For Business Owners
SSC · Est. 2016
A partner for your next chapter, not just your next transaction.
We work with founders and family owners in industrial and business services who want a partner that respects what they've built and has the operating experience to help it grow further.
- EBITDA
- Up to $25M
- DEAL STRUCTURE
- Majority Control
- GEOGRAPHY
- North America
- SECTOR FOCUS
- Industrials & Business Services
Want the full investment thesis, including add-on criteria and how we structure deals? See our Approach →

WHY OWNERS CHOOSE SSC
Selling or recapitalizing a business you built is personal. We treat it that way.
Ranked the top-performing private equity manager by PitchBook for a second consecutive year, with a perfect Performance Score.
PITCHBOOK, 2025 LEAGUE TABLES
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Named to Inc. Magazine's List of Top Founder-Friendly Investment Firms every year since its inception.
RECOGNIZING FOUNDER PARTNERSHIP
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What we look for
- Leadership
- Founders and management teams with integrity and a long-term mindset, not just strong quarterly numbers.
- Market position
- A defensible niche in a fragmented or recession-resistant industry — not just current financial performance.
- Partnership fit
- Owners who want a genuine partner through a generational transition, not simply a check-writer.
- Growth potential
- Businesses positioned for organic growth or complementary add-on acquisitions.
What we provide
- Flexible capital
- Deal structures built around your goals — full liquidity, partial rollover, or growth capital.
- Operational support
- Hands-on resources across strategy, technology, supply chain, and M&A execution.
- Speed and certainty
- Committed capital and an engaged team that can move quickly without disrupting your business.
- A long-term relationship
- Continued involvement from founder and family management teams, where desired.
EXECUTIVE REFERENCES
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“Plain and simple, the SSC team delivered on everything they said they would. They moved quickly and operated with the utmost of integrity in each step of the process – they are a true partner. It wasn’t just about the final economics and speed to close, culture was every bit as important to them. Despite challenges in our short sale process, SSC was able to work through each obstacle and close our transaction in under 30 days, which is remarkable. The SSC team gave me their undivided attention and I was continually and consistently impressed by them. They are a great partner for privately-owned businesses and I would love to partner with them again in the future.”
“It has been an amazing experience partnering with Sole Source Capital. Engaging with Private Equity was a daunting task as I had heard stories about negative experiences and I was concerned with making the right choice not only personally, but also for my employees and for the future growth of the business. The SSC team worked through the process with no disruptions to our day-to-day business and delivered on the timelines and structure that we had established. Since day one post sale, SSC have been true partners providing capital and structure to allow us to grow at an unprecedented pace for our industry. SSC understands that our knowledge of the business and culture are critical to our mutual success. If you are engaging in or thinking about the sale of your business, you could not pick a better partner than Sole Source Capital.”
“Working with SSC as a portfolio CEO has been a great experience. As a privately held business, we were limited by our own knowledge and experiences. Through collaborating with SSC, our business now has a new outlook for the future. The SSC team’s vast experience has been extremely helpful in achieving operational excellence and evaluating the business through a different perspective. SSC’s support and partnership has motivated and revitalized the entire Supply Chain Services team. This partnership will provide the growth and development needed to bring Supply Chain Services to the next level as an industry leader.”
“Throughout our partnership, SSC provided incredible resources and expertise that most independent business owners have no access to. SSC’s operating partners and in-house operations team created tremendous growth in IFS’s profitability and efficiency, which created a best-in-class business and extraordinary outcome for the team.”
Certain portfolio company founders who provided their name and opinion as listed on our website are current investors in a SSC fund. They have not received any compensation for their feedback.