Metropolitan Equity Partners

What is Metropolitan Equity Partners?

Metropolitan Equity Partners is a private equity firm with a focus on special situation investments, encompassing a range of scenarios that include growth financing, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidation, and turnarounds. They invest in emerging growth, later stage, mature, and lower middle market companies across diverse sectors such as IT (& TMT), Business Solutions, FinTech (& Financial Services), and Energy.

They have a preference for being a collaborative partner with management teams of companies facing complex situations that may require not just capital, but also strategic guidance and operational support. Metropolitan's approach is hands-on, employing their expertise to help companies realize their potential.

Their investment range for equity positions typically falls between $3 million and $25 million, while their debt investment sweet spot lies between $5 million and $40 million.

They target businesses with a maximum enterprise value of $100 million, sales not exceeding $50 million, and an EBITDA cap of $10 million. Over the course of its operations, Metropolitan Equity Partners has built a portfolio of over 25 companies, investing as both a debt and equity stakeholder.

They continue proactively seeking new opportunities and are currently interested in making investments ranging from $3 million to $20 million from their Metropolitan Partners Fund III. This flexible capital and strategic expertise position them as a valuable partner for companies undergoing transitions or aiming to capture growth opportunities in their specialized industries.