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Watermill Ventures
Watermill Group is a strategy-driven private investment firm. For more than four decades, we have been acquiring, operating and improving companies.
Watermill Ventures
Watermill Group is a strategy-driven private investment firm. For more than four decades, we have been acquiring, operating and improving companies. Learn more about our firm and approach to value creation.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
1979
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Boston
Corporate office
Boston, MA, United States
Principals
Steven Karol
Founder and Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Watermill source proprietary deal flow?
Watermill sources acquisitions through relationships cultivated over more than 40 years with corporate development teams, bankruptcy attorneys, turnaround consultants, and family-business intermediaries across North American manufacturing. The firm targets transactions that conventional private equity buyers bypass — distressed divisions with incomplete financials, corporate carve-outs requiring operational stabilization before closing, and family-owned manufacturers facing succession crises. This sourcing model depends on the firm's reputation for closing complex, messy deals that require patient capital and hands-on operational expertise rather than speedy financial due diligence.
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