Manufacturing Private Equity Firms
67 mid-market firms that invest in manufacturing companies. Each profile covers check size, target EBITDA, strategy, and add-on appetite, sourced from the firms' own published criteria.
- Akoya Capital
Akoya runs a sector-leader model out of Chicago, pairing executive partners with industrial, distribution, specialty chemicals, and packaging deals.
- Align Capital Partners
Align splits its team between Cleveland and Dallas and buys lower-middle-market companies across business services, industrial services, specialty manufacturing, and software.
- Allied Industrial Partners
A Houston firm built around heavy industrial themes: environmental services, waste, critical infrastructure, niche manufacturing.
- Altus Capital Partners
Altus does one thing: niche manufacturing businesses with at least $4M of EBITDA.
- Argosy Private Equity
Argosy has been buying $3M to $10M EBITDA manufacturing and business services companies from its Philadelphia-area base for decades, with roughly $3.8B under management across its platform.
- Banbury Private Capital
A Charlotte investor in aerospace, defense, and industrial distribution with a wide $15M to $200M equity range.
- Berkley Capital
Miami-based with a specialty manufacturing and aerospace focus, writing checks from $5M in growth situations up to $75M+ for buyout platforms.
- Bertram Capital
A Bay Area firm with an unusual in-house engineering group, Bertram Labs, that builds technology directly into its portfolio companies.
- Blackford Capital
Grand Rapids-based and proudly Midwestern, Blackford buys $3M to $20M EBITDA manufacturing and distribution companies, often from founders in West Michigan's industrial belt..
- Blue Sage Capital
An Austin firm with over $1B under management and a $618M flagship fund, investing $25M to $60M in environmental solutions, specialty services, and niche manufacturing.
- Boyne Capital
A Miami firm targeting $3M to $15M EBITDA companies under $100M of revenue across business services, healthcare, consumer, and niche manufacturing.
- Branford Castle Partners
A New York firm hunting below the radar: specialty manufacturing, industrials, and transportation companies up to $15M EBITDA with a $3M to $10M sweet spot.
- Brookside Equity Partners
A Stamford holding-company-style investor in manufacturing, food ingredients, and services businesses with $5M to $25M+ of EBITDA.
- Castle Island Partners
A Newton, Massachusetts firm buying industrial manufacturing, distribution, and logistics companies from $1M to $20M of EBITDA.
- CID Capital
An Indianapolis firm with $677M raised, writing $10M+ equity checks into industrial products, services, and distribution companies from $3M of EBITDA.
- Clearview Capital
A Stamford firm running a classic buy-and-build model on $5M to $25M EBITDA companies in business services, niche manufacturing, and distribution, with $30M to $125M of equity per platform and smaller checks for add-ons..
- CORE Industrial Partners
A Chicago firm with $1.58B raised, buying manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services companies up to $20M EBITDA.
- Edgewater Capital Partners
A Cleveland specialist in performance materials: specialty chemicals, advanced materials, and the precision manufacturing around them.
- Entrepreneurial Equity Partners
Chicago food and beverage specialists with $1.7B under management, investing $25M to $150M in private label, contract manufacturing, and foodservice businesses.
- GenNx360 Capital Partners
A New York firm buying industrial services, manufacturing, transportation, and logistics companies with $5M to $35M of EBITDA.
- Graham Partners
A suburban Philadelphia firm rooted in the Graham family's industrial holdings, targeting advanced manufacturing companies with $5M to $50M of EBITDA, especially ones substituting newer materials or automation for legacy processes..
- Graycliff Partners
A New York firm descended from HSBC's private capital arm, investing $10M to $100M in niche manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services companies with $4M to $50M of EBITDA.
- Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners
A Stamford firm calling its niche modern industrial: engineered manufacturing, factory automation, robotics, and the B2B services around them.
- High Road Capital Partners
A New York firm buying niche manufacturing, distribution, and services companies with $1M to $10M of EBITDA.
- Industrial Opportunity Partners
An Evanston firm deploying $15M to $100M into manufacturing and value-added distribution companies with $5M to $50M of EBITDA.
- Inflight Capital Partners
An Austin-based, veteran-owned independent sponsor backed by large family offices rather than a committed fund, pursuing industrial manufacturing, technology, and distribution businesses with $5M to $25M of EBITDA.
- Invision Capital
A Chicago firm investing $2M to $50M in manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses generally under $30M of EBITDA.
- Iron Range Capital
A Chicago firm buying niche manufacturing and value-added distribution platforms with $3M to $20M of EBITDA, add-ons any size.
- Kainos Capital
A Dallas firm managing ~$2B exclusively in food and consumer products.
- Kian Capital
A Charlotte and Atlanta firm with $1.1B under management, investing $15M to $40M in consumer, services, and distribution businesses with $3M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Kilroy Partners
A Boca Raton firm investing up to $30M per transaction in industrial and niche manufacturing businesses.
- L2 Capital Partners
A Devon, Pennsylvania firm buying consumer products and niche manufacturing businesses with $4M to $15M of EBITDA and $15M to $150M of revenue.
- LaSalle Capital
A Chicago firm concentrated on lower-middle-market food and beverage: manufacturing, B2B supply chain, and agriculture-adjacent businesses with $2M to $15M of EBITDA.
- LFM Capital
A Nashville firm founded by manufacturing operators, not bankers, buying precision manufacturing and industrial services companies from $3M of EBITDA.
- Liberty Hall Capital Partners
A Charleston firm investing exclusively in aerospace and defense manufacturing and suppliers, deploying $100M to $200M per platform.
- Mangrove Equity Partners
A Tampa firm with an internal operating team that works alongside founders of $3M to $10M EBITDA manufacturing, service, and distribution companies.
- Mason Wells
Milwaukee's mid-market standard-bearer, buying outsourced business services, engineered products, packaging, and consumer packaged goods companies with $5M to $30M of EBITDA and $25M to $300M of revenue.
- Merit Capital Partners
A Chicago firm with $2.5B+ invested, providing junior capital and equity to manufacturing, distribution, and services companies from $4M of EBITDA, with checks starting at $20M.
- MiddleGround Capital
A Lexington, Kentucky firm with $3.7B AUM buