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Edessa Growth Partners
- 4 acquisitions
- 12 investors
- 2 search funds
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- Alza Capital Partners — Investor
- Acquired IS Entriga in 2017 (Logistics), Brazil
- Ambit Partners — Investor, Cape Town, South Africa
Category A search fund investor · Cape Town, South Africa · active in 31 countries, 74 search funds backed; check size $400K-$2M, emerging-market focus.
- Blue Frame Capital — Investor
- Edessa Growth Partners — Search fund · Backed by Alza Capital Partners, Ambit Partners, Blue Frame Capital, Eric Giesecke, Futaleufu Partners, Housatonic Partners, Kirk Riedinger, Liberty Search, Milk Street Ventures, Rob Cherun, Sidney Sommer, The Cromwell Harbor, TTCER Partners
Search fund vehicle. Acquired Thillens (Armored car and cash logistics) in United States, announced 2025-05-27.
- Acquired Thillens in 2025 for generates $36.2M in annual revenue (Armored car and cash logistics), United States. Acquired by Edessa Growth Partners (Resit Melik). Backed by Alza Capital Partners, Ambit Partners, Blue Frame Capital, Eric Giesecke, Futaleufu Partners, Housatonic Partners, Kirk Riedinger, Liberty Search Ventures, Milk Street Ventures, Rob Cherun, Sidney Sommer, The Cromwell Harbor, TTCER Partners. Source: https://searchfundsnews.com/edessa-growth-partners-acquires-midwest-armored-services-provider-thillens/
- Eric Giesecke — Investor
- Futaleufu Partners — Investor
- Housatonic Partners — Investor, Boston, USA
Search fund investor (Category C) · Boston, USA · founded 1994 · $1.5B AUM, 100+ search funds backed; Healthcare, Technology, Business Services, mostly US-focused.
- Kirk Riedinger — Investor
- Liberty Search — Search fund, Philadelphia, PA
Specialized CRO biostatistics and clinical data analysis for pharmaceutical companies.
- Acquired Wu Consulting Group (Pharma Biostatistical Services). Specialized CRO biostatistics and clinical data analysis for pharmaceutical companies. Search capital raised: $500K Search / ~$9M Equity.
- Milk Street Ventures — Investor
- Rob Cherun — Investor
- Sidney Sommer — Investor
- The Cromwell Harbor — Investor
- TTCER Partners — Investor, California, USA
Category A search fund investor · California, USA · founded 2007 · invested in 200+ search-acquired businesses; deeply active international coinvestor.
- Acquired Freshtohome in 2019 (Ecommerce), India