Building the Premier Regional Platform for Critical Power Services

Our Vision

Regional Density

Local network of trusted service providers for consistent, fast support

Mission-Critical Services

Uncompromising focus on uptime amidst an increasingly unstable power grid environment

Strength in Size

Shared scale to win more business and invest in the long term

Our Approach

Deal Structure

• Flexible paths. We tailor terms to your goals and can accommodate more flexible deal structures than any other growth partner.

• Becoming a part of something bigger. We believe your legacy can scale, and you should share in the financial upside of something bigger.

Who We Partner With

• Reputation first. UPS service firms known for quality work, quick response, and deep expertise in their local markets.

• Sticky relationships. Independent service providers with long-term customers across data centers, healthcare, and C&I facilities.

• Growth mindset. Owners who want to scale, grow their teams, and serve larger, more sophisticated customers.

Who We Are

I am the granddaughter of immigrants from Greece and Syria, and scrappiness, grit, and resilience are in my blood. Growing up in my own family business, dinner table conversations often revolved around the dental practice I grew up in. I started working in the dental practice at age 10 licking stamps, eventually graduating to working the front office.

Over the last seven years I have advised 40+ founder/CEOs through M&A transactions, including my own family’s.

I earned an MBA from Stanford Business School, which inspired me to co-found Ionian Pine Partners with one clear goal: to apply my business expertise to companies ready for the next phase, grounded in the values I learned from my family's entrepreneurialism.

Elena Arida

Managing Partner

Korey Mui, CFA

Managing Partner

I am the son of Cantonese parents who immigrated to the US with little money or English skills and achieved the American Dream. They taught me about the importance of legacy; I view my success as a continuation of theirs.

I started my career at the world's largest investment firm, learning what it took to be a great investor and how capital can generate meaningful impact on people, not just more financial success. I knew how a small restaurant business changed the trajectory of my family's life and wanted to apply my institutional knowledge to scale that kind of change.

I earned an MBA from Stanford Business School, which equipped me with the right people and skills to co-found Ionian Pine Partners. I recognize the importance of the "we" behind every "I".

Our Value Proposition

Capital Investment

We invest ahead of growth and help you expand much faster than otherwise possible.

Scale-Ready Operations

We are here to increase your capacity with the right strategy and technology.

Transparency and Consistency

Life is too short to work with people you can't trust. We know what it means to be true partners.