Diftar is an entrepreneurial search fund focused on acquiring a single business in industrial automation or specialty chemicals. We bring operational expertise, a long-term ownership mindset, and a commitment to preserving what makes great companies great.
We combine hands-on industry experience with an operator's mindset to find, acquire, and grow one outstanding business for the long term.
We focus on U.S.-based companies in industrial automation and specialty chemicals with strong recurring revenue and a history of product innovation.
We work closely with retiring owners to preserve the company's culture, customer relationships, and the legacy they've built.
We step in as hands-on operators, investing in people, technology, and processes to drive the next stage of growth.
Byron Edwards is the Principal of Diftar LLC. He began his career at The Boston Consulting Group, advising Fortune 500 companies in finance and aerospace on operations and product development, and later worked for the CFO of WeWork on $5 billion in financings and global pricing strategy.
In 2020, he co-founded Spark, a venture-backed Medicare brokerage that built AI tools to help brokers serve more than 500,000 beneficiaries. That experience shaped his approach to using data and software to improve complex, relationship-driven industries.
Byron grew up around his family's adhesive business, where he started filing invoices as a teenager and learned formulation from his grandfather. Most recently, he modernized its backend software systems and strengthened the R&D process to develop new epoxies for medical, aerospace, and optical applications.
At Diftar, he's returning to his roots—combining experience in industrial operations and software to acquire and grow a business in industrial automation or specialty chemicals.
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