Key Takeaways
- • Coastal Breeze Partners, LLC, a middle market private equity firm based in Boca Raton, Florida, has started operations, according to a Business Wire announcement.
- • Founding partners Brian Urbanek and Matthias Gundlach cite a combined track record of more than 80 investments over 25 years, with Urbanek reporting over 40 transactions and Gundlach over 30.
- • The firm will make control investments in companies with over $20 million in revenue and $4 to $20 million in EBITDA, focused on family/founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs.
- • Target sectors are Essential Business Services, Materials & Chemicals, Specialty Industrials, and Value-Added Distribution.
- • The firm has assembled a core team, partnered with external advisors, and is actively reviewing potential investment opportunities.
Summary
Coastal Breeze Partners, LLC ("Coastal Breeze Partners"), a middle market private equity firm headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, announced that it has commenced operations. The firm says it will partner with management teams and sellers to build middle market businesses, combining sector expertise in industrial and business services subsectors with what it describes as a proven record of value creation.
The firm was founded by Brian Urbanek and Matthias Gundlach. According to the announcement, the two have collectively invested in more than 80 companies over the past 25 years. Gundlach has 25 years of investing, M&A and corporate finance experience and has completed over 30 transactions. He previously served as Managing Director at OpenGate Capital, where he led the North American industrials investment team, and earlier held roles at Sun European Partners, Sun Capital Partners, and Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. Urbanek has over 25 years of experience and has completed more than 40 transactions across sectors including business services, industrials, consumer, automotive and healthcare. He was previously co-founder and managing partner of Harbor Beach Capital and Managing Director at Sun Capital Partners.
The firm's strategy centers on control investments in companies with more than $20 million in revenue and EBITDA between $4 million and $20 million. Targets are either family- or founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs in four sectors: Essential Business Services, Materials & Chemicals, Specialty Industrials, and Value-Added Distribution. The firm describes its approach as thesis-driven, using organic growth, operational transformation and add-on acquisitions, supported by a sector-specific sourcing network and a fast, transparent due diligence process.
Coastal Breeze Partners has assembled a core team and engaged external advisors, and is actively reviewing potential investment opportunities. Gundlach said the firm sees substantial untapped potential in the middle market, while Urbanek characterized the launch as an opportunity to collaborate with management teams on identifiable growth strategies. The announcement did not disclose fund size or committed capital.
The firm was founded by Brian Urbanek and Matthias Gundlach. According to the announcement, the two have collectively invested in more than 80 companies over the past 25 years. Gundlach has 25 years of investing, M&A and corporate finance experience and has completed over 30 transactions. He previously served as Managing Director at OpenGate Capital, where he led the North American industrials investment team, and earlier held roles at Sun European Partners, Sun Capital Partners, and Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. Urbanek has over 25 years of experience and has completed more than 40 transactions across sectors including business services, industrials, consumer, automotive and healthcare. He was previously co-founder and managing partner of Harbor Beach Capital and Managing Director at Sun Capital Partners.
The firm's strategy centers on control investments in companies with more than $20 million in revenue and EBITDA between $4 million and $20 million. Targets are either family- or founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs in four sectors: Essential Business Services, Materials & Chemicals, Specialty Industrials, and Value-Added Distribution. The firm describes its approach as thesis-driven, using organic growth, operational transformation and add-on acquisitions, supported by a sector-specific sourcing network and a fast, transparent due diligence process.
Coastal Breeze Partners has assembled a core team and engaged external advisors, and is actively reviewing potential investment opportunities. Gundlach said the firm sees substantial untapped potential in the middle market, while Urbanek characterized the launch as an opportunity to collaborate with management teams on identifiable growth strategies. The announcement did not disclose fund size or committed capital.
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