MYD Capital Partners works with private equity funds, family offices and private capital investors who want access to qualified investment opportunities. We assess companies and opportunities before they reach you, and we run a trusted, well-managed process between the parties, representing one party and never both.
Why is the mid-market hard for financial investors to reach?
Many of the strongest family-owned and founder-led companies with €50M–€500M in annual revenue never run a broad auction. Their owners are not marketing the business, often have no advisor and only open a conversation when the timing, the partner and the terms feel right. They rarely appear in a conventional deal pipeline.
When they do engage, a second problem appears. The company may be excellent, but its reporting, governance and documentation were built to run the business, not to survive institutional diligence. Numbers get restated, add-backs get argued and timelines slip. A financial investor can spend months on a company that was never ready, or lose a good one because the founder family lost confidence in the process.
What do we bring to funds, family offices and private investors?
Prepared opportunities. Companies that come to market through The Goldsmith™ have already run their own diligence across six dimensions, from financial architecture to global benchmarking. They arrive with a three-statement financial model, a defensible valuation analysis, an investment memorandum and an indexed data room. That does not replace your diligence; it narrows the distance between what is presented and what you find.
A disciplined process. Through The Confluence™, we run defined stages with a clear cadence: NDAs managed, information released in a considered sequence, management presentations prepared, questions answered promptly. The process moves, and it does not stall on ambiguity.
An understanding of founder families. Founders and families weigh more than price: continuity for their people, the role they will or will not keep after closing, and what their name will mean afterward. We work directly with them and understand those priorities early. That helps an investor frame terms a family will actually accept, including minority stakes, rollover equity and staged structures.
Co-investment and partnership structures. Some opportunities suit a club of investors or a partnership rather than a single buyer. Through The Polarity™, co-investment structures can be designed so that the balance of value is clear to every party from the start.
Whom do we act for, and how?
We represent one party in a transaction, never both. In most processes that party is the company and its owners: we prepare the business and bring it to investors who fit. Where we act for an investor, for example to assess a specific opportunity or support a structured approach to a founder-led company, we act for that investor alone, and the mandate says so in writing.
That clarity is what makes the process trustworthy for everyone at the table. You know whose interests we are advancing, the family knows the same, and the information flow reflects it. We are independent: not owned by a bank, fund or lender, and we do not sell financial products.
Our network spans 5 continents, 40+ strategic markets and 500+ capital partners, and the companies we prepare span seven sectors, listed on our sectors page. If you are a strategic acquirer rather than a financial investor, our page for investors and acquirers is written for you.
Frequently asked questions
Do you offer proprietary access to companies?
We bring prepared companies to investors whose mandate fits, in a controlled sequence set with the owners. We do not promise exclusivity to any investor, because our obligation in a sell-side process is to the company. What we can offer is early, structured access to opportunities that are genuinely ready.
Can you act for a fund or family office on the buy side?
Yes, where there is no conflict. If we already represent the company in question, we cannot also act for an investor in that process. That is settled in Phase Zero, before any mandate is signed.
How do you reduce diligence surprises?
Companies that complete The Goldsmith™ have been assessed against institutional standards before they meet an investor, with a financial model, a valuation analysis and an indexed data room in place. Issues are identified and addressed before the process, not discovered during it.
Do you work with co-investment and minority structures?
Yes. Many founder families prefer a minority partner or a staged transaction to an outright sale. We model those structures in advance so that investors and owners start negotiating from an informed position.