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A Strategic Partner Committed to Long-Term Value and Growth

A Partnership for Growth

Explore Our Unique Investment Approach and Start Your Growth Journey

Investment Strategies Tailored to Your Business

A Partnership for Growth

We help successful businesses scaleand succeed by providing flexiblefinancing and expert guidance. Ourapproach is designed to not only boostyour business but to create lastingvalue and growth.

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Focused Expertise in Key Growth Industries

We focus on three primary sectors, each offering unique opportunities for growth and value creation.

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We target nondurable asset classes to avoid cyclicality risk and ensure downside protection and diversification.

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Services represent the largest and fastest-growing portion of the U.S. economy. We focus on sectors with significant growth potential.

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Attributes of these businesses lend themselves to roll-up strategies, offering multiple arbitrage opportunities.

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Focused Expertise in Key Growth Industries

Target Sectors

We focus on three primary sectors, each offering unique opportunities for growth and value creation.

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Consumer Products

We target nondurable asset classes to avoid cyclicality risk and ensure downside protection and diversification. Our focus areas include:

  • Infant & juvenile products
  • Lifestyle & outdoor products
  • Pet care (products and food)
  • Food & beverage
  • E-commerce & DTC
  • Other nondurable products

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B2B & Consumer Services

Services represent the largest and fastest-growing portion of the U.S. economy. We focus on sectors with significant growth potential, including:

  • Professional services
  • Education & training services
  • Information technology services
  • Residential services
  • Multi-site healthcare services
  • Multi-site pet care services (e.g., grooming, boarding, etc.)

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Industrial & Distribution

Attributes of these businesses lend themselves to roll-up strategies, offering multiple arbitrage opportunities. We prioritize subsectors such as:

  • Environmental & waste
  • Fire, life safety, personal protection equipment
  • Property management & restoration
  • Facility services & security
  • Route-based distribution
  • Food distribution

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Our Guiding Principles

Core Values

Our core values guide everything we do, ensuring that we build lasting relationships with our clients based on trust, transparency, and empathy. Here's how we embody our core values to create better outcomes for you:

  • Collaboration: We see ourselves as your partners, working closely with you to develop personalized growth strategies.
  • Integrity: We believe in honest communication and ethical business practices, ensuring you always know where you stand.
  • Innovation: We constantly seek new ways to solve challenges and help you stay ahead of the competition.
  • Empathy: As business owners ourselves, we understand your challenges and are committed to supporting you through them.
  • Simplicity: We aim to simplify complex processes, allowing you to focus on running your business.
  • Approachability: We maintain an open and welcoming approach, encouraging you to share your goals and concerns.

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Our mission is to guide businesses through the complexities of growth. We know that it can feel like hitting a brick wall when you've achieved success but can't seem to push through to the next level. That's why we focus on helping you understand your current position and chart a clear path forward. We've been through it ourselves, and we're here to make the journey smoother for you.

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Our Team, Your Success

Guiding You Toward Business Growth

Our team is dedicated to helping you scale your business, break through barriers, and find renewed success. We bring a blend of experience, passion, and industry expertise to every partnership.

A Team of Industry Experts

Meet the Team

Our team is comprised of diverse industry experts, financial advisors, and business strategists. What unites us is our shared commitment to helping businesses like yours achieve their full potential. Our unique skills and backgrounds, range from finance and consulting to entrepreneurship and marketing.

Strategic Experience and Insights

Our Approach

We believe that our combined experience allows us to offer innovative solutions and strategic insights that drive real results. What truly sets us apart is our passion for what we do and our genuine care for the success of our clients. When you work with us, you gain a team that’s as invested in your success as you are.

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Connect with a growth partner for holistic advice and resources providingyou with a confident and financially optimistic slice of life, so you can focuson growing into your vision.

Expertise Meets Opportunity

We help successful business owners break throughgrowth barriers through a strategic partnership thatunlocks new opportunities and drives remarkableprogress. Our comprehensive expertise and personalizedapproach, we empower you to achieve extraordinarygrowth and navigate your path to success withconfidence.

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Collaboration

We see ourselves as your partners, working closely with you to develop personalized growth strategies.

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Integrity

We believe in honest communication and ethical business practices, ensuring you always know where you stand.

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Innovation

We constantly seek new ways to solve challenges and help you stay ahead of the competition.

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Empathy

As business owners ourselves, we understand your challenges and are committed to supporting you through them.

