About Us

Overview

Based in Atlanta, GA and founded in 2020, Grove Mountain Partners is a private equity firm investing in home service companies and specialty business service companies, generally with annual revenues between $5-200 million. We are long-term and relationship-focused, possess deep sector domain expertise, and are comprised of operators rather than financiers. Our primary mission is to build great companies.

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How We Are Different

Having worked within the confines of traditional private equity, we saw the potential for a fresh perspective and endeavored to establish a distinct identity emphasized by our unique approach.

An Operator's Mindset

Our partners have over nine decades of experience, including as President, CEO, and Chairman of private and public and private-equity-backed companies. We are operators at heart and not only understand the challenges in building and growing successful companies but truly enjoy working to do so. We are comfortable rolling up our sleeves and pitching in to help solve complex, challenging problems facing our management teams.

Narrow Sector Focus

We focus exclusively on home services and specialty business services companies - mostly in "blue collar" services industries

Investing Timeline

We don't invest out of a fund that has a defined investment horizon, so we can be patient to execute the growth strategy. This doesn't mean we move slowly, but it does mean we (and you) are free from arbitrary time limits.

Relationship Driven

We enjoy getting to know people, and devote significant time and effort to understand your business and to learn about your history and culture.

We Built a Different Kind of Private Equity Firm

Laser Focused on Home Services and Specialty Business Services Companies

Having worked in the traditional private equity world, we believed there was a better way and set out to build a different kind of company. In fact, we debated whether we should even call ourselves a private equity firm. We ultimately decided on using the "private equity" label but want to share how we are different in several important ways.

We are not financial engineers who look solely at their portfolio through the lens of spreadsheets, EBITDA margins, IRR calculations, and leverage ratios. We have an operator's mindset. Our partners have significant operating experiences as Division Presidents, CEOs and Board Chairs in over a dozen private-equity backed, private, and publicly traded companies. We know the issues facing owners and CEOs and are comfortable rolling up our sleeves and utilizing our expertise to help solve problems and grow their business.

We have significant direct private equity investing experience - nearly $700 million in 13 platform companies across multiple cycles - producing robust financial returns. We have honed our core institutional processes, including our acquisition and operating playbooks, over the last two decades.

At the heart of our strategy is a commitment to growth, which we believe hinges on valuing employees, prioritizing exceptional customer service, setting clear plans, and relentlessly pursuing improvement. We don't just invest; we actively engage and help guide businesses toward long-term, sustainable success.