Independent sponsor partnering with experienced operators and long-term capital to acquire and build businesses.
We underwrite to asset coverage, cash generation, and conservative leverage.
We pair capital with operating partners who know how to reduce cost, improve reliability, and compound value.
We invest alongside our partners and structure outcomes where everyone wins together.
TLM Capital Partners targets control or influential minority positions in lower-middle-market companies with flexibility to pursue special situations.
TLM Capital Partners is operator-led and outcome-driven. Our background spans finance, product development, and corporate strategy, with a track record of creating measurable shareholder value. We partner with seasoned operating executives to deliver results in capital efficiency, growth, and margin expansion.
Revenue growth: Led initiatives that expanded top-line by hundreds of millions while maintaining profitability.
Margin expansion: Designed and executed cost-reduction and process-automation strategies, driving 50%+ improvements in gross margin across multiple business units.
Capital optimization: Recovered tens of millions in underpaid revenue through disciplined analysis and execution, directly improving enterprise value.
Product innovation: Built and launched high-margin products that delivered a 6:1 ROI to customers, strengthening long-term contracts and retention.
Financial leadership: Served in CFO and corporate development capacities, responsible for budgeting, capital allocation, and M&A diligence at scale.
Backed by relationships with family offices, specialist lenders, and operating partners.
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