Pacific Avenue Capital Partners

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners is a dynamic middle‑market private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, with a strategic office in Paris. The firm specializes in navigating complex corporate situations such as divestitures and carve‑outs, leveraging its operational and M&A expertise to deliver transformational outcomes in underperforming or high‑potential businesses. By partnering closely with management teams, it drives value through operational improvement, disciplined capital deployment, and growth acceleration.

Since its founding (circa 2017–2018), Pacific Avenue has built a strong track record, completing over 120 transactions—including more than 50 carve‑outs—and amassing over $3.8 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2025. Its hallmark is speed and precision: its latest fund, Fund II, raised $1.65 billion (including €100 million for European investments) in under four months, underscoring investor confidence in its niche strategy of fast-moving, complex deals.

With a team of seasoned professionals spanning North America and Europe, Pacific Avenue invests across sectors such as industrial distribution, building products, healthcare services, IT, SaaS, manufacturing, consumer goods, logistics, and transportation. The firm focuses on control equity investments in companies with platform and add‑on potential—especially those undertaking transitions, founder‑led exits, or strategic carve‑outs—seeking to unlock compelling upside through hands-on operational improvement, strategic realignment, and eventual value realization.