About This Fund
Falfurrias Growth Partners I (FGP I) is the inaugural growth equity fund of Falfurrias Management Partners (FMP), the Charlotte, North Carolina-based lower middle-market private equity firm founded in 2006 by Hugh McColl, Marc Oken, and Ed McMahan. FGP I closed at its hard cap of $400 million in December 2023, oversubscribed and anchored by leading global pension plans, asset managers, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, family offices, and high-net-worth investors. The general partner committed $45 million alongside limited partners.
The fund employs FMP's proprietary "Industry First" methodology — identifying transformational market themes before targeting specific companies — applied to a lower EBITDA band below FMP's traditional Falfurrias Capital Partners flagship series. FGP I targets software and technology-enabled businesses in business services, fintech, information services, data analytics, marketing services, and vertical software with $1–$7 million in EBITDA and $5 million or more in annual recurring revenue. Initial check sizes range from $20–$50 million per investment, structured as control buyouts or selective minority stakes. The investment committee is led by Cam Dyer and Michael Clifton, both former Carlyle Group Partners with over 20 years of technology investing experience.
FGP I operates as a distinct vehicle from FMP's flagship Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP) buyout series, which has deployed approximately $4 billion across seven core funds. Where FCP targets established lower middle-market businesses across sectors, FGP I concentrates exclusively on growth-stage software and technology-enabled services companies at a smaller enterprise scale, offering institutional investors differentiated access to the convergence of software and business services in the US lower middle market.