operators, electric cooperatives, and broadband providers across the United States.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners, Salem Investment Partners
    Target
    The CFO Project LLC
    Seller
    Jeff Prager, Adam Lean
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm based in Charlotte, has acquired The CFO Project, a membership-based education and mentorship platform for accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. The deal—supported by Salem Investment Partners—will position The CFO Project to scale its digital Certified CFO program and community of 500+ members under new CEO Dyanna Salcedo.

  • Buyer
    Sayres Defense, Broadtree Partners LLC, Granite Creek Capital Partners, JP Morgan Chase, Muzinich BDC, Inc.
    Target
    Global Systems Technologies (GST)
    Type
    Addon

    Sayres Defense, backed by private equity sponsor Broadtree Partners, has acquired Global Systems Technologies (GST). Granite Creek provided debt and equity in support of the transaction alongside JP Morgan Chase and Muzinich BDC; GST joins Broadtree's GovCon platform (alongside Sayres and JRAD) to expand test & evaluation, systems engineering, logistics and R&D capabilities for defense and homeland security customers.

  • Buyer
    Sayres Defense, Broadtree Partners
    Target
    Joint Research and Development (JRAD)
    Type
    Addon

    Broadtree Partners acquired Joint Research and Development (JRAD), a government-focused test and evaluation and science & technology R&D services provider. JRAD became the second company in Broadtree’s GovCon platform, joining Sayres Defense, and JRAD leadership transitioned as Terri Hague accepted the role of JRAD President.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners
    Target
    Triage Partners
    Seller
    Patricia Dominguez
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Type
    Buyout

    Charlotte-based private equity firm Broadtree Partners has acquired Triage Partners, a Tampa-headquartered technology-enabled provider of cloud-based software and services for the telecommunications and reverse logistics industries. Broadtree named James Han President and said the partnership will support growth and the globalization of Triage’s SaaS and services offerings.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners, Pinnacle Financial Partners
    Target
    Semify
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners, a lower-middle market private equity firm, has acquired Semify, a Rochester-based white-label digital marketing provider, in a transaction completed in strategic partnership with Pinnacle Financial Partners. Semify's founder Adam Stetzer will move to Chief Technology Officer, Patrick Briggs joins full-time as President and CEO, and Broadtree plans to provide capital, resources, and operating support to scale Semify's SEO and PPC reseller business.

  • Buyer
    West Sweeping Services Holdings, LLC, Broadtree Partners
    Target
    Szeremi Sweeping Service, LLC
    Seller
    Bryan Szeremi, Andrea Szeremi
    Type
    Addon

    West Sweeping Services Holdings, a platform backed by Broadtree Partners, has acquired Szeremi Sweeping Service, a Sacramento-based construction and commercial sweeping company. Bank Prov provided senior debt and True West Capital Partners provided subordinated debt to support the transaction; founders Bryan and Andrea Szeremi remain equity holders and will continue supporting operations.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners LLC
    Target
    Sayres and Associates
    Location
    District of Columbia, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners, an operator-centric private equity firm, has acquired Sayres and Associates, a Washington, D.C.-based defense contractor providing acquisition, engineering, security and training support services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The deal is financed with senior debt from JPMorgan Chase and subordinated debt from Muzinich & Co.; Broadtree intends to use Sayres as a platform to build a larger government services provider and pursue add-on acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners, LLC
    Target
    Undisclosed healthcare marketing firm
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners acquired an undisclosed full-service B2B healthcare marketing firm that provides strategic planning, digital and traditional marketing and outsourced marketing department solutions. The deal—Broadtree’s 11th acquisition—was led by General Partners Brad Batten and David Slenzak with FrontRidge Advisors partner Wood Britton advising on closing.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners LLC, True West Capital Partners
    Target
    Contract Sweeping Services, LLC, Statewide Construction Sweeping, LLC
    Seller
    Joe Vella, Gina Vella
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners has acquired Contract Sweeping Services, LLC and Statewide Construction Sweeping, LLC and combined them under a new holding company, West Sweeping Services Holdings, LLC, to build a regional power-sweeping platform. The deal was financed with senior debt from Bank Prov and subordinated debt and equity from True West Capital Partners; Manvendra Saxena (Broadtree) will serve as President & CEO while founders Joe and Gina Vella remain equity holders and operational advisors.

  • Buyer
    Broadtree Partners LLC
    Target
    Vital Care Industries
    Seller
    Henry Johnson, LeNita Johnson, Paul Bistline
    Industry
    Medical Devices
    Type
    Buyout

    Broadtree Partners, a lower-middle market private equity firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has acquired Vital Care Industries, a family-run manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical supplies founded in 1984 and headquartered outside Chicago, Illinois. The transaction, supported by Live Oak Bank, positions Broadtree to accelerate Vital Care's growth while the founders (Henry and LeNita Johnson) and equity holder Paul Bistline remain involved in operations and leadership.

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