Key Takeaways
- • Tico Capital Partners, a newly launched private equity firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is targeting the lower middle market with a focus on family-owned and founder-led businesses.
- • The firm plans to initially invest in value-added distribution, specialty manufacturing, and business and consumer services, with a particular focus on Southeast-headquartered companies.
- • The team reports having completed or advised on more than 200 transactions and deployed over $250 million of capital across previous investments.
- • Tico is a successor and partner to KT Capital Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm founded in 2007.
Summary
Tico Capital Partners has officially launched as a private equity firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, according to a Business Wire announcement. The firm is founded by a team of experienced investment professionals and states that it aims to build lasting partnerships with business owners and management teams. Tico specializes in lower middle market investments throughout the United States, with a focus on family-owned and founder-led businesses.
Managing Partner Jim Tapp, who is also Founding Partner at Tico Capital, said the firm's mission is to leverage the team's collective experience and expertise to support the continued growth of the businesses it partners with. The firm will initially concentrate on sectors where the team has deep expertise, including value-added distribution, specialty manufacturing, and business and consumer services. It is actively seeking opportunities in businesses headquartered in the Southeast.
According to the announcement, the team has completed or advised on over 200 transactions and deployed more than $250 million of capital across previous investments. Tico describes itself as a successor and partner to KT Capital Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm founded in 2007, and says its approach is partnership-driven, aligned with the goals of founders and sellers. The firm says it offers flexible, creative solutions for changes in ownership, growth investments, and risk management.
Contact information provided in the release lists John Tapp as the point of contact, with additional details available at ticopartners.com.
Managing Partner Jim Tapp, who is also Founding Partner at Tico Capital, said the firm's mission is to leverage the team's collective experience and expertise to support the continued growth of the businesses it partners with. The firm will initially concentrate on sectors where the team has deep expertise, including value-added distribution, specialty manufacturing, and business and consumer services. It is actively seeking opportunities in businesses headquartered in the Southeast.
According to the announcement, the team has completed or advised on over 200 transactions and deployed more than $250 million of capital across previous investments. Tico describes itself as a successor and partner to KT Capital Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm founded in 2007, and says its approach is partnership-driven, aligned with the goals of founders and sellers. The firm says it offers flexible, creative solutions for changes in ownership, growth investments, and risk management.
Contact information provided in the release lists John Tapp as the point of contact, with additional details available at ticopartners.com.
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