Our approach to private equity
We invest across sectors in private markets, including venture capital, growth equity, and leveraged buyouts. We seek to invest with leaders who bring a proven track record of success.
We seek to:
- Generate high risk-adjusted returns
- Align investments with values
- Minimize risk and preserve capital
Awani Capital
Awani Capital Management, LP, is a private equity firm investing in leading North American middle-market companies operating in essential business and industrial services sectors. White Oak Enterprises is a seed capital sponsor of Awani’s first fund alongside the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Neuberger Berman.
Awani Capital’s investment philosophy is centered on utilizing the four primary vectors of value enhancement: talent and governance, organic growth, operational improvements, and add-on acquisitions—complemented by authentic partnership—to create strong, resilient platforms of scale. The firm targets companies with $50 million to $500 million in enterprise value.
Awani’s investment partners have over 70+ years of combined private equity experience, investing across business and industrial services sectors. They have deep sector knowledge, which allows the firm to move quickly, evaluate deals efficiently, and be a value-added partner to founders and management teams through their critical phases of growth.
Awani was founded by Daphne J. Dufresne. With over 25 years of private equity experience, she has a long-standing track record of building scalable enterprises in the business and industrial service sectors. She is joined by an impressive team of industry veterans who bring a strong track record of investment returns.
Leadership
Patrick George
Member of the LP Advisory Committee
Stackpoint
Stackpoint is the first venture studio dedicated to building and funding startups in hard-to-penetrate legacy industries, including real estate, insurance, and construction, with a sharp focus on vertical AI. White Oak Enterprises is an investor in Stackpoint I and a seed capital sponsor of Stackpoint II.
Stackpoint is a venture studio that conceives, funds, and builds tech companies in large, hard-to-penetrate legacy industries, such as real estate, insurance, and construction. With deep industry expertise and a sharp focus on vertical AI, it’s uniquely positioned to unlock massive opportunities in sectors ripe for disruption.
Stackpoint uncovers opportunities others overlook through its proprietary problem discovery process, combining in-house research with deep industry collaborations. It de-risks the path to product-market fit for portfolio companies with a full-stack team, dedicated capital, and a powerful network of industry partners, VCs, and top-tier talent—driving a Seed-to-Series A graduation rate three times the industry average.
Stackpoint’s founders, Adam Pase and Chris Kelly, are proptech industry pioneers who navigated multiple businesses from conception through scale to create over $2b of combined equity value.
Leadership
Patrick George
Member of the LP Advisory Committee
Cleargate Capital Partners
Cleargate Capital Partners is an emerging private equity firm targeting control investments in the lower middle-market healthcare sector. White Oak Enterprises is an anchor capital sponsor of Cleargate’s initial fund.
Cleargate is led by Will Ritchie and Mitra Veeramasuneni, who bring complementary backgrounds in disciplined healthcare investing and hands-on operating leadership. Both founders spent formative years at Madison Dearborn Partners, a top-quartile, brand-name middle-market private equity firm based in Chicago, where they executed multiple successful healthcare transactions.
Target companies have enterprise values between $10-50 million dollars and generate $3-5 million of EBITDA. Target companies likely have recurring revenues, low capital intensity, and substantial opportunities for operational improvement and consolidation. The firm’s geographic focus is national, with a sourcing strategy rooted in subsector specialization that is refreshed every six months to identify the most promising niches based on fragmentation, capital intensity, regulatory risk, and likely buyer interest at exit.
Leadership
Richard Pettey
Investment Lead
Real Time Medical Systems
An industry-leading analytics solution that turns post-acute health records into actionable insights. White Oak Enterprises was an early investor in the company.
Real Time Medical Systems is an industry-leading interventional analytics solution that turns post-acute electronic health records data into actionable insights. Serving healthcare organizations nationwide, Real Time improves value-based care outcomes by reducing hospital readmissions/admissions, accurately managing reimbursements, detecting early signs of infectious disease, automating antibiotic surveillance, and advancing care coordination through post-acute data transparency.
White Oak Enterprises was an early investor in Real Time Medical Systems and has supported the company through its growth.
Leadership
Pam Williams
Director
Arena Analytics
A leading provider of predictive analytics, data science, and artificial intelligence for identifying and retaining talent. White Oak Enterprises was an early investor in the company.
Arena Analytics helps organizations build more productive and equitable workforces while empowering individuals to uncover and pursue opportunities where they are likely to thrive. The company’s goal is to rewire the labor market by applying predictive analytics, data science, and artificial intelligence to transform the way that organizations identify, match, and hire people. By revealing each applicant’s likely performance, the Arena solution is transforming the process of hiring from one based on perception and unconscious bias to one based on facts and predictive outcomes.
White Oak Enterprises was an early investor in Arena Analytics and has supported the company through its growth.
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