Maple Park Capital Partners

Maple Park Capital Partners

Founded by Andrew Lauck and Alex, Maple Park Capital Partners operates from Dallas and New York as a principal investment firm concentrated on experiential and consumer services. The firm traces its origin to a nearly two-decade friendship, which it cites as the foundation for a partnership-driven investing approach focused on durable, in-person business models. Its first platform deal was a majority growth investment in Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard. Maple Park targets control positions in multi-unit businesses, franchisors and franchisees, youth enrichment, travel and hospitality, and business services. The strategy centers on what the firm calls resilient, experience-based models aligned with long-term shifts in how people spend their time. Confirmed portfolio companies include Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard and Prep Network, a youth sports platform spanning subscription content, live events, and collegiate athlete recruitment. In 2025, Prep Network acquired Coast 2 Coast Preps to expand its middle-school basketball footprint. Maple Park seeks companies where physical co-presence is integral to value — ice cream shops, sports tournaments, rental counters — rather than digital-only plays. Team scale remains undisclosed, though known hires include Vice President Jacob Cohen and Operating Advisor Steve Wiborg, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Ampler Holdings who joined the firm and serves as a director at Rita's. Maple Park operates from two offices — Dallas, Texas and New York, New York — and has attracted a network of athlete-operators, including NBA Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, who joined Prep Network's board and serves as a firm Operating Advisor. In 2026, co-founder Andrew Lauck told Mergers & Acquisitions he expected slightly increased deal flow, particularly in sectors with resilient consumer demand and predictable cash flows. Maple Park's structural difference lies in an operator-and-athlete advisory bench uncommon among lower-middle-market buyout firms. The firm has deliberately assembled a network of sports figures and experienced multi-unit executives — naming Kidd and Wiborg publicly — to source deals and advise portfolio companies in experience-driven sectors. That architecture turns personal relationships cultivated over two decades into a repeatable origination and governance advantage.