Frontenac Company
A Chicago firm investing through a CEO1ST model: it identifies proven executives first, then buys companies for them to run. Deploys $50M to $150M per platform across services, industrial, food, and consumer businesses with $5M to $40M EBITDA.
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Fund size / AUM | $3.8B capital committed across 13 funds (firm history) |
| Check size / target EBITDA | target EBITDA $5M-$40M; equity investment $50M-$150M |
| Target company size | $15M-$40M EBITDA |
| Sector focus | Industrial services, specialty distribution, business process outsourcing, professional services, food, engineered solutions; Services including IT services / IT managed services (also consumer, industrial) |
| Strategy | Buyout |
| Add-on acquisitions | Active add-on acquirer |
| Website | frontenac.com |
Compiled from Frontenac Company's website and public announcements. Numbers change as new funds close; treat this as a starting point, not a term sheet. Report a correction.
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