Transparent Partnership

Why Rising Point

By the Numbers

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Years of Average
Senior Team Experience

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Total Investments

Includes platform investments and add-on acquisitions

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of platform investments in partnership with founder, family, or management-owned businesses

The Rising Point Difference

Transparent Partnership

It’s lonely at the top. We bring years of experience and a deep human capital and advisor network covering a wide breadth of industries. If you have a problem or want to explore an idea, we’ll work side-by-side with you and your team to figure it out.

Intelligent Transformation

Change is necessary, but hard. We believe in intelligent transformation. Our playbook is developed from experience, but we recognize every situation is different. We aren’t a hammer looking for a nail.

Growth
focus

We’re growth-minded and want to build great, lasting businesses. We help develop data-driven strategic plans to drive organic and acquisition-based growth. We also help design the optimal capital structure to support that growth.

Experience &
Track REcord

Our careers have been built on investing in founder-owned businesses. We have an extensive and successful track record of managing the transition to institutional equity ownership. Our track record and references back this up.

Investment Criteria

We focus on investing in strong companies and partnering with existing leadership teams. We bring experience, access to capital, and a collaborative mindset to help drive growth.

Transaction Type

  • Founder-owned, family-owned, or management-owned
  • Majority transactions
  • USA headquartered

Size Requirements

  • Revenue: $10M+
  • EBITDA/Cash Flow: $2M+

Key Characteristics

  • Attractive market dynamics
  • Sustainable differentiated value proposition
  • Market-leading brand & reputation
  • Multiple value creation levers

Companies We Invest In

We’re growth-oriented investors focused on experienced businesses in the following industries:

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Industrial Services

Power Transformer

Energy Transition

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Environmental & Waste

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Infrastructure

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Value-Added Distribution

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Rental

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Residential Services

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Commercial Services

Our Investments

We partner with experienced management teams to build on existing momentum. Our team offers strategic guidance, operational insight, and capital to help companies scale and create long-term value.

The Team

Michael Drai

Co-Founder & Partner

Justin Marku

Co-Founder & Partner

Marc Perez

Partner

Eric Kennebeck

CFO & Chief Compliance Officer

Max Cannon

Vice President

Collin Nugent

Senior Associate

Matthew Kini

Associate

Casey Miller

Associate

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