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ABOUT US

ABOUT US

- Set Wave Capital is an East Coast-based lower middle-market investment firm - 

Our mission is to deliver value by transforming growing businesses through strategic investments in people, processes, and technology.

 

Set Wave Capital partners with business owners and operators to identify the optimal growth strategy to help your business reach its full potential. Through our financial resources and deal experience, we close transactions with speed, accuracy, and thoroughness, allowing businesses to stay focused on providing value to their customers.

 

What differentiates Set Wave Capital is our team. As a veteran-owned investment firm, we provide the expertise, character, and relentless pursuit of value creation that makes Set Wave Capital the ideal partner to take your business to the next level.

 

  • Are you an owner/founder looking for the right partner to transition your business to?

  • Are you looking for someone who understands and values your life's work and the sacrifices you've made to create the company you have?

  • Do you want a partner with the flexibility to work with your specific wants or needs as you transition leadership of your company?

If so, we might be the perfect partner to see your company into its next stage of growth. ​

 ~ We are Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs ~

STRATEGY

APPROACH

Set Wave Capital is a veteran-owned (100% service-disabled) investment firm committed to helping continue your legacy. If you're an owner/founder who deeply cares about the future of your business and seeks like-minded operators with a genuine appreciation for your transition, we are the right team for you.

 

We understand that there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Our approach involves bringing proven investment and operating experience to each partnership, adopting a thoughtful, measured, and flexible stance in structuring transactions. By identifying businesses with underlying intrinsic value and long-term growth potential, we leverage the deep domain knowledge of our investment and operating team. This enables us to partner with businesses, creating customized execution strategies that drive value-based, long-term growth.

INVESTMENT CRITIERIA

Set Wave invests in profitable lower-middle-market businesses with sustainable market positions. Our flexible investment mandate enables us to invest across a multitude of industries and transaction types.

COMPANY ATTRIBUTES

  • Annual revenue under $20 million

  • Annual EBITDA or Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE) of +$750 thousand

  • Headquartered in the Carolinas

INDUSTRY PREFERENCE

Set Wave Capital specializes in industry sectors where our expertise has demonstrated extensive domain knowledge and a deep personal interest, with a history of delivering results-based solutions that enable a high degree of value creation. 

Broad Sector Focus:

  • Business Services

  • Commercial and Residential Maintenance/Services

  • Manufacturing

  • Distribution

Specific Industry Focus:

  • Commercial Dock & Doors

  • Overhead/fixed Crane & Hoist

  • Calibration, Weighing & Measuring

  • Horizontal Directional Boring

  • Pest Control

  • Cleaning Products Distribution

* Being 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Set Wave Capital is particularly interested in the above-mentioned sectors with any Military contract exposure.

* Set Wave Capital will consider investing in high growth potential businesses on opportunities outside of the above parameters.

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