Sound Growth Partners

Sound Growth Partners (SGP) is a Seattle-based private equity firm investing in clear market leaders within the lower middle market, taking control positions in U.S. companies. It closed its oversubscribed inaugural buyout fund at its hard cap in June 2024 with $275 million in capital commitments, including anticipated leverage from the SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration). PitchBook counts seven investments to date, including LPi (Liturgical Publications) in October 2024 and Sports Attack in December 2025. SGP targets companies with EBITDA: $2–$15MM that hold strong market share in protected niche markets, generate steady cash flow, and need little capital spending or working capital. The firm invests across business products and services, consumer products and services, distribution, and light manufacturing. It structures every deal as a One-Stop Buyout®, supplying all the capital needed to close, both unitranche term debt and control equity, so no third-party lender is involved. It partners with business owners and management teams on ownership transitions and recapitalizations, and with independent sponsors. Because it is the company’s only capital provider, SGP aligns the interests of lenders and owners around growing enterprise value, and it offers sellers a streamlined diligence process and no financing contingencies. It then works with management to drive organic growth, operational improvements and add-on acquisitions. Sound Growth Partners was founded in 2023 by four long-time colleagues, Kyle Largent, Peter Roushdy, David Glazer and Travis Steele, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Dallas.