A different kind of buyer for businesses that matter

Hold Period Indefinite
Core Sectors Healthcare & Industrials
Region Mid-Atlantic

ECP is built to acquire and hold profitable, founder- and family-owned companies across healthcare and industrials, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. We do not operate on fund cycles: there is no deployment period and no mandated exit forcing a resale.

We partner with experienced operators, acquire the real estate underlying the businesses we buy, and structure financing around long-term ownership rather than a future resale. Evanston Capital Partners is also committed to expanding who gets to own, prioritizing opportunities for women and underrepresented operators who have historically had less access to traditional acquisition capital.

Current Activity

ECP's Inaugural Acquisition

ECP is pursuing an acquisition in the healthcare sector, sourced through a broker relationship at KW Commercial following a proprietary screen of licensed Maryland operators.

Deal Status
LOI Signed
Financing
Live Oak Bank (SBA)
Transaction Counsel
Offit Kurman
Structure

One firm, many operators

ECP is structured so that each acquisition sits in its own subsidiary, run by an operating partner with relevant industry expertise. The model separates investment oversight, sourcing deal flow, structuring acquisitions, and raising capital, from day-to-day operations. That lets ECP build a portfolio across multiple businesses without relying on any individual to run every one, and develop shared services over time, including accounting, compliance, and administrative support.

Centralized at ECP
Deal sourcing & structuring
Capital raising
Shared services: accounting, compliance, admin
What Makes ECP Different

Built differently from traditional search-fund and ETA models

Feature
ECP Model
Traditional ETA
Hold Period
Indefinite, with no planned exit
3 to 7 year exit to next buyer
Real Estate
Acquired alongside the business where possible
Often excluded or sale-leasebacks
Operator Model
Operating partners become true GP partners in ECP
Operator tied only to their single deal
Diversification
Carry shared within each sector pillar's portfolio
Returns concentrated in a single business
Investor Pressure
No fund life or deployment mandate to force timing
Pressure to exit within fund window

ECP's inaugural acquisition is underway; this table reflects the platform's target operating model at scale.

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