Dos Rios Partners

Dos Rios Partners is a private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, with an additional office in Dallas. Established in 2013, the firm specializes in investing in small, privately held companies across the southern United States, specifically in Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Dos Rios focuses on proven, growing niche businesses with EBITDA between $3 million and $12 million, typically investing between $5 million and $15 million. The firm seeks opportunities in various sectors, including retail, manufacturing, distribution, and business-to-business services. Dos Rios is particularly interested in entrepreneur or family-owned firms, orphan subsidiaries of larger companies, and small public company shareholders. The firm engages in both control and non-control transactions, structuring its investments through common, preferred, and mezzanine securities, as well as subordinated debt with warrants. Notably, Dos Rios does not invest in seed, startup, early-stage companies, or firms vulnerable to technological obsolescence.