CapitalPad for Investors

Invest in Independent Sponsor Deals

Access a highly curated list of independent sponsor, search fund, and lower-middle market acquisition deals.

Why Invest with CapitalPad?

Curated Deal Flow

CapitalPad curates a firehose of deal flow, only presenting you with the few that pass our strict criteria.

Attractive Return Profile

Independent sponsor deals have historically provided attractive potential returns.¹

Profit-Focused Assets

Zero Startups. CapitalPad only features acquisition deals in established, profitable companies.

CapitalPad for Investors

Expand your access with curated deal flow

Independent sponsor deals, simplified.

CapitalPad provides funds, family offices, and accredited investors access to a curated selection of deal flow.

Passively invest in one-off lower middle market private equity deals. From HVAC to machine shops to business services. Invest alongside motivated dealmakers targeting companies with proven longevity.

Invest in independent sponsor deals

CapitalPad Makes Investing in Deals Simple

Expand your deal flow with a few clicks

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Old way

Painful networking

Endless conferences

Limited dealflow

Poor deal economics

NDAs in .doc

Review bad pitches

“This is actually a startup”

Messy deal rooms

Excruciating closings

Invest

CapitalPad

Review curated deals

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Accredited investors can join CapitalPad for instant curated access.

CapitalPad for Investors

How does it work?

CapitalPad simplifies the process of hunting down eligible fund-less sponsor deals.

Non-attractive opportunities or those not using the standard accepted deal economics are rejected from the platform.

Inside, deal rooms are standardized and simplified, allowing investors to quickly determine whether a deal is worth investigating further.

Curated Access

Highly curated deals inside the dashboard

Simplified Process

The easiest way for independent sponsor investors to build quality deal-flow.

Direct Entry Point

Funds get direct access, and accredited investors are pooled together to provide meaningful checks.

Dual Benefits

Potential for curated deal-by-deal access combined with simplified diligence.

“CapitalPad has made investing in SMB deals much easier. They find the deals, present them simply, and make the closing process painless. It’s an excellent platform.”

Matt Diggity
Entrepreneur and Investor

What's inside a deal room?

LOI
CIM
Deal teaser
Due diligence documents
(financials, P&L, tax documents)
Deal terms
Details of debt financing
Post-acquisition plans
Detailed models and distribution plans
Investor terms (preferred return, IRR, etc)
And much more

FAQ

CapitalPad is an independent sponsor platform featuring independent sponsor (and search fund) deals in a variety of diversified industries.

Common examples include home services, B2B business services, light manufacturing, and consumer services.

CapitalPad only features acquisitions of historically profitable companies. No startups or seed capital.

Yes.

All investors must be accredited investors according to the SEC definition.

If you represent an entity that deploys checks of $750k or more (per deal), you may sign up as an institutional investor for no-fee access to CapitalPad.

Funds and family office signup for independent sponsor deals

Generally deal minimums are $10,000 each for accredited investors (who are pooled together).

Institutional investors are requested to invest at least $750,000 per deal.

CapitalPad does not charge sponsors for raising capital.

How CapitalPad is compensated:

  • For accredited investors, CapitalPad is entitled to a 20% carry from investors. After an investor receives a return of initial capital in a deal, then CapitalPad is entitled to 20% of any profits.
  • For funds and family offices, no fee is charged.

CapitalPad does not provide specific investment advice to any individual investor. The information on this website specifically related to any potential investment opportunity is not provided by CapitalPad. Investors acknowledge and accept the risks associated with privately investing. Investors also acknowledge that past performance of entities, individuals, or products or services is not a guarantee of future performance. Investors are solely responsible for completing an independent due diligence review before investing. Investment products are not FDIC insured, may lose value, and there is no bank guarantee. A loss of an Investor’s entire investment is possible, and no profit may be realized. There is no guarantee that projections related to the performance of any potential investment will be realized. There may be no secondary market for the sale of securities. Any investment may not be accompanied by sufficient voting rights to have a material impact as to the operation of the entity and all Investors should assume any such investment will not be accompanied by meaningful voting rights.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results and any expected returns on disclosed through the platform are hypothetical and may not reflect actual future performance. All investments made through the platform may result in partial or total loss.

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