13th Floor Capital is an affiliate of 13th Floor Investments, operating as a hybrid family office and independent sponsor. The firm seeks opportunities to acquire or take controlling interests in cash flow generative companies across a multitude of industry categories and geographic markets, with strategic or opportunistic investments at all levels of the capital stack.
Our core team is a dynamic and unique blend of financial, legal, accounting, and operations experts, with CEO-level experience, big-private equity pedigree, a "roll your sleeves up" mentality, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
We focus on cash-flow generative companies and assets with a long-term investment horizon, an attractive entry point, and an opportunity to add value through expertise or relationships.
Businesses that directly or indirectly support the commercial food and beverage sector, including bottling and canning co-packers, commercial food manufacturers, packaged foods and beverages, ingredient suppliers, commercial equipment providers, and distributors. We also look for service companies such as foodservice contractors, equipment maintenance providers, sanitation and safety services, among others. In addition, we are interested in technology, supply chain, and industrial partners that enable food and beverage operations, as well as any business built on a recurring revenue model.
We are interested in a variety of multi-unit retail business models, products, and services. We will consider companies or franchises in the following categories: restaurant or food retail, retail products (e.g., consumables, apparel, supplies, furniture), health and wellness services (e.g., medspa, nail salon, hair care), services (e.g., oil change), experiential (e.g., gym, trampoline, escape room). Our focus is profitability and ability to scale. We generally target portfolios or companies with at least 10+ units and sales in excess of $10 Million.
We also seek to acquire servicing companies with a minimum of $2M of EBITDA. We have a strong affinity towards companies that are direct or indirect participants in the real estate industry, including consumer products retailers (flooring, windows, doors, fence, etc.) and services companies (plumbing, HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, restoration and remediation, etc.). We also interested in companies that service the hospitality industry, including technology companies, logistics and supply chain companies, and industrial or equipment suppliers, as well as any business with a recurring revenue structure.
