WJ Partners

WJ Partners is a private investment firm based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, founded in 2008. The firm is dedicated to growing companies and creating long-term value through its investments, which are made exclusively using its own capital. This approach allows WJ Partners to engage in each opportunity as a long-term collaboration, free from the pressures of a mandated exit timeline. The firm focuses on strengthening the management of its portfolio companies by providing essential financial, strategic, and operational expertise. WJ Partners primarily invests in sectors such as business and professional services, consumer products and services, specialty finance, and industrial services, utilizing strategies like buyouts, management buyouts, add-ons, recapitalization, and growth capital.

Buck Bagwell

Vice President

Hunter Brown

Associate

Jack Hardage

Associate

Harrison Hessel

Partner

Russ Rudolph

Operating Partner

Mark VanGeison

Associate

Jaime Wall

Managing Director

Benjamin Wall

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Past deals in South Carolina

Eggs Up Grill

Acquisition in 2018
Lowcountry Breakfast Services, LLC operates Eggs Up Grill, a chain of franchised breakfast and lunch restaurants with over 30 locations across the Carolinas and Georgia. Founded in 1986 and based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the company emphasizes a family-friendly atmosphere and offers a diverse menu that includes sandwiches, waffles, French toast, burgers, wraps, and platters. Eggs Up Grill is committed to providing customers with high-quality meals at reasonable prices, fostering a welcoming dining experience. In addition to its restaurant services, the company also offers catering options, further expanding its reach in the breakfast and lunch market.

Pure Barre

Private Equity Round in 2012
Pure Barre, LLC is a fitness company that operates over 450 studios across the United States and Canada, making it a leader in barre-inspired boutique fitness. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Pure Barre offers a low-impact, full-body workout that utilizes the ballet barre for small isometric movements designed to sculpt muscles and promote long, lean physiques. In addition to in-studio classes, the company provides at-home workout DVDs, exercise equipment, and apparel. Pure Barre also offers franchise opportunities, providing ongoing support in training, marketing, and business consulting to its franchisees. The company has expanded its reach with a studio in Toronto, Canada, and operates as a subsidiary of Xponential Fitness, LLC.
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