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Blue Sea Capital Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market List

West 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 2026 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.

J.R. Davis, Managing Partner of Blue Sea Capital, said, “We are very pleased to be recognized once again as one of the 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market.   Our passion is working with, and supporting, founders and company leaders to build great businesses.”

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.

“We have a servant-leader mindset and consider ourselves highly collaborative with our leadership teams. We are proud to be recognized again as one of the TOP 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market,” said Blue Sea Capital Managing Partner, Rick Wandoff.

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 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 $500 million. The firm has over $1.5 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.

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