Bethesda, MD – October 23, 2025 – IMB Partners (“IMB”), a leading private equity firm focused on partnering with management teams to build middle-market companies, today announced the successful closeout of its investment vehicle originally launched in June 2014. The closeout follows a successful refinancing and provided investors with the option to fully exit their […]

IMB Partners Exceeds Fundraising Target by 25%, Raising $125 Million for Inaugural Investment Fund. BETHESDA, MD, February 12, 2025 – IMB Partners (“IMB”), a private investment firm based in Bethesda, MD, today announced the final close of its inaugural institutional fund, IMB Partners SBIC I (“SBIC Fund I”). SBIC Fund I closed with a total […]

2024 IMB Partners – A Year in Review  IMB Partners was busy in 2024! In December 2024, we held a final close on our first institutional fund, IMB Partners SBIC I, at $125M. In July, IMB Partners completed a $130M dividend recapitalization of Pro Food Solutions. IMB team members were selected 14x as thought leaders […]

July 10, 2024 BETHESDA, MD – IMB Partners (“IMB”), a leading lower middle market investment firm, announced the completion of a dividend recapitalization of its three portfolio companies, Alder Foods, Elite Brands and Richmond Wholesale (collectively, “Pro Food Solutions”), a leading food supplier to our Military and their families worldwide. IMB began its journey in […]

In July 2023, IMB Partners (IMB) and eTelligent Group (eTel) formally launched a partnership that was months – even years – in the making. After initially learning about a confidential government contracting business in early 2022, IMB Partners kept its ear to the grindstone and was eager to learn more about the company once it […]

IMB Partners SBIC Fund Approval, New Platform Investment, and More –  2023 was a great year for IMB Partners. Between receiving SBIC License approval, closing a new GovCon platform investment, and being recognized with three awards for our work in the middle market, we were busy last year! Click below to learn more about our […]

Watch Tarrus Richardson in this podcast episode with Derek Dingle discussing how he uses his billion-dollar business to develop black businesses and expand diverse representation in the boardroom:

IMB Partners Wins Utilities Deal of the Year Award at the 22nd Annual M&A Advisor Awards November 16, 2023 — IMB Partners (“IMB”) is excited to announce that the firm has been named the winner of the 2023 Utilities Deal of the Year Award by The M&A Advisor at the 22nd Annual M&A Advisor Awards. […]

IMB Partners (“IMB”) announces that it has received a license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”), to operate IMB Partners SBIC Fund I, L.P. (“SBIC Fund”) as a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”). “IMB is excited to partner with the SBA on our first dedicated SBIC Fund,” says Tarrus Richardson, CEO of IMB Partners. […]

BETHESDA, MD / WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, July 18, 2023 – IMB Partners (“IMB”), a leading middle market private equity firm specializing in utility, industrial, and government contracting services (“GovCon”), today announced its strategic investment in eTelligent Group (“eTel”), a premier provider of emerging technologies and program management solutions to the U.S. Government. Founded in 2005, […]