Audax Group
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Boston, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Canada
Investment stages
- Series B
Industries
- Business Services
- Healthcare
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Technology
- Consumer
About
Audax Group is a private equity firm that focuses on investing in established lower middle market companies primarily located in North America. The firm seeks to partner with management teams to execute buy-and-build strategies, driving growth through strategic acquisitions and operational improvements. Audax Group provides capital and resources to help portfolio companies expand their market presence and enhance their competitive advantage.
Audax Group is a private equity firm that focuses on investing in established lower middle market companies primarily located in North America. The firm seeks to partner with management teams to execute buy-and-build strategies, driving growth through strategic acquisitions and operational improvements. Audax Group provides capital and resources to help portfolio companies expand their market presence and enhance their competitive advantage.
Investment Thesis
Audax Group invests in established lower middle market companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $75 million. The firm focuses on buy-and-build strategies in North America.
Manager's Experience
The firm is led by Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Geoffrey S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow, who established Audax Group in 1999. Both are veterans of Bain Capital, where they served as General Partners and Managing Directors, with Mr. Rehnert helping start Bain Capital in 1984. Their extensive experience is rooted in middle-market private equity, pioneering the firm's signature 'Buy & Build' investment strategy.
Team
Geoffrey S. Rehnert - Co-Chief Executive Officer
Donald B. Dewaay - Co-Chief Executive Officer
Young J. Lee - Managing Director
David Samuels - Managing Director
Jay Jester - Managing Director
Derek Jeter - Managing Director
Keith Pennell - Managing Director
John Duffy - Managing Director
Andrew Oliver - Managing Director
Joel Killion - Managing Director
Adam Abramson - Managing Director
Portfolio
Altasciences
Aspen Dental
CoolSys
Imperial Dade
Lighthouse Autism Center
Pylon Manufacturing
Serta Simmons Bedding