BDVM Capital

Our Values

Principles That Guide Us

Stewardship

Many of the businesses we invest in have been built over decades by founders and families. We consider it our highest responsibility to honor that legacy and serve as careful stewards of what they've created.

Transparency

We establish credibility by doing what we say we will do — in every instance, with every stakeholder. Full transparency with founders, management, investors, and intermediaries is non-negotiable.

True Partnership

We form genuine partnerships with the people who run our businesses. Management teams invest alongside us, ensuring full alignment on one shared objective — maximizing long-term value together.

Aligned Incentives

We structure every deal so that incentives are aligned at every level — firm, team, and individual. We win and lose together, ensuring our interests never diverge from those of our partners and investors.

Operational Focus

Beyond capital, we bring deep industry expertise and hands-on operational support to every portfolio company. We serve as an outsourced corporate development arm — not day-to-day operators — empowering management to execute.

Entrepreneurial Approach

We approach each investment as an opportunity to build a lasting relationship — not as an exercise in meeting rigid criteria. Flexibility, creativity, and a human-centered process define how we work.

Investment Approach

Lower Middle Market Buyouts with an Operator's Mindset

BDVM Capital targets control investments in North American lower middle market companies generating $3 million to $15 million of EBITDA. We focus on businesses with defensible market positions in sectors where our team has deep operational experience — primarily business services, industrials, and consumer products.

We evaluate each company's unique business and financial needs to structure transactions that best fit the situation, including buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, and growth financings. Our entrepreneurial approach means we build lasting partnerships rather than applying rigid investment criteria to every opportunity.

Once invested, we provide strategic resources and operational support to drive company performance — acting as a collaborative partner to management, not a passive financial sponsor. We typically hold investments for five to seven years, ensuring the time and resources necessary to execute meaningful growth plans.

Business Services & Industrials

Market-leading companies in specialty services, niche manufacturing, logistics, environmental services, and value-added distribution.

Consumer Products & Essential Services

Established brands and manufacturers in consumer products, building products, and essential services with loyal customer bases and durable demand.

Platform Build-Outs

Companies positioned to serve as acquisition platforms — with organic growth supplemented by strategic add-on acquisitions to accelerate scale.

Founder & Family Transitions

Businesses where owners are seeking a trusted partner for succession, recapitalization, or the next phase of growth while preserving the company's culture and legacy.

Our Team

Leadership

Bobby Sheth

Managing Partner & Founder

Bobby is the Managing Partner and Founder of BDVM Capital and is responsible for all investment activities at the firm. With over 20 years of private equity experience, he has built a deep network of operating executives, former colleagues, and third-party providers who work in concert with him across deal origination, transaction execution, and portfolio company growth. Bobby is currently a Senior Advisor at Salt Creek Capital and a member of the Investment Committee at Kepler Capital.

Previously, Bobby served as Senior Managing Director – Head of New Investments at Salt Creek Capital, where he led 10+ platform deals as an independent sponsor along with numerous add-on acquisitions. Prior to Salt Creek, he held senior roles including Managing Director and Principal at H.I.G. Capital, Nautic Capital, and Roynat Equity Partners, closing numerous leveraged lower middle market buyouts. Earlier in his career, Bobby was an Investment Banker at Citigroup and a Turnaround & Restructuring Advisor at Alvarez & Marsal.

Bobby holds a B.Com. in Finance from the University of Toronto, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Portfolio

Current Portfolio Companies

Corsi Cabinets

Custom Cabinetry Manufacturing Acquired 2021

Indianapolis, IN • Chicago, IL • Elkins, WV

A leading manufacturer and distributor of premium custom cabinets for single-family residences under multiple brands, including Greenfield Cabinetry, Siteline Cabinetry, and Orchard Hill.

All Metals Industries

Metals Distribution & Processing Acquired 2021

Belmont, NH • Bow, NH • Meriden, CT • Readington, NJ

Founded in 1986, AMI is a leading provider of sheets, blanks, coils, plates, and bars of steel, aluminum, and other metals to customers throughout the Northeast U.S. In addition to distribution, the Company provides value-add services including custom laser cutting, punching, and finishing via its in-house distribution network.

Essex Coatings

Hardwood Flooring Acquired 2021

Avenel, NJ

A leading finisher, wholesaler, and distributor of premium, private label, hardwood flooring. Essex is one of the foremost private label flooring manufacturers in the nation, offering custom finished high-end hardwood flooring and accessories.

Wine Racks of America

Wine Storage & Display Products Acquired 2022

North Salt Lake, UT

Founded in 2003, Wine Racks of America is a manufacturer and distributor of wine storage, wine display, and related products. The Company offers a wide range of in-house manufactured and third-party branded products, including wood and metal racks, cooling units, wine room doors and glass enclosures, as well as custom wine storage room design and consultation services.

Omni Recycling

Recycling & Waste Disposal Acquired 2022

Pitman, NJ

A leading single stream recycling and waste disposal company. Omni operates out of two single stream recycling centers where the Company sorts and separates recyclables from contracts with counties and townships in southern New Jersey.

Diamond Nets

Specialty Netting Manufacturing Acquired 2022

Everson, WA

A leading full-service producer of small batch netting used in a wide variety of end markets. Diamond Nets manufactures specialty netting products utilized for custom applications requiring specific quality specifications.

Southern Ideal Door

Overhead Door Distribution Acquired 2023

Atlanta, GA • Charlotte, NC

Founded in 1989, Southern Ideal Door is a leading full-service overhead door distribution company. The Company sells overhead doors, door peripherals (track, springs, and hardware components), operators, dock equipment, and controls from two locations.

Pacific Coast Feather Cushion

Cushion Manufacturing Acquired 2023

Pico Rivera, CA • High Point, NC

A leading manufacturer of natural fill cushion (feather and down) insert components to the U.S. upholstered furniture industry, serving major furniture manufacturers nationwide.

Carrie Amber Intimates

Intimate Apparel & Sleepwear Acquired 2024

New York, NY

A designer, manufacturer, distributor, and wholesaler of women's intimate apparel and sleepwear. Carrie Amber is a leading producer of off-price and mass market women's intimates, sleepwear, shapewear, and activewear across demographics and styles under several brand labels.

AVI Roofing

Roofing Contractor Acquired 2024

Colorado

A Colorado-headquartered roofing contractor specializing in a wide array of roofing systems, including asphalt shingles, tile, metal, and flat roofing. AVI provides comprehensive roofing and gutter solutions to a diverse customer base, including homeowners' associations, property management companies, commercial property owners, and leading national home builders.

Infiniti Red Robin

Restaurant Franchise Operations Current Investment

British Columbia, Canada

The sole Canadian franchisee and operator of Red Robin International, Inc. restaurants and the third largest franchisee in the entire Red Robin system. The Company currently operates eleven franchise locations across British Columbia.

Note: The transactions listed above were completed by Bobby Sheth as the lead investor, alongside other independent sponsor platforms.

Partnering with Founders to Build Lasting Businesses

$3–15M

Control

5–7 Yr