Passion. Experience. Diligence.
Blue Marlin Equity Partners is a Richmond-based investment firm focused on acquiring majority positions in, building, and operating small private companies with a focus in hospitality, retail, service and real estate. We take a permanent ownership approach. We put people first – their enduring success and safety is just as critical as establishing exemplary financial performance. Our competitive advantage is our long-term horizon. We empower management teams and help grow their business through industry-leading practices and safe cultures.
Our Philosophy
Were a Trusted Long-Term Partner
Seek to Generate Exceptional Returns
Operate Private Businesses
Our Culture
Our mission is to invest in businesses and people by encouraging individual growth, industry-leading practices, and fostering thriving and safe cultures to create a world-class holding company.
We will accomplish this through our guiding principles:
Respect every person
Win, as a team
Delight our customers
Value every dollar
Value Proposition
To allow our operating companies to focus on their customers and operations to become industry leaders, we will:
Centralize core back-office service functions
Utilize our scale to drive down costs
Leverage our expertise to implement best practices
Provide growth capital
Safeguard the assets for our owners
Our Values
Safety
Integrity
Fortitude
People
We take pride in our culture and strive to make BMEP INC a place where people want to work, achieve excellence, remain curious and humble, and build lifelong relationships.