Falfurrias Management Partners (FMP) was founded in 2006 by Hugh McColl, Marc Oken, and Ed McMahan as an operationally focused lower middle market buyout firm. Falfurrias leverages a differentiated Industry First approach, partnering with proven management teams and advisors with relevant experience to build durable and sustainable companies.

Falfurrias is positioned as an operationally focused lower middle market growth buyout firm through its two distinct funds:

  • Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP) focuses on majority and controlling investments in family and entrepreneur-owned businesses.
  • Falfurrias Growth Partners (FGP) makes control or minority investments in emerging growth software and business services companies.

Across both funds, Falfurrias adheres to its Industry First mission of thematic investment and offers the same operationally focused approach and value creation resources to all its portfolio companies. This commitment to data, research, and expertise has allowed Falfurrias to grow successful businesses.

Our Mission & Values

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Build market leading businesses; Recruit and develop the best talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences; Be responsible stewards of the communities in which we invest.

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Be trusted partners

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Act as trusted advisors to our portfolio companies

Align the interests of our investors, portfolio companies & communities

Be accountable and transparent with our companies and stakeholders

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Be entrepreneurial

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Identify growth opportunities and be willing to take measured risks to grow

Focus on performance excellence across all elements of the investment lifecycle

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Work as a team

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Respect our colleagues and portfolio company teams

Drive results through collaborative and collegial environments

Generate positive impact for our stakeholders and communities

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Be intellectually curious & innovative

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Drive value through developing proprietary knowledge and insights

Challenge our own perspectives and those of others

History

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In 2006, Falfurrias Management Partners was founded by Hugh McColl, Marc Oken, and Ed McMahan with the objective of partnering with proven management teams to build world class middle market businesses. Since then, the founders and partners have raised $2.25 billion across the firm’s six funds.

Falfurrias Timeline

The FMP Founders set out to create a firm that could differentiate itself from other lower middle market investors in the eyes of entrepreneurs and business owners. This began with the constitution of the FMP team, which was designed to have a balance of investors and operators to take advantage of the professionalization opportunities afforded by the lower middle market. From the outset, the FMP founders believed there is as much value created after you invest as there is from finding great investments; the FMP team was built to align with this vision.

The second differentiator is the firm’s go-to market strategy: its Industry First approach. The goal of this approach is to identify innovative companies in markets that benefit from durable growth trends. By targeting markets that should benefit from growth drivers irrespective of the economic environment, the FMP team is able to build an intentional portfolio that should perform relatively well through investment and economic cycles. The firm employs a market research-first approach—enabled by internal market research resources—and partners with world-class executives to identify and invest in unique emerging growth businesses.

2006

Founded by

  • Hugh McColl
  • Marc Oken
  • Ed McMahan

2007

7 Employees

FCP I Closed $97M

2008

Dealcloud was created as an internal deal management tool to support the FMP Industry First go to market approach.

2012

12 Employees

FCP II Closed $127M

Dealcloud was spun out and incorporated as an independent company.

2016

17 Employees

FCP III Closed $276M

2019

23 Employees

FCP IV Closed $500M

Partners Joined

  • Joe Price
  • Ken Walker

2021

28 Employees

FCP V Closed $850M

Partners Promoted

  • JJ Schonberg
  • Geordie Pierson
  • Chip Johnson
  • Wilson Sullivan

2023

FGP I Closed $400M

Partners Joined

  • Cam Dyer
  • Michael Clifton
  • Amy Brandt

Present

44 Employees

2006

Founded by

  • Hugh McColl
  • Marc Oken
  • Ed McMahan

2007

7 Employees

FCP I Closed $97M

2008

Dealcloud was created as an internal deal management tool to support the FMP Industry First go to market approach.

2012

12 Employees

FCP II Closed $127M

Dealcloud was spun out and incorporated as an independent company.

2016

17 Employees

FCP III Closed $276M

2019

23 Employees

FCP IV Closed $500M

Partners Joined

  • Joe Price
  • Ken Walker

2021

28 Employees

FCP V Closed $850M

Partners Promoted

  • JJ Schonberg
  • Geordie Pierson
  • Chip Johnson
  • Wilson Sullivan

2023

FGP I Closed $400M

Partners Joined

  • Cam Dyer
  • Michael Clifton
  • Amy Brandt

Present

44 Employees