LIBRE GROWTH PARTNERS
Accelerating Growth for Service Companies in Florida
We’re Libre Growth Partners, and we are a group of entrepreneurs who are looking to acquire controlling stakes in small to medium sized services businesses in South Florida.
PARTNERING TO GROW
We are South Florida based entrepreneurs who have leadership experience and capital Our objective is to acquire companies or partner with experienced operators in the services space.
We are planning to work full time in the company and we have deep experience improving company operations.
We’re looking for partners who understands our vision and have a burning desire to scale their business. We have strict investment criteria for our partners or acquisitions and we are excited to get to know more about your business.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
We are primarily interested in acquiring companies in South Florida with EBITDA of $1-5M in the following categories:
Home Services
Marine Services
Commercial Services
HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, etc.
Electronics, Hydraulics, Fiberglass repair, etc.
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Kitchen repair, Commercial cleaning, etc.
OUR TEAM
ROSS HICKEY
Co-Founder / Managing Partner
Ross Hickey is a co-founder and managing partner of Libre Growth Partners ("LGP") where he focuses on organic growth and operational improvements. Prior to joining LGP, Ross has 9 years as a management consulting experience, working most recently as a leader in McKinsey and Company's Operations practice where he focused on helping service companies to grow. Prior to McKinsey, Ross worked as a trading analyst at Trafigura, a commodity focused hedge fund, after starting his career at Accenture.
Ross holds a BA in Economics with a minor in applied mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.
MANNY FRAGATA
Co-Founder / Managing Partner
Manny Fragata is a co-founder and managing partner of LGP where he focuses on all parts of the transaction value chain (i.e., from acquisition strategy to diligence to integration). Prior to starting at LGP, Manny spent over 5 years at McKinsey and Company where he was a leader within the firm's Strategy and Corporate Finance practice, advising Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms on inorganic growth topics, with a focus on M&A.
Manny holds a JD and LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, and a BS in Economics from the University of Florida. Manny grew up in South Florida.
