Partnering For Mutual Prosperity

Kava Equity Partners is the direct private equity investment group for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund. We invest long-term, patient capital in visionary management teams of lower middle market businesses seeking to build enduring value. Our ideal partners see strategic and business value in partnering with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and are aligned with the Southern Ute values of economic empowerment, environmental stewardship, and community development.

Alignment

Kava Equity Partners’ committed, sovereign capital allows us to take a patient and flexible approach to investment. Unburdened by typical private equity fund constraints and capital cycles, we are able to prioritize true partnership with existing ownership and management teams and focus on building enduring businesses.

Patient

The sovereign capital and long-term, generational mind-set of the Tribe allows us to better align with founders and management teams looking to build enduring value.

As a balance sheet investor backed by established operating businesses and Tribe with a AAA credit rating, our capital is unaffected by fundraising considerations.

Unique

Partnership with Kava brings unique business and marketing opportunities as a non-taxable and minority-owned subsidiary of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Partners

We are committed to true, value-aligned partnership with incumbent management teams.

Patient

The sovereign capital and long-term, generational mind-set of the Tribe allow us to better align with founders and management teams looking to build enduring value.

Stable

As a balance sheet investor backed by established operating businesses and Tribe with a AAA credit rating, our capital is unaffected by fundraising considerations.

Unique

Partnership with Kava brings unique business and marketing opportunities as a non-taxable and minority-owned subsidiary of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Partners

We are committed to true, value-aligned partnership with incumbent management teams.

Investment Criteria

  • $5 – $30M EBITDA

  • Industry agnostic

  • Majority or minority equity, dependent on structure

  • Meaningful participation in governance

  • Alignment with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s values of economic empowerment, environmental stewardship, and community development

Transaction Types

  • Institutional Buyout

  • Growth Capital

  • Recapitalization

  • Management Buyout

  • Corporate Carveout

  • Owner Liquidity

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