CapitalPad for Investors

Invest in Independent Sponsor Deals

Curated independent sponsor and search fund deals.

Gain access to established SMB acquisitions and rollup opportunities.

Why Invest With Independent Sponsors?

High Potential Returns

Private SMB M&A has historically provided attractive potential returns.¹

Attractive Economics

May feature more attractive economics than traditional private equity

Profit-Focused Assets

Independent sponsor deals in established, cash-flowing companies.

CapitalPad for Investors

Expand your access to independent sponsor deals

Fundless 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 in everything from HVAC to machine shops to business services 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

VS

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 sponsor deal economics are rejected from the platform.

Inside, deal rooms are standardized and simplified so that investors can quickly qualify if a deal is worth going deeper into.

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 SMBs much easier for me. 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?

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

FAQ

CapitalPad features independent sponsor deals (and search fund deals) in all industries.

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

Yes.

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

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

Funds 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, please contact us to discuss alternative options.

Funds or other entities that write checks of $750,000 or more are given direct access to sponsors.

Contact us here to be added to the independent sponsor investor list.

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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