BASE Equity Partners

What is BASE Equity Partners?

BASE Equity Partners is an operationally oriented private investment group that was founded in 2013. They are based in New York and focus on providing strategic, operational, technological, and financial support to the companies they invest in. BASE Equity Partners targets investments primarily in the distribution, manufacturing, business services, consumer and retail, media and entertainment, and information technology sectors.

With an approach to partner with founders and management teams, they aim to help companies grow and realize their full potential. The firm invests its own capital, which allows them to be long-term oriented without the typical time or structural constraints of institutional funds.

BASE Equity Partners invests in companies with strong leadership, healthy operating margins, modest capital expenditure needs, and a minimum profitability of $3 million.

They typically look for companies that have annual sales between $10 million and $100 million. Investment scenarios include founder or family-owned businesses seeking growth capital or liquidity, corporate divestitures, management-led buyouts, special situations, and take-privates.

The team at BASE Equity Partners consists of experienced operating executives and investors, including founders and managing partners Anthony Ekmekjian and Ben Schneider, and Operating Partner Michael Burnes. The group's dedication includes aligning interests, economics, and culture with their investment partners for shared success.

Moreover, they value mutual trust, confidentiality, and efficiency in their partnerships, and they strive to bring "big market" insights and connections to the smaller private companies they engage with, especially during times of transformation.