OUR FOCUS
Elms Collective specializes in identifying and acquiring strong, enduring businesses in the lower middle market.
We provide a permanent, values-driven home for great businesses — preserving business owners legacies, and developing a succession plan to carry it forward.
Our focus is on partnering with established companies across the manufacturing and business services sectors, providing capital, strategic support, and hands-on leadership to unlock long-term growth.
Example focus areas:
● Light Manufacturing
● Electronics and Electrical Assembly
● Industrial and Consumer Product Assembly
● B2B and Technical Services
● Custom or Niche Widget Production
A Permanent Home for Your Life's Work
You’ve built something rare — a profitable, respected, and essential business. But when it’s time to move on, the options often feel… wrong.
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Family may not want to take over
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Private equity plans to flip your business in a few years
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Corporate buyers gut your team and culture
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Family offices are inconsistent and slow to act
We're Different
Elms Collective is a permanent holding company — not a fund. We buy to own, not to sell. Our model is built on permanent stewardship, operational excellence, and deep respect for what founders have created.
We partner with owners who care about the future of their business — its people, its customers, and its reputation.
About Us
Elms Collective was founded by a private equity and former J.P. Morgan investment banking professional with deep roots in entrepreneurship. Elms Collective takes a practical, people-first approach to investment and works side-by-side with founders and management teams.