Castanea Partners is a private equity firm that invests in small and middle market companies in publishing, education, training, consumer brands, specialty retail, and marketing services. The firm has extensive operating and private equity investment experience in these sectors and, working closely with management, seeks to optimize business performance and realize attractive returns.

Castanea participates in traditional management buyouts, sales of private companies, industry consolidation opportunities, growth and acquisition equity, and operationally challenging situations. Castanea is currently investing from its third fund, a $575 million fund that targets companies with enterprise values up to $150 million.

Our team consists of both senior operating executives and experienced private equity professionals. Castanea’s founders managed public companies with $5 billion in combined revenues while creating $4 billion in shareholder value through growth, operational improvement, and judicious capital allocation. Their experience includes the acquisition of 35 businesses with combined revenues of $3 billion.