Buyout PE
Maxim
Maxim acquires controlling stakes in established, profitable businesses, from Chicago, Illinois, United States. It states a focus on education, business & professional services and food & beverage.
Stated investment criteria
What Maxim says it buys
Read from Maxim’s own website in August 2026. This is what the firm says it buys, not what anyone has recorded it buying, and figures are shown in the currency the firm itself used - nothing here is converted. Every line links to the page it was read from.
A stated mandate is a firm’s description of itself and was true of the page on the day it was read; firms widen and narrow what they will look at without updating the site. The team figure counts the people the firm shows on one team page, so it is a floor rather than a headcount: firms that split their team across tabs or load it in pages will read low. Nothing here is a commitment by Maxim to consider any particular business, and nothing on this page is represented as being for sale.
Portfolio
Disclosed holdings
Companies Maxim lists on its own website. 1 carry a stated investment year. 1 has a recorded transaction against it in the deal archive.
| Company | Invested | Years held | Recorded transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| KGK Science | 2026 | 0 | $17m 2021 |
| 4 Life | — | — | — |
| Bimotal | — | — | — |
| Carbon Performance | — | — | — |
| HighKey | — | — | — |
| LA Fitness | — | — | — |
| Nutrasource | — | — | — |
| Performance Kitchen | — | — | — |
| Pharmacann | — | — | — |
| Robertson College | — | — | — |
| Semaine Health | — | — | — |
| Stratum Nutrition | — | — | — |
| Sundial | — | — | — |
| Tespo | — | — | — |
| Zenwise Health | — | — | — |
| Zesty Paws | — | — | — |
Compiled from Maxim’s published portfolio page. Where a recorded transaction is shown, that company was the target of a reported deal and has most likely already been realised. Nothing here is represented as being for sale.
Valuation context
Transaction values in Education
What companies have actually sold for in education, across 81 recorded transactions.
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