Audax Private Equity

Audax Private Equity is a leading private equity firm established in 1999, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in San Francisco and Hong Kong. The firm's core business revolves around making control investments in middle-market companies, primarily in North America. Audax Private Equity operates with a mission to partner with management teams to build long-term value through its disciplined "Buy & Build" approach, which focuses on accelerating growth via strategic acquisitions and operational improvements.

The firm's investment strategies include Flagship, targeting North American middle-market platforms with EBITDA of $20 million to $80 million, and Origins, focusing on lower middle-market platforms with EBITDA between $5 million and $20 million. Audax Private Equity also offers mid-hold private equity solutions through Audax Strategic Capital, which supports sponsor-controlled platforms in North America and Europe. Key market segments for investment span business services, consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology.

Recent activities for Audax Private Equity include the completion of the sale of Alliance Ground International in March 2026 and the acquisition of property management company AKAM in the same month. The firm was also recognized among the 2025 Asset Managers of the Year by KED Global in February 2026. Audax Private Equity is part of the broader Audax Group, an alternative asset management firm co-founded by Geoffrey Rehnert and Marc Wolpow, who serve as Co-Chief Executive Officers. As of January 2026, Audax Private Equity managed approximately $19.5 billion in assets.