Pouschine Cook Capital Management

Pouschine Cook Capital Management

Pouschine Cook Capital Management operates as a private equity firm focused exclusively on US-based lower-middle-market companies with $20–250 million in revenue. The firm provides $20–50 million in equity for control or strategic non-control positions and works alongside management teams to implement operational improvements over a five- to ten-year horizon. The firm's strategy spans buyouts, growth equity, recapitalizations, and succession-driven transactions. Current portfolio companies include Curexa (pharmacy services), Southern Dental Alliance, and SDI (facilities maintenance), while Griswold Home Care represents its non-medical home care investment. Realized exits include packaging manufacturer Ampac Packaging, boat builder MasterCraft, and dermatology platform Golden State Dermatology. Pouschine Cook pursues corporate divestitures alongside founder and family transitions. The firm maintains a concentrated New York-based investment team. Recent developments include portfolio company SDI being named a Philadelphia Inquirer Delaware Valley Top Workplace in 2023, reflecting the firm's emphasis on operational health and management quality in its holdings. What distinguishes Pouschine Cook is its explicit acceptance of minority, strategic non-control positions alongside full buyouts. This structural flexibility lets founder-owners retain meaningful economic exposure while accessing institutional capital and operational resources — a deliberate design for founder-led businesses that larger control-only funds regularly cannot accommodate.