About Awani Capital Management LP
Awani Capital Management LP is a middle market private equity firm that invests exclusively in essential business and industrial services companies across North America, with sector coverage including environmental and infrastructure services, facility and residential services, food processing and distribution, technology-enabled services, maintenance repair and operations services, and transportation and logistics. The firm targets companies with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $500 million and deploys equity capital to pursue control-oriented transactions. Awani Capital pursues leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and platform build-up strategies, partnering with entrepreneurs and established management teams to create scalable businesses. The firm focuses exclusively on the United States and Canada, seeking majority ownership positions in asset-light, mission-critical service businesses with recurring revenue streams, high customer switching costs, and opportunities for technology enablement and operational improvement. Awani Capital works alongside management teams through its proprietary value creation framework — The Awani Impact — which emphasizes four key vectors: strengthening talent and governance, driving organic growth, enhancing operational excellence, and executing disciplined add-on acquisitions. Founded in 2024 by Daphne J. Dufresne, a private equity veteran with over 25 years of investment experience, the firm is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland, United States.