Paul Davis
Partner
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- Full Name
- Paul Davis
- Title
- Partner
- Firm
- TZP Group LLC
- Firm Type
- Private equity firm (lower-middle-market buyout, growth equity, and SBIC/structured-capital strategies) — *not an angel/seed investor, despite the stub classification*
- Investment Stage
- Lower-middle-market private equity — control buyouts, non-control growth-equity minority stakes, and SBIC debt/structured equity/co-investments
- Check Size
- TZP's SBIC strategy provides roughly $5–25 million of debt, structured equity, and co-investment capital; control buyout and growth-equity equity checks are typically larger (lower-middle-market scale)
- Target Company Profile
- Founder- and family-owned lower-middle-market companies with an entrepreneurial owner/management team seeking a growth-oriented partner
- Sector Focus
- Technology & Business Services and Consumer Products & Services
- Geographic Focus
- United States and Canada
- Location
- New York, NY (888 Seventh Avenue, Midtown Manhattan)
Background
Paul Davis is a Partner at TZP Group, a New York–based private equity firm founded in 2007 that invests in lower-middle-market Technology & Business Services and Consumer Products & Services companies across the U.S. and Canada. TZP manages approximately $2.0 billion across its funds and strategies and has invested in more than 50 companies since inception. Davis joined the firm in August 2008 and has built a career-long track record in the firm's private-equity investing.
Davis began his career in 2002 as a Financial Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Citigroup (Salomon Smith Barney), where he worked on numerous M&A and financing transactions. In 2004 he moved to The Walt Disney Company, serving as a Senior Analyst in the corporate strategic planning department, before entering private equity.
He earned a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Michigan (2002) and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (2008), joining TZP directly after business school.
As a Partner, Davis both sources and stewards deals and serves as an operational partner to portfolio companies. He has held or holds board seats at TZP portfolio companies including Dwellworks, Pyramid Global Hospitality, Evergent, America's Thrift Stores, and Results Roofing.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Invests through TZP Group's lower-middle-market private-equity platform, spanning control buyouts, non-control growth-equity minority investments, and SBIC-based debt/structured-equity/co-investment capital.
- Concentrated in two verticals: Technology & Business Services and Consumer Products & Services.
- Targets founder-, family-, and management-owned businesses in the U.S. and Canada; TZP positions itself as a "Partner of Choice for entrepreneurial owners and management teams."
- Emphasizes operational value creation via the "TZP Platform" — Davis is described as an experienced operational advisor who leans on the firm's shared operating capabilities to grow companies post-investment.
- Comfortable across deal structures (majority recapitalizations, growth minority stakes, and structured capital), which lets TZP flex to what a founder wants rather than forcing a single control outcome.
Notable Investments
- Results Roofing — Leading residential re-roofing platform; TZP completed a recapitalization in 2025, with Davis joining the board.
- America's Thrift Stores — For-profit thrift retailer; TZP led a majority recapitalization (announced early 2022). Davis serves on the board.
- Pyramid Global Hospitality — Hotel and resort management company; TZP portfolio company, Davis on the board.
- Dwellworks — Global provider of destination and relocation services; Davis on the board.
- Evergent — Customer lifecycle and subscription-management software provider; Davis on the board.
- True Sports Group — Youth sports platform launched via TZP's 2025 investment in True Lacrosse (TZP transaction; illustrates the firm's consumer-services activity).
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