Investing Built on
Relationships and Trust

Welcome to P1A Investments

Unmatched expertise, 100% alignment, and a proven
playbook that unlocks your business’s true potential.
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who we are

People 1st Advisors (P1A)

Since 2017, P1A Investments has been accessing undervalued small business investments, implementing a series of proprietary strategies that have placed us in the top tenth of a percent for returns on investment capital. Our team of successful executives brings a truly people-first focus to everything we do.
The P1A Investments mandate is a simple one: We partner with small businesses and grow them into enduring enterprises that generate exceptional outcomes and expanded opportunities.
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20

Companies Founded or Acquired

14

Companies Sucessfully Exited

6

Current Operating Companies

$156m

Under Management in our Portfolio

7x

Multiple on Invested Capital (MOIC)

96%

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
What we do

Experience You Can Trust

P1A Investments was created to offer business owners a focused, efficient, and functional alternative to the impersonal and indirect processes that characterize the typical private equity experience.
We believe that true value comes from the people who run a business and invest our own capital accordingly, with an approach that foregrounds people and relationships.

As West Point graduates and US Army veterans, the team at P1A Investments understands the direct translation between leadership and value better than most. We’ve maintained a reputation for results and returns that speaks for itself, and we’re excited to work with you to formulate an ideal path forward, together.
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why we win

Investment Approach

At P1A Investments, we make investing as streamlined and efficient as it should be. We take a truly people-first approach, working directly with leadership and team members to craft robust value creation plans through a lens of growth and alignment in ownership.
Our unique flexibility gives us the power to structure our agreements according to what will be most advantageous to both the owners we work with and their businesses at large, bringing in expertise from our network and whatever else might be needed to elevate our partners and their organizations to the next level.

By focusing on six primary sectors of interest, we’re able to keep our portfolio focused on measurable growth and actionable expansion.
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People First

Flexible Structure

Focused Growth

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who we are

People 1st Advisors (P1A)

Facility Services
Mechanical & Construction Services
Industrial & Light Manufacturing
Business Services
Real Estate
Sports & Family Entertainment