Unearthing
Essential
Real Assets
Partnering with Ambitious Families and Founders to Build Institutional-Grade Businesses
ERA Partners invests in essential real asset companies in North America’s lower middle market, helping families and founders scale with purpose and precision.
$1.3B
Assets
Under Management
20
Professionals &
Operating Partners
17
Infrastructure
Platforms Built*
150+
Add-On
Acquisitions*
As of August 2025.
*Includes the Pre-ERA Investments.
About
Founded in 2018
ERA Partners LLC is a private investment firm that seeks to invest in asset-rich operating businesses in North America. We partner with established family businesses and experienced operators to help scale companies that deliver essential services which are integral to daily life. The firm aims to build enduring value through strategic partnership, operational improvements, and meaningful alignment.
Investment Approach
Unlocking Growth
The firm utilizes a proactive thesis-led, research-driven process to unearth pre-institutional sectors and individual businesses with significant value creation and consolidation potential. ERA partners with management to scale, reposition, and institutionalize these businesses, unlocking their potential and preparing them for sustainable growth.
Focus Transportation & Logistics
Focus Digital Infrastructure
Focus Energy Transition & Power
Focus Environmental
Focus Other Essential Assets
Team
Leveraging 18 Years of Investing Together
Co-founders Ryan Barnes, Matt Carbone, and Ed Leung have developed a results-driven, entrepreneurial, and forward-thinking culture underpinned by partnership, collaboration, and transparency.
