Audax Private Equity

A contingent of the Audax Private Equity team, led by Young Lee (Partner & Co-President) and Asheesh G. (Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Support), held a series of seminars in Seoul last month to share our perspectives around AI and how our Portfolio Support Group is leveraging these tools as part of the Audax Value Creation program for our portfolio companies. In addition, the team also shared their perspective around current economic uncertainty and Audax’ Value Protection and risk management efforts in collaboration with their portfolio companies. In total, Audax hosted over 75 attendees from a variety of leading Korean institutional LPs. Thank you to all those who joined us for the thoughtful and dynamic conversations.

Congratulations to Active Day on its second and third add-ons of 2025, acquiring AllCaregivers, Inc. and New Generations Home Care of Florence, Inc. Both acquisitions complement the company’s adult day services in South Carolina. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eeEdJ-F6.

We're excited to announce our latest new platform, Lanter Delivery Systems, LLC. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ec-ych59

We’re thrilled to be named a Top 50 PE Firm for Executives by PrivateEquityCXO and FALCON. We are proud that our portfolio companies have an environment that allows their executives to pursue their vision and apply their experience and expertise to try to drive sustainable growth. The full report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eDadYMqA DISCLOSURES: The aforementioned award program should not be considered an endorsement of Audax or its funds by the authors or distributors of the rankings or honors; the recognition is not necessarily representative of any one client’s experience with Audax; and is not necessarily indicative of Audax’ future performance. These awards are not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, and do not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor or suggest any specific course of action. According to PrivateEquityCXO and Falcon, the Annual Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives highlights the funds whose governance style, engagement, and fit best enable their executives to succeed. Winners are determined through a survey of thousands of sponsor-backed executives highlighting their experiences and rating funds on the Nine Dimensions of Governance Fit® in 2024. The winners' list and report are produced in collaboration between PrivateEquityCXO (PE-CXO) and Falcon Partners. PE-CXO is a large community of private equity-backed executives. Falcon Partners is a retained executive search firm exclusively serving private equity firms and their portfolio companies. To learn more, or access the full report, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eDadYMqA

We're excited to partner with Lovell Minnick Partners LLC on a strategic investment in Fortis. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e-5-fPAV

Audax Private Equity, for the tenth straight year, was ranked among the Top Five Most Active in the U.S. in the PitchBook annual league tables. The full list can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eYaAVKWU DISCLAIMER AND METHODOLOGIES: PitchBook’s 2024 Global League Tables was published on March 3, 2025. All league tables included in PitchBook’s rankings are compiled using the count of completed deals for the specified deal type, region and other criteria. Only publicly disclosed transactions and/or transactions confirmed by PitchBook’s primary research team are included. For private equity, the rankings include all PE investment types (buyouts as tracked by PitchBook, growth and investor buyouts by management), excluding real estate investments. The aforementioned league tables should not be considered an endorsement of Audax or its funds by the authors or distributors of the rankings. This listing may not be representative of any one client’s experience with Audax and is not indicative of Audax’s future performance. They are not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, do not constitute a solicitation to buy, sell or hold a security or an investment strategy, and are not provided in a fiduciary capacity. They do not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor or suggest any specific course of action.

ICYMI: Ian Walsh was recently appointed as CEO of portfolio company FDH Aero. Walsh succeeds Scott Tucker, who will continue to support FDH in an advisory capacity as its non-executive chairman, focused on strategy and M&A efforts. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eEx2nBGD

Audax Private Equity and Audax Strategic Capital (ASC) are honored to be recognized as part of BluWave’s 2025 Top Private Equity Innovator Awards. We view this as an acknowledgment of ASC’s efforts in providing creative solutions for sponsors looking to catalyze mid-hold equity value creation across their performing portfolio companies, as well as a testament to our Buy & Build approach that has guided Audax Private Equity’s focus for 25 years. Thank you to the team at BluWave, LP and to our longstanding, collaborative relationships across private equity’s middle market.   To learn more, see here: https://lnkd.in/eaErZUFZ DISCLAIMER AND METHODOLOGIES:   BluWave, LP has not received investment capital from and holds no ownership interest in the PE firms evaluated or recognized under the Top Private Equity Innovator awards program. BluWave received no compensation from any of the PE firms in connection with this awards program. However, BluWave may otherwise provide services to the PE firms and/or their portfolio companies, but BluWave confirms that its assessment of the PE firms was independent of any such service arrangements. Top 2% in the PE industry is based on BluWave’s review of the more than 6,000 PE firms in the U.S. and Canada from which the 103 PE firms were selected as award recipients.   The aforementioned award programs should not be considered an endorsement of Audax or its funds by the authors or distributors of the rankings or honors; the recognition is not necessarily representative of any one client’s experience with Audax; and is not necessarily indicative of Audax’ future performance. These awards are not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, and do not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor or suggest any specific course of action.

2024 marked another momentous year for the Audax Private Equity platform. A year removed from raising our largest ever pool of capital, we saw considerable traction in executing our Buy & Build strategy. In total, we deployed $1.07B across our Flagship, Origins & ASC strategies – across 7 new platforms and non-control investments and 89 add-on acquisitions. And, across the PE platform, we generated $1.34B in total realizations through seven full and partial liquidity events.* Now in our 25th year, none of this would have been possible without the support of our investors, management teams, financing partners, and deal sources. *Total investments and realizations include Fund and GP and LP co-investment activity.  

We're truly honored to have been recognized in the HEC Paris-Dow Jones ‘top decile’ ranking for the second straight year. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gymPPTu4