Mangrove Equity Partners, L.P. has been named to Inc.’s 2022 Founder-Friendly Investors list as one of the nation’s top founder-friendly investors. This is a published list of PE and VC firms in America that have a history of rolling up their sleeves and working collaboratively and effectively with founders to support their vision and build enduring value.
Mangrove’s selection for this honor is due to the endorsement of founders and management teams with whom we’ve partnered, who speak to Mangrove’s core values, healthy culture, humble approach, and uncommon value-add. Mangrove makes good on the promise to be materially helpful thanks, in part, to our three internal operating partners, who are full-time members of our team, among the leaders of our firm and share significantly in our economics. These seasoned Mangrove operating professionals serve as a dedicated support system to Mangrove portfolio companies in overcoming impediments to growth and in optimizing strategy, team and execution. Mangrove understands and greatly respects the owners and management teams with whom we partner.
“Bringing in Mangrove to partner with our management team was a great decision for IGS. Mangrove provided more than just capital; they worked with us side-by-side in supporting our growth strategies, offering valuable insight, experience, and direction from their years of relevant partnership experience. Mangrove has always been sensitive to our culture and good to our people. As a leader of a growing mid-sized company, I place a high value on dedicated resources to help me deal with the wide array of business challenges I face every day allowing us to triple our profits in just a few years.”
– Rich Crawford, President, Integrated Global Services, Inc. (and, subsequent to Mangrove’s investment in IGS, an investor in our fund)
“After 25 years we were ready to reduce our stress with the running of the company, take some chips off the table, and begin the process of easing into retirement. We met with several different companies during this process, Mangrove was different. They were concerned with growing Excalibur to be sure, but they were also concerned with continuing the values and culture that had served us well for decades.”
– Bill Troubridge, Co-Founder, Excalibur Crossbow
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We are proud of the Mangrove team and are grateful to our portfolio company partners for entrusting us with their life’s work and employees.