Your Entrepreneurial Capital Collaborators
Summit Capital Companies is a Los Angeles-based diversified holding company and merchant bank with two core platforms - Principal Investing Activities & Strategic Advisory Services.
We are more than investors.
More than advisors.
More than operators.
Summit Capital exists to collaborate with entrepreneurs, owners, and leadership teams to build resilient enterprises – combining capital, strategic insight, and execution support to help build durable, growth-oriented companies that become more valuable over time.
Operating across two complementary platforms
Principal Investing Activities & Strategic Advisory Services.
We leverage our extensive transaction experience and operational roots to advise and execute across the full merger & acquisition (M&A) lifecycle.
Our approach blends institutional private equity discipline with entrepreneurial agility and creativity.
We are not passive financiers – we actively work alongside founders, executives, and stakeholders as collaborative partners to accelerate growth and strengthen the companies we invest in or advise, with the focus on long-term value creation.
Principal Investing
We deploy capital through strategic private investments, with a focus on lower middle-market businesses operating in or supporting the following sectors:
Aerospace & Defense
Engineering
Manufacturing
Industrial & Business Services
Combining deep industry knowledge with significant operational and transactional expertise, Summit Capital leverages a value-enhancing investing approach honed by seasoned private equity professionals, advisors, and operators.
Investment Focus & Business Characteristics
For Principal Investing opportunities, Summit Capital is currently focused on the highlighted general criteria.
Each investment is evaluated on its own merits, with the flexibility to pursue complex or non-traditional situations where Summit Capital’s experience and collaborative model can unlock value.
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Aerospace & Defense
Engineering
Niche Manufacturing
Industrial & Business Services
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Revenue: $5 to $50 million
EBITDA: Negative to $5 million
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Family / Founder Owned
Majority / Control Buyout
Significant Minority Investment
Special Situations
Broader discretion / no criteria for add-on acquisitions & complex situations
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U.S.-based or headquartered
Strategic Advisory
Summit Capital provides specialized corporate finance and strategic advisory services to private companies and stakeholders navigating inflection points.
Capabilities include:
M&A Advisory
& Execution
Private Placements
Recapitalizations
& Restructuring
Corporate Reorganizations
& Board Advisory
These services are designed to support owners, leadership teams, lenders, and other key stakeholders navigating complex inflection points across their businesses - whether preparing for growth, liquidity events, or organizational transformation.
Our Approach
Cultivated by our military service with the Air Force and time at large financial institutions like Goldman Sachs, we bring unique perspectives and experiences to help translate strategy into execution.
Summit Capital’s team is comprised of seasoned private equity and M&A professionals, advisors, and operators with diverse industry and hands-on transactional experience. This collective expertise enables us to identify opportunities others may overlook and to execute strategies that drive measurable, sustainable value.
Entrepreneurial Capital Collaborators is a concept that combines three ideas:
Entrepreneurial
Innovative
Opportunity-Seeking
Builder-Oriented
Capital
Financial
Strategic Support
Non-Monetary Resources & Networks
Collaborators
Partners who work
shoulder-to-shoulder
toward a shared outcome
Evaluate Your Strategic Options
Whether you're exploring options for your company or just want to learn more about us, we welcome the opportunity to connect.