PE  Argosy Capital

http://www.argosycapital.com





     Office Locations:

900 West Valley Road, Suite 1000
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610-971-9685
Fax: 610-964-9524

 

Stages:

  • Middle Market


 

Industries:

  • Business Services
  • Manufacturing & Industrial
  • Transportation & Distribution

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    Description:

    Founded in 1990, Argosy Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on lower middle market operating companies with revenues of $10 to $100 million. Targets include manufacturing, assembly, business services, value-added distribution, and franchising companies throughout the United States with a focus east of the Rockies. Argosy does not invest in retail businesses, start-ups, turnarounds or straight distribution businesses. Transaction types include management buyouts; recapitalizations, control or non-control; acquisitions; and growth equity financings; and the firm takes control equity or minority mezzanine positions. Target businesses have EBITDA between $3 and $10 million, and the firm invests from $5 to $20 million. Argosy Private Equity has built a nationwide portfolio spanning six funds, over 135 platform investments, and over $1.1 billion in assets under management.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Jack Nugent Partner
    John P. Kirwin Founding Partner
    Keven Shanahan Managing Partner
    Lane Wiggers Managing Partner
    Michael Bailey Partner

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      04/29/2025


      Basil Systems


      MA


      $11,500,000


      Venture


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      American Leather


      Barco Products


      Basil Systems
        web link


      Bionix


      Burco


      Global Power Products


      Groome


      Panhandle


      Pramata
        web link


      Vac2Go


      Walpole Outdoors


      Wittenbach


     

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