Glenn Oken

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ABOUT GLENN OKEN

Mangrove Equity Partners, LLC is a Tampa, Florida based lower middle market private equity fund. Its founding principals have invested in over 130 companies in over 60 industries and enjoy a 100+ year collective reputation as uncommonly effective, fair, flexible and honorable partners to company owners and managers. We sponsor owners and operators in management buy-outs, management buy-ins, majority recapitalizations, family succession recaps, and industry consolidations. We have the captive financial resources (including bridge capabilities) and deal experience to efficiently close transactions. We also have substantial operating experience through our four-man internal operating team which brings a collaborative approach to building value at the companies with whom we partner.Mangrove invests in stable and profitable service companies, manufacturers, and value added distributors headquartered in the U.S. or Canada. Candidates should feature a diverse customer base, meaningful growth prospects (through either internal growth or through add-on acquisitions), and should enjoy strong and defensible market share in their regional or national marketplace.Target SizeFor new investments, rather than add-on acquisitions, Mangrove typically invests in companies with $2-$10 million of pretax profits and revenues from $8-$100 million.Specialties: Private equity. Investing captive equity in profitable private companies earning between $2mm and $10mm, and helping those companies grow with equity and expertise, both through organic growth, and through add-on acquisitions if appropriate.