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LEV is a principal-led acquisition platform focused on the lower middle market. We bring operational credibility, patient capital, and the right financial sponsors to businesses ready for their next chapter of growth.
Why LEV
With over $125 billion in transactions led and a career built on genuine operational depth, Alok Gupta brings a level of credibility to the lower middle market that is rare. His track record includes taking an industrial services company from baseline to 4.5× its revenue and 7.5× its EBITDA — entirely organically — over three years, then structuring and executing a near-nine-figure exit to a PE-backed roll-up. That process is the model LEV brings to every engagement.
In the forest products sector, LEV has completed two acquisitions and built one of the largest firewood production operations in the Southeast United States — a platform grown through hands-on operational discipline and a long-term perspective, not financial re-engineering.
We operate as principals. We invest real time before we invest capital — sitting with management, understanding the operation, and forming a genuine point of view on the business before any conversation about structure or capital begins. When mutual conviction exists, we bring in the right financial sponsors and get the deal done.
A career built on executing at scale — across industries, transaction types, and complexity levels. We bring that perspective to every lower middle market opportunity we evaluate.
In one engagement with a regional industrial services company, we drove 4.5× revenue growth and 7.5× EBITDA growth — entirely organically — over three years, then structured a near-nine-figure exit to a PE-backed roll-up. One case study. Real results.
Many of our relationships begin with advisory support. We add value first. That earns the kind of trust a successful transition requires.
We bring financial sponsors who are right for the specific business — aligned with the operational plan, sized appropriately, and patient in their outlook.
Where We Operate
Our current platform is in forest products and wood processing, where we have completed two acquisitions and established regional market leadership. We are actively evaluating opportunities in the sectors below. Each investment is independently structured and capitalized.
Our active platform. Through two acquisitions in pulpwood processing and firewood production, LEV has become one of the largest firewood producers in the Southeast United States. We continue to evaluate add-on opportunities that extend our geographic footprint and processing capacity.
● Active PlatformEstablished manufacturers with defensible process capabilities, loyal customer bases, and meaningful barriers to entry. We look for businesses with stable cash flows and clear paths to growth through operational improvement or geographic expansion.
Area of InterestDistribution businesses and logistics operators with sticky customer relationships and consolidation potential. We seek operations where scale and process optimization can meaningfully expand margins over time.
Area of InterestRecurring-revenue service businesses with strong customer retention and operational leverage. We target companies where professionalization and focused growth investment can build a durable category position.
Area of InterestIncome-producing commercial and industrial real estate across select markets. We focus on operational assets where hands-on management and targeted capital investment can create measurable value.
Area of InterestOur Process
Our process is designed with the business owner in mind. We take time to genuinely understand before we commit — and that creates the foundation a successful transition requires.
We meet with owners and management teams to understand the business, its history, and what a meaningful outcome looks like for all stakeholders.
Many relationships begin with advisory support. We help the business grow first. This builds mutual trust and ensures any eventual transaction is the right one for both sides.
When both parties are ready, we design a transaction structure that works for sellers, management, and capital partners — with flexibility built in for the situation at hand.
We bring in the right financial sponsors and remain actively engaged post-close — supporting management through the growth phase with capital, resources, and our network.
The LEV Difference
$125B+ in transactions led over 24+ years. Two platform acquisitions in forest products, building one of the Southeast's largest firewood operations. And in one industrial services engagement: 4.5× revenue growth, 7.5× EBITDA growth — all organic — culminating in a near-nine-figure PE exit. That's the track record behind LEV.
We've grown businesses, managed teams, navigated hard cycles, and structured successful exits. When we look at your company, we see it the way an experienced operator does — not as a line item on a spreadsheet.
We take time to understand your business before we talk about a deal. Many engagements start with consultation. You'll always know exactly who you're working with and why.
Platform businesses with $3M or more in EBITDA. Add-on acquisitions at $1M or more. We don't waste your time — or ours — on opportunities that aren't a genuine fit.
We bring financial sponsors who are appropriate for the business — aligned with the operational plan, patient in their outlook, and not constrained by a fund mandate to deploy on a schedule.
LEV operates within the Loki Group ecosystem, giving portfolio companies access to advisory resources, strategic networks, and cross-platform support throughout their growth journey.
Our Team
Founder & Principal
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Founder & Principal
Alok Gupta is the founder of Loki Equity Ventures and the Loki Group, with a career spanning over $125 billion in transactions led across industries and transaction types. He has built a reputation as the operator and advisor business owners and capital partners want on their side when it counts.
His track record includes a three-year engagement with an industrial services company where he drove 4.5× revenue growth and 7.5× EBITDA growth — entirely organically — before successfully structuring and executing a near-nine-figure exit to a PE-backed roll-up. In the forest products sector, he has led two acquisitions that established LEV as one of the largest firewood producers in the Southeast United States.
Alok's approach is consistent: spend meaningful time with a business before discussing a transaction. Many relationships begin as advisory engagements. When mutual conviction exists — in the business, the people, and the opportunity ahead — he structures a deal and brings in financial sponsors aligned around the management team's long-term growth vision.
Alok founded the Loki Group as a holding structure for a portfolio of affiliated advisory and investment activities, all operating under a shared ethos of integrity, long-term thinking, and relentless focus on execution.
Get in Touch
Whether you're a business owner curious about what a partnership could look like, a broker with a relevant opportunity, or a capital partner looking to co-invest alongside a proven operator — we'd like to hear from you.
Atlanta, Georgia