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Simplicity

We aim to simplify complex processes, allowing you to focus on running your business.

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Approachability

We maintain an open and welcoming approach, encouraging you to share your goals and concerns.

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Value-Added Strategies

Unlocking Your Business’s True Potential

Our goal is to facilitate the growth of our partner companies by providing resources, commitment, and financial expertise.

Growth Strategy and Development

Establish and accelerate organic growth initiatives, new product/service introductions, and margin enhancements.

Operating Executive Network

Provide access to a proprietary network of industry executives for direct or advisory support.

Financial Oversight and Support

Implement best practices in financial management and reporting to optimize operations and identify growth opportunities.

Add-On Acquisitions

Identify, negotiate, and structure add-on acquisitions to support growth.

Resource Gap Identification and Mitigation

Collaborate with company management to identify and fill resource gaps that could impede growth.

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Our Partner Companies

A diverse portfolio of growth-focused businesses

We pride ourselves on a diverse portfolio of growth-focused businesses, each benefiting from our tailored investment strategies and dedicated support.

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An innovative producer of ultra-premium, all-natural ready-to-drink cocktails and artisanal vodka. nebula9 offers a creative and unique mix of four-times distilled and organic apple cider vinegar infused products.

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Our Team, Your Success

Guiding You Toward Business Growth

Our team is dedicated to helping you scale your business, break through barriers, and find renewed success.

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Meet the Team

Our team is comprised of diverse industry experts, financial advisors, and business strategists.

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Who We Are

We believe that our combined experience allows us to offer innovative solutions and strategic insights that drive real results.

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Our Leadership

What unites us is our shared commitment to helping businesses like yours achieve their full potential.

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Meet the Team

What unites us is our shared commitment to helping businesses like yours achieve their full potential.

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Our Leadership

What unites us is our shared commitment to helping businesses like yours achieve their full potential.

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Our Partner Companies

Portfolio

Our portfolio highlights our commitment to fostering meaningful growth and value through our partnership through our partnership.

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Concrete Science

A leading provider of concrete installation and concrete coatings application services to commercial, industrial, residential, and waterpark customers across the U.S.

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HighPoint Exterior Home Services

A platform established to support leading local and regional providers of residential roofing and related exterior services.

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Transforming Vision into Value

Empowering Business Owners to Achieve New Heights

At Lake Street Capital Partners, we understand the challenges of navigating the path to growth. That's why we offer more than just capital—we provide the strategic partnership and support needed to help you harness the potential within your business.

With access to our extensive industry network, proven value-added strategies, and tailored investment solutions, we help you curate the tools and resources to seize growth opportunities, expand your market reach, and achieve extraordinary progress.

Whether you're seeking investment opportunities or looking to maximize the value of your company, our dedicated team is committed to guiding you toward a brighter future.

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Accelerate Your Business Growth

Accelerate Your Business Growth

At Lake Street Capital Partners, we understand the challenges ofnavigating the path to growth. That's why we offer more than justcapital—we provide the strategic partnership and support needed tohelp you harness the potential within your business.

With access to our extensive industry network, proven value-addedstrategies, and tailored investment solutions, we help you curate thetools and resources to seize growth opportunities, expand yourmarket reach, and achieve extraordinary progress.

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With a steadfast dedication to our core values, we strive to create impactful and meaningful partnerships

Accelerate Your Business Growth

At Lake Street Capital Partners, we understand the challenges of navigating the path to growth. That's why we offer more than just capital—we provide strategic guidance, support, and access to our network of experts to unlock your organization's full potential

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Transforming Vision into Value

Partners to Harness Your Business Potential

Lake Street Capital Partners is a value-added capital partner that seeks to invest in growth-oriented family and founder owned companies to help unlock their full potential

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Fostering trust through genuine connections and mutual respect, ensuring our clients feel secure and valued in every interaction.

Partners to Harness Your Business Potential

A value-added private equity firm, we partner with growth-focused family and founder-owned businesses to provide the expertise, resources, and support that drive your business forward.

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Our human centric approach streamlines the growth process so you can focus on your next business strategy.

Accelerate Your Business Growth

Connect with a growth partner for holistic advice and resources providingyou with a confident and financially optimistic slice of life, so you can focuson growing into your vision.

Connect with a growth partner for holistic advice and resources providing you with a confident and financially optimistic slice of life, so you can focuson growing into your vision.

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Investment Philosophy

We believe in the transformative power of partnership, where our expertise and resources help unlock new opportunities and drive sustained growth.

Our investment philosophy is built on the principles of long-term partnerships,value creation, and aligned interests. We believe in working closely withmanagement teams to foster growth and achieve transformative outcomes. Wetake a meaningful stake in businesses and help drive them to the next level.

Our investment philosophy is built on the principles of long-term partnerships,value creation, and aligned interests. We believe in working closely withmanagement teams to foster growth and achieve transformative outcomes. Wetake a meaningful stake in businesses and help drive them to the next level.

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Investment Philosophy

We believe in the transformative power of partnership, where our expertise and resources help unlock new opportunities and drive sustained growth.

Our investment philosophy is built on the principles of long-term partnerships,value creation, and aligned interests. We believe in working closely withmanagement teams to foster growth and achieve transformative outcomes. Wetake a meaningful stake in businesses and help drive them to the next level.

Our investment philosophy is built on the principles of long-term partnerships,value creation, and aligned interests. We believe in working closely withmanagement teams to foster growth and achieve transformative outcomes. Wetake a meaningful stake in businesses and help drive them to the next level.

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Partners to Harness Your Business Potential and Growth

Transforming Vision into Value

Lake Street Capital Partners is a Chicago-based, value-added private equity firm that seeks to invest in growth-oriented family and founder-owned companies.

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A collaborative approach to scaling your business and achieving your vision

A Partnership for Growth

At Lake Street Capital Partners, we specialize in partnering with growth-minded family and founder-owned businesses to drive significant progress and sustainable growth.

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Transforming Vision into Value

Lake Street Capital Partners is a Chicago-based, value-added private equity firm that seeks to invest in growth-oriented family and founder-owned companies.

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A collaborative approach to scaling your business and achieving your vision

A Partnership for Growth

Our personalized approach ensures that each company we invest in reaches its full potential for sustainable growth.

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Expertise Meets Opportunity

Connect with a growth partner for holistic advice and resources providing you with a confident and financially optimistic slice of life, so you can focus on growing into your vision.

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Transforming Vision into Value

Lake Street Capital Partners is a Chicago-based, value-added private equity firm that seeks to invest in growth-oriented family and founder-owned companies.

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Expertise Meets Opportunity

Connect with a growth partner for holistic advice and resources providing you with a confident and financially optimistic slice of life, so you can focus on growing into your vision.

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Transforming Vision into Value

Expertise Meets Opportunity

Connect with a growth partner for holistic advice and resources providing you with a confident and financially optimistic slice of life, so you can focus on growing into your vision.

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Experienced Professionals with a Passion for Growth

Who We Are

Our team is comprised of diverse industry experts, financial advisors, and business strategists. What unites us is our shared commitment to helping businesses like yours achieve their full potential. Our unique skills and backgrounds, range from finance and consulting to entrepreneurship and marketing.

Justin Terzo

Managing Partner

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Experienced Professionals with a Passion for Growth

Who We Are

Our team is comprised of diverse industry experts, financial advisors, and business strategists. What unites us is our shared commitment to helping businesses like yours achieve their full potential. Our unique skills and backgrounds, range from finance and consulting to entrepreneurship and marketing.

Justin Terzo

Managing Partner

Justin Terzo is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lake Street Capital Management, the parent company of Lake Street Capital Partners. He also co-founded Lake Street Private Wealth, a Chicago-based independent wealth management firm that has grown its enterprise value five-fold since 2017, managing over $1 billion in assets for 300+ high-net-worth families nationwide.

Justin’s leadership in establishing and executing multiple successful special purpose vehicle (SPV) investments laid the foundation for Lake Street Capital Partners. Before founding the Lake Street entities, he served as Vice President at Merrill Lynch. Justin holds a degree from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Brant Wilczek

Managing Director

Brant Wilczek is the Managing Director of Lake Street Capital Partners, overseeing the firm's day-to-day operations, originating new investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, and managing portfolio companies. Over his 12-year career in mergers and acquisitions, Brant has been involved in transactions totaling over $4 billion in enterprise value.

Prior to joining Lake Street, Brant spent nearly a decade at Harris Williams, a leading middle market advisory firm, where he was a senior member of the Consumer practice and oversaw the co-manufacturing and protein practice areas. He also spent over six years at Deloitte, advising public and private companies on various projects and transactions. Brant graduated from the Gies School of Business at the University of Illinois and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).