Partnership-Focused Private Equity Firm

We are a private equity firm focusing on small to mid-sized founder and family-owned or closely held businesses poised for growth. AEP’s Principals have decades of collective experience investing in the lower middle market, with a strong focus on supporting the existing management team’s vision for growth, all while maintaining a strong alignment of interests towards future upside potential.

Focusing on small to mid-sized family owned or closely held
businesses poised for growth. AEP’s Principals have decades of collective experience investing in the segment of the market, with a strong focus on supporting the existing management team’s vision for growth, all while maintaining a strong alignment of interests towards future upside potential.
Private Equity Firm

Why Choose
Alterna Equity Partners?

 Alterna Equity Partners differentiates ourselves with our strong partnership focus,
commitment to economic alignment post-investment, value-added approach to supporting the team’s clear visions for growth, and significant experience investing in the small to mid-sized business segment.

 

OUR INVESTMENT FOCUS

We are an equity investor focused on majority acquisitions while selectively considering non-control investments. Alterna invests in stable, established companies and back strong management teams that are poised for growth.

Our Portfolio

Bulk Environmental leads the way in professional transportation and logistics services for environmental and industrial end markets throughout the Southeast.
Mod Op is a leading insights-driven marketing agency that merges artificial intelligence, data science, and human creativity.
Alterna Capital Solutions provides tailored working capital solutions to support businesses across a variety of stages and industries.

Our Partnership Focus

Our differentiated strategy is centered on the long-standing focus on
founder or family-owned mid-size businesses (typically from $15-150 million in enterprise value) and a deep understanding and appreciation of the unique challenges and opportunities such businesses present. We approach our transactions with a flexible investment structuring while putting priority on speed and responsiveness.

Experienced Teams

The firm partners with talented and experienced founders and
management teams to accelerate growth and transformation, with the goal of acting as a partner rather than a financial counterparty.

In The News

May 31, 2024

ALTERNA EQUITY PARTNERS ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF FUND I

Fund I, focused on majority investments in companies generating $3-15+ million in EBITDA, builds upon the extensive experience of AEP’s principals in investing in lower middle-market founder- and family-owned businesses.
October 24, 2023

MOD OP ANNOUNCES SEVERAL RECENT ADD-ON ACQUISITIONS

The acquisition of Crenshaw Communications represents a milestone for Mod Op, as it marks the company’s first strategic move into public relations.
September 19, 2023

ALTERNA EQUITY PARTNERS ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF ALTERNA CAPITAL SOLUTIONS TO PAYCHEX

The sale of ACS represents a successful exit for AEP. The transaction closed effective July 31, 2023 and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.