Devana Partners is a private investment group based outside of Chicago. We seek to acquire, actively manage and grow a business in the United States. We are focused on acquiring a solid, healthy company that can benefit from a fresh management perspective and additional access to capital for growth.

Devana Partners is led by an experienced team of operators and investors with a strong businesses-building track record. Devana Partners seeks to employ its resources, energy and experience to acquire a suitable business from its current owners and grow it to the next level.

Devana Partners is unlike many private equity or venture capital funds in that:

We are not building a portfolio. We intend to acquire and focus on a single, quality company, and we will put 100% of our efforts behind that investment.

We will actively manage our investment. Devana Partners’ managing director will take an operating role in the company, making us an attractive option for owner/operators seeking an exit.

We are experienced operators and investors. Devana Partners’ investors and managing director are seasoned entrepreneurs, operators and financiers with many years’ experience running and building high-growth companies.

We are long-term investors. We seek to create long-term growth opportunities, with no interest in a short-term “strip-and-flip” strategy.

We are interested in solid, “micro-cap” businesses. We are focused on acquiring a company that is too small for most private equity firms, and too mature for venture capital funds.

We are not fad-driven. We are not interested in the latest business flavor of the year. We like businesses with good prospects, excellent customer relationships and happy, capable employees who want to grow with their company.

We can move quickly. While we have access to sizeable capital for a transaction, we are also a compact, nimble organization.