Blue Sea Capital Named to 2025 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market List
January 24, 2025West Palm Beach, FL – Blue Sea Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on investing in the middle market, announced today that it has been named a 2025 TOP 50 PE Firm in The Middle Market™. In naming Blue Sea Capital to its list, the TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market recognizes the firm as a private equity investment partner of choice for entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses.
“Our success is due to the talent and hard work of our team and of our portfolio company partners. We are pleased to be recognized as one of the TOP 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market,” said Blue Sea Capital Managing Partner, Rick Wandoff.
As a leading private equity firm, Blue Sea Capital partners with founders and leaders of special, growth-oriented middle market companies in industries where it has deep expertise: healthcare, industrial growth and aerospace and defense. Focused, committed and impactful, the firm delivers strategic and operational value-add that drives growth acceleration, industry outperformance and business transformation.
J.R. Davis, Managing Partner of Blue Sea Capital, said, “Our passion is working with, and supporting, founders and company leaders to build great businesses. We are very pleased to be recognized once again as one of the 2025 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market. We continue to be committed to being the private equity partner of choice for entrepreneurs, owners and independent investors.”
About The TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market
The Top PE Firms in the Middle Market is the original awards program for leading middle market private equity firms. Established in 2016, the Top PE Firms in the Middle Market is the oldest and most respected program designed specifically to acknowledge and promote small and mid-sized leading private equity firms in the middle market. Recognition in the Top 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market is widely regarded by private equity professionals, business owners, investment banks, and limited partners as a significant honor.
“Blue Sea Capital clearly demonstrates the attributes of a top middle market private equity firm – strong leadership, excellent track record, and value creation strategies designed to build great businesses. We are proud to have Blue Sea Capital on the 2025 list.” – Kerry Grady, Founder, TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market.
Blue Sea Capital paid a fee to be eligible and use the associated trademarks for this award.
Blue Sea Capital is a private equity firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida that invests in growth-oriented lower middle market companies valued up to $300 million. The firm has over $1.4 billion in assets under management and invests across three industry verticals: aerospace & defense, healthcare and industrial growth. Blue Sea Capital’s strategy is to partner with talented leaders and differentiated companies, typically as the first or second institutional investor, and deliver strategic and operational value-add that drives growth acceleration, industry outperformance and business transformation.
