Tracked deals
12
12 tracked deals across 2021-2025.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
Salem Investment Partners
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Salem Investment Partners is an investment firm based in North Carolina specializing in mezzanine debt and equity investments in privately held, lower middle-market businesses across a wide range of industries, primarily in the eastern United States. The firm has over $500 million under management.
- Focus Areas
- Mezzanine debt, Mezzanine equity investments, Lower middle-market co-investments
- Website
- salemip.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
6 buyout · 4 recapitalization · 1 addon
Salem Investment Partners Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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December 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Broadtree Partners, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- The CFO Project LLC
- Seller
- Jeff Prager, Adam Lean
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- 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.
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November 18, 2024
- Buyer
- Azalea Capital, Farragut Capital Partners, NewSpring, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- Virginia Food Group, LLC
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Azalea Capital has acquired Virginia Food Group (VFG), owner of brands including Virginia Diner, Feridies, The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg, and Red Rocker Candy. Farragut Capital Partners provided senior subordinated debt and equity alongside NewSpring Capital and Salem Investment Partners to support the acquisition, with Atlantic Union Bank providing senior debt financing.
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October 28, 2024
- Buyer
- A111 Capital, Farragut Capital Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine (NewSpring Capital), Pine Street Capital Partners, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- Burnyzz
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
A111 Capital has completed a majority buyout of Burnyzz, an Ocala, Florida-based classic car restoration, sales and service business. The transaction is supported by subordinated debt and equity investments from Farragut Capital Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine (NewSpring Capital), Pine Street Capital Partners and Salem Investment Partners to fund Burnyzz’s continued growth and capacity expansion while founder/management remain in place.
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September 10, 2024
- Buyer
- Farragut Capital Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine (NewSpring), Salem Investment Partners, Progress Equity Partners
- Target
- Salisbury Moore
- Industry
- Construction
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Progress Equity Partners has completed a recapitalization of Salisbury Moore, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based hotel renovation and remodeling company. Farragut Capital Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine, and Salem Investment Partners invested subordinated debt and equity to support the recapitalization and enable Salisbury Moore’s continued growth; existing management will remain in place.
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May 3, 2024
- Buyer
- L2 Capital Partners, Oxer Capital Partners, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- Kosmos Q, LLC
- Seller
- Darian Khosravi
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Oklahoma, United States
- Type
- Buyout
L2 Capital completed the acquisition of Kosmos Q, a premium barbecue brand founded by Darian Khosravi, and appointed Scott Jensen as CEO. Oxer Capital Partners and Salem Investment Partners provided debt financing and co-invested; Generational Equity advised the seller. Terms were not disclosed.
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February 21, 2024
- Buyer
- Tecum Capital, Stacker Holdings, Salem Investment Partners, CM Industries senior management
- Target
- CM Industries, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Tecum Capital has made an investment in CM Industries, a Lake Zurich, Illinois-based manufacturer of welding equipment and consumable welding supplies, joining with CM Industries' senior management, Stacker Holdings, and Salem Investment Partners as co-investors. The capital will support expansion of CM Industries' manufacturing capacity and geographic reach across distributor channels serving markets in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Germany.
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January 15, 2024
- Buyer
- L2 Capital, Merion Investment Partners, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- The iFranchise Group, TopFire Media
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
L2 Capital has made a strategic investment in The iFranchise Group and TopFire Media, a combined franchise consulting and digital marketing platform that serves franchisors. Merion Investment Partners and Salem Investment Partners co-invested alongside L2, with debt financing provided by First Bank of New Jersey; terms were not disclosed.
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September 22, 2023
- Buyer
- Directional Capital, Spring Capital Partners IV, NewSpring Mezzanine, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- Purple RTO Holdings (Purple Cactus / Purple Horseshoe)
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Directional Capital acquired Purple RTO Holdings, a franchisee operating Rent-A-Center locations across the Midwest and Southwest, with subordinated debt and minority equity provided by Spring Capital Partners IV alongside NewSpring Mezzanine and Salem Investment Partners. The transaction covers Purple’s ~63 retail Rent‑to‑Own locations (branded Purple Cactus and Purple Horseshoe) and expands Directional’s retail footprint.
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August 11, 2023
- Buyer
- Mosaic Capital Partners LLC, Tecum Capital, Salem Investment Partners, Patriot Capital
- Target
- Gautier Steel Holdings Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Mosaic Capital Partners led an investment into the newly formed Gautier Steel Holdings Inc. ESOP, supporting the combination of two mills operating in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Financial partners in the transaction included Tecum Capital, Salem Investment Partners and Patriot Capital, and CEO Glen Buckley will continue to lead the business while employees receive substantial retirement benefits through the ESOP.
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July 31, 2023
- Buyer
- L2 Capital, Farragut Capital Partners, Oxer Capital, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- Open World, Inc.
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
L2 Capital's portfolio company Family Quest (the operator of Jurassic Quest) acquired Open World, Inc., the touring operator behind Brick Fest Live, to expand its family-entertainment touring platform. Farragut Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and equity to Family Quest to support the acquisition and refinance the company's existing debt, with Oxer Capital and Salem Investment Partners co-investing.
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December 8, 2021
- Buyer
- L2 Capital Partners, Salem Investment Partners, Oxer Capital
- Target
- YakAttack, LLC
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
L2 Capital Partners recapitalized YakAttack, a vertically integrated designer and U.S. manufacturer of kayak fishing accessories headquartered in Farmville, Virginia. Salem Investment Partners and Oxer Capital provided debt financing and co-invested; terms were not disclosed. L2 said it will partner with founder Luther Cifers and management to expand product development, sales channels and distribution.
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November 12, 2021
- Buyer
- KLH Capital, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- The Warehouse Rentals & Supplies
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
KLH Capital partnered with the management team of The Warehouse Rentals & Supplies (TWRS) in a recapitalization that gives management an ownership stake and brings in Salem Investment Partners as a financing partner. The deal will provide capital and resources to support TWRS’s growth as a national platform for surface-preparation equipment rental, value-added distribution, and on-site services.
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