Phillip Marks Joins the Mangrove Equity Team

Phillip MarksMangrove Equity Partners is pleased to announce the addition of Phillip Marks to our team.

Phillip is a graduate of the University of Florida. His passion for lower middle market companies and niche industries was spawned through his work with myriad private companies, focusing on their human capital management.

Phillip is an inveterate sports hound, which in his early career led him to work as a sportscaster and producer.

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Mangrove Acquires Concut in Support of Dixie Diamond

Mangrove Equity Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of Concut, Inc. in support of Mangrove’s portfolio company, Dixie Diamond Manufacturing

Concut Aquisition

Concut is a Kent, WA based designer, manufacturer, and specialty provider of diamond saw blades, core bits, and equipment. The strategic value of adding Concut to Dixie Diamond Manufacturing includes:

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Mangrove to Make Non-Control Investments

Over the past 27 years, we have heard from investment banking/intermediary friends who feel a profound need in the market for a seasoned private equity partner who is willing to invest in minority positions in smaller companies while bringing the kind of meaningful operating assistance that Mangrove’s four-man internal operating team brings to our majority investing.

Accordingly, Mangrove will now invest in both majority and minority stakes in mature, profitable companies with meaningful competitive advantages and stable cashflow.

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Mangrove – 2015 A Great Year

2015: A Great Year

  • An NFL team narrowly missed a perfect season (congrats friends in Charlotte).
  • Presidential debates became the latest version of reality TV (to entertain and horrify).
  • Mangrove Equity Partners closed six highly attractive acquisitions in spite of a very competitive environment.

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