Family office · Owner-operated

We preserve what founders created while building what comes next

We partner with founders and family-owned businesses through flexible, owner-aligned transactions that preserve culture. We take a transparent, straightforward approach to structuring deals, while providing the capital, technology, and operating support to drive innovation.

140+

Successful transactions completed

Owner-aligned

Direct deals, no brokers.

Culture preserved

Your people, name, and identity stay.

Built to grow

Capital, go-to-market, and operating support.

Where we invest

Sectors we operate in.

We take advantage of opportunities that passive investors cannot capture.

Manufacturing

Legacy businesses with operational upside. We support TPC making mission-critical precision parts for the defense, medical, aerospace, clean energy, and technology industries.

Property Management

Residential and commercial property management companies.

Payroll & Payments

Fintech infra, recurring cash flows, B2B embedded finance.

Lending & Financing

Credit structuring, distressed debt, and short-term working capital solutions.

Decarbonization

Financing and scaling solutions for a low-carbon future.

Our operating model

What our model looks like

When we buy a business, we stay help it grow, while the people, brand, and reputation stay intact.

Patient capital

We're flexible on structure and timeline, never racing a fund's exit clock.

Go-to-market & sales

We bring the go-to-market and sales infrastructure to grow the business after close.

Operating support

Hands-on help with the day-to-day — working alongside your team.

Your name stays yours

We grow the business under its own brand and reputation. You built it; it stays yours.

Our operating model

What our model looks like

When we buy a business, we stay help it grow, while the people, brand, and reputation stay intact.

Patient capital

We're flexible on structure and timeline, never racing a fund's exit clock.

Go-to-market & sales

We bring the go-to-market and sales infrastructure to grow the business after close.

Operating support

Hands-on help with the day-to-day — working alongside your team.

Your name stays yours

We grow the business under its own brand and reputation. You built it; it stays yours.

Leadership

Who we are

Michael de Anda

Founder & Managing Partner

Michael founded de Anda Capital, a San Francisco family office, to take a hands-on role in the businesses it backs, creating value by working closely with the owners and teams it partners with. His career spans acquiring, financing, and building companies across multiple sectors, and shapes the firm's owner-first, relationship-driven approach.

Henry Lihn

Venture Partner

Henry leads value creation across de Anda's businesses, focused on the product, growth, and go-to-market work that turns a strong company into a faster-growing one. He partners closely with the teams de Anda backs, bringing the sales and operating muscle that compounds after a deal closes.

Hamza Mandviwalla

Junior Partner

Hamza primarily focuses on the company's M&A functions and works closely with business owners to drive deals forward. He went through our de Anda farm program, and helps to manage our analyst team.

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Leadership

Who we are

Michael de Anda

Founder & Managing Partner

Henry Lihn

Venture Partner

Hamza Mandviwalla

Junior Partner

Hamza primarily focuses on the company's M&A functions and works closely with business owners to drive deals forward. He went through our de Anda farm program, and helps to manage our analyst team.

See the full team

Leadership

Who we are

Michael de Anda

Founder & Managing Partner

Henry Lihn

Venture Partner

Hamza Mandviwalla

Junior Partner

Hamza primarily focuses on the company's M&A functions and works closely with business owners to drive deals forward. He went through our de Anda farm program, and helps to manage our analyst team.

See the full team

Our Partnership with Owners

Your business is more than what shows up on a financial statement. It's the reputation, relationships, and culture you've built over years. At de Anda Capital, we work with owners to structure thoughtful, aligned transactions that respect what made their business successful in the first place. We preserve culture while helping owners confidently navigate what comes next.

Building the Next Chapter

We invest in strong property management companies with a foundation worth building on—not replacing. Our role is to bring capital, strategic resources, and a long-term perspective that help businesses grow while staying true to what already works. We partner closely with owners and management teams to create outcomes that work for everyone and position the business for its next stage of growth.

Our approach

Built for owners and operators.

We're a family office — not a fund — and we operate like it.

01

Operator-aligned

We take an active, hands-on role. We align closely with the management teams we back instead of managing from a distance.

02

Patient capital

We invest for durable value on a flexible horizon. We do not follow a fund's exit clock.

03

Direct & discreet

We work owner-to-owner. No brokers, no auctions, no committed-fund pressure — every opportunity is reviewed on its own merits.

Who we work with

We make sure to match your pace and terms

Whether you're selling, scaling, or investing alongside us, the relationship stays direct and the alignment is real.

Business Owners

Exit on your terms.

We acquire owner-operated businesses directly and structure deals that respect what you've built.

You retain your name, brand, and reputation

A partnership through transition

We grow the business after close

Earnout and equity rollover; an operator-friendly close

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Operators

Capital and conviction behind your growth thesis.

You run a business and want to grow through acquisition but lack the capital structure or deal experience to execute. We partner with operators who know their market.

Add-on acquisition sourcing and execution

Structured growth capital

Operational and management support post-close

Access to our 140+ deal network

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Investors

Deal-level co-investment with a proven operator.

We structure co-investment deal by deal, review each opportunity individually, and benefit from our operational involvement throughout the hold period.

15× target return over 5–7 years

Search fund structure with aligned incentives

Active management post-close

Lower-middle-market deal flow access

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Get in touch

Let's talk.

Whether you're an owner exploring a sale, an operator looking for growth capital, or an investor evaluating deal flow — a short call is the fastest way to find out if there's a fit.

No commitment. No pitch deck required. We respond within 48 hours.

sales@deanda.capital

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