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Petra Capital Partners

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Petra Capital Partners is a Nashville-based growth capital investor (SBIC) that invests in high-growth private companies using non-control subordinated debt and/or preferred stock. It invests up to $20 million per company (plus potential co-investor and senior lending capital) to support expansion, acquisition, buyout, or recapitalization, with a focus on business services, tech-enabled services, and healthcare services.

Focus Areas
Growth capital (SBIC), Non-control subordinated debt, Preferred stock

Tracked deals

13

13 tracked deals across 2013-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

5 addon · 3 buyout · 3 recapitalization

Petra Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Petra Capital Partners. 1 2019 1 2021 3 2022 2 2023 2 2025 ~4 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 13 tracked deals for Petra Capital Partners.

  • Buyer
    Liberty Restoration Group, MBN Brands, Petra Capital Partners, SharpVue Capital
    Target
    ServiceMaster Restoration Services by KRS
    Type
    Addon

    Liberty Restoration Group has completed its acquisition of ServiceMaster Restoration Services by KRS, adding three new offices in Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The deal expands Liberty’s multi-market disaster restoration and reconstruction platform to eight Midwest markets following its April acquisition of ServiceMaster of Columbia in Missouri.

  • Buyer
    Agathos AEC, Hunter Forest Capital, Aldine Capital Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Pine Street Capital, Patriot Capital
    Target
    JMPE Electrical Engineering
    Type
    Addon

    Agathos AEC, a portfolio company of Hunter Forest Capital, acquired JMPE Electrical Engineering in an acquisition that closed on February 2, 2026. JMPE is a full-spectrum electrical engineering and lighting design firm serving commercial, industrial, government, and residential clients.

  • Buyer
    Conscious Capital Growth, Petra Capital Partners
    Target
    RD Nutrition Consultants
    Type
    Buyout

    Conscious Capital Growth, in partnership with Petra Capital Partners, has acquired RD Nutrition Consultants, a national provider of clinical dietitian consulting services across the United States. The new ownership will support RD Nutrition's organic growth, accelerate its telehealth and GLP-1-related offerings, and pursue selective add-on acquisitions while founder Robert DeLair remains CEO with a meaningful ownership stake.

  • Buyer
    MBN Brands, Petra Capital Partners, SharpVue Capital
    Target
    Liberty Restoration Group
    Seller
    Two ServiceMaster Restore franchisees
    Type
    Addon

    MBN Brands, together with Petra Capital Partners and SharpVue Capital, made a majority investment in two leading ServiceMaster Restore franchisees to launch Liberty Restoration Group, a disaster mitigation and restoration platform headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The partnership will support geographic expansion and deepen the group's residential and commercial restoration capabilities across five states.

  • Buyer
    Lead Capital Partners, Petra Capital Partners
    Target
    Lieberman, Inc.

    Lead Capital Partners and Petra Capital Partners made a strategic platform investment in Lieberman, Inc., a custom primary market research and analytics firm. The investment will support Lieberman's growth and capability expansion while the company remains led by its existing management team.

  • Buyer
    Six Pillars Partners, Centerfield Capital Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Concentric Investment Partners, UMB Capital Corporation
    Target
    Royalty Roofing, Majestic Facility Experts
    Industry
    Construction

    Six Pillars Partners led a recapitalization of Royalty Roofing and sister company Majestic Facility Experts to support national growth and pursue add-on acquisitions. Capital for the transaction was provided by Centerfield Capital Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Concentric Investment Partners, and UMB Capital Corporation; founder Andy Royalty remains as President and the Company completed a strategic bolt-on at closing.

  • Buyer
    Petra Capital Partners, Canopy Capital Partners
    Target
    American Vascular Associates, LLC

    American Vascular Associates (AVA), a Palm Harbor, Florida-based network of outpatient vascular and endovascular centers, completed a growth recapitalization with Petra Capital Partners and Canopy Capital Partners. The investment will support AVA's accelerated growth, expansion of outpatient labs and ambulatory surgery centers, and additional physician partnerships while existing management remains shareholders.

  • Buyer
    Petra Capital Partners, Patriot Capital
    Target
    Shipley Associates
    Seller
    Legacy owners / previous ownership group
    Type
    Buyout

    Petra Capital Partners and Patriot Capital have acquired Shipley Associates, a Kaysville, Utah-based business development consulting and training firm. The transaction transfers ownership from Shipley's legacy owners to the two investment firms to support Shipley's global growth, technology-enabled innovation, and continued leadership in capture, proposal, and training services.

  • Buyer
    Tecum Capital, Valley Ridge Investment Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Centerfield Capital Partners
    Target
    Keystone Foam PA, LLC
    Industry
    Manufacturing

    An investor group led by Valley Ridge Investment Partners and Tecum Capital, alongside Petra Capital Partners and Centerfield Capital Partners, acquired a stake in Keystone Foam PA, LLC to augment the Quinn family and provide growth capital. The financing (terms undisclosed) will support reinvestment in people, equipment and facilities as Keystone pursues expansion across medical, packaging and furniture end markets; CNB Bank provided senior debt.

  • Buyer
    Acute Behavioral Health, Inc., Elm Creek Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Harbert Credit Solutions (Harbert Management Corporation), Granite Growth Health Partners
    Target
    Hallmark Youthcare
    Type
    Addon

    Acute Behavioral Health, a PE-backed behavioral health platform, has completed the acquisition of Hallmark Youthcare — the largest short-term residential treatment program in Virginia — adding 82 inpatient PRTF beds. The deal was completed alongside co-sponsors and investors Elm Creek Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Harbert Credit Solutions and Granite Growth Health Partners as part of ABH's expansion in Virginia.

  • Buyer
    Capital Alignment Partners, NewSpring, Petra Capital Partners, Tecum Capital, Silver Palm Capital Healthcare Partners, SBIC capital syndicate
    Target
    Aging With Comfort
    Type
    Buyout

    An SBIC-backed investor syndicate including NewSpring, Capital Alignment Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Tecum Capital and Silver Palm Capital Healthcare Partners has acquired Aging With Comfort, a Philadelphia-based licensed home care agency. The investors will join the company’s board to support growth, expand services across southeast Pennsylvania, and pursue organic growth and M&A in the fragmented home care market.

  • Buyer
    Three Oaks Hospice, Granite Growth Health Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Petra Capital Partners
    Target
    Total Hospice & Palliative Care, ABS Palliative and Hospice Care, Fellowship Hospice
    Seller
    Total Hospice & Palliative Care, ABS Palliative and Hospice Care, Fellowship Hospice
    Type
    Addon

    Three Oaks Hospice, a newly formed hospice operator founded in May 2019, completed acquisitions of hospice locations from Total Hospice & Palliative Care, ABS Palliative and Hospice Care, and Fellowship Hospice and secured more than $21 million of private equity. The funding was provided by Granite Growth Health Partners, Health Velocity Capital and Petra Capital Partners to support a Texas-focused platform build and further geographic expansion.

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