Buying and building essential-service businesses.
Salvus Capital Partners acquires established, owner-operated companies in logistics, infrastructure services, and the automotive aftermarket, and runs them with an operator's discipline.
What we do
We are a Dallas-based private investment firm focused on control acquisitions of lower-middle-market businesses.
We buy companies that keep the economy running: the ones with loyal customers, skilled crews, and decades of hard-earned reputation. Then we invest in the systems, people, and add-on growth that take them further.
We don't run a fund with a clock on it. We invest deal by deal, which means every acquisition gets our full attention and a capital structure built for that business rather than a portfolio average.
Three things owners can count on
Certainty of close
We do the work before we sign. Our letters of intent reflect real diligence and real financing conversations, not a placeholder number to be re-traded later.
Respect for what you built
Your name, your people, and your customer relationships are the asset. We keep the team, honor the culture, and grow from there.
Operators, not tourists
We own and run businesses ourselves. When we say we understand the tire bay or the job site, it's because we've been in one.
Where we invest
Logistics & transportation
Regional freight, vehicle recovery, specialized transport, last-mile services.
See what we look forConstruction & infrastructure services
Telecom and electrical contractors, facilities maintenance, specialty trades.
See what we look forAutomotive aftermarket & tire
Independent tire dealers, auto repair, and multi-bay service centers.
See what we look forProof, not promises
Our first platform, a multi-bay tire and automotive service business in the Chicago suburbs, is owned and operated by our partners today.
It's where we test every playbook — scheduling, purchasing, reporting, customer follow-up — before we bring it to a new acquisition.
Thinking about selling?
Whether you're planning a transition in the next year or just starting to think about it, we're glad to have a confidential conversation.
No obligation, no pressure. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right buyer.