JPB Partners (“JPB”) is an alternative asset manager specializing in the investment of private equity and real estate, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. JPB Private Equity invests in lower-middle market buyouts of multi-unit/location businesses (including franchise systems) in fragmented industries primarily serving the consumer. JPB Real Estate acquires, develops, and manages income producing real estate for both residential and commercial communities in high growth secondary and tertiary markets with high barriers to entry. JPB Partners was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.