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Office Locations:
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36 Grove Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: 203-966-2800
Fax: 203-966-3109
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Business Services
Consumer Products & Services
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Manufacturing & Industrial
Retail & Restaurant
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RFE Investment Partners is a private equity investment firm focusing on smaller, middle-market service, manufacturing and Health Care Service businesses. Since its founding in 1979, RFE has made investments in more than 120 companies operating in a wide variety of industries. The firm's investment capital has spanned six partnerships, amounting in the aggregate to more than $750 million of invested and available capital. The firm is currently investing from RFE Investment Partners VII, L.P. RFE Investment Partners V, LP and RFE VI SBIC, LP are Federal Licensees under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. RFE can provide between $10 million and $35 million of equity capital in acquisition transactions, management led buy-outs and recapitalizations. Prospective investment opportunities should be businesses with attractive growth potential, at least $5 million of annual cash flow, and tend to be concentrated in business services, niche manufacturing, and healthcare services. The firm invests in North American small market companies with initial enterprise values of $20 million to $150 million. RFE does not invest in turnaround situations or businesses whose products or services are subject to a substantial risk of rapid technological obsolescence.
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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
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COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or concept stage) | No Revenue |
Early Stage | Minimal 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 |
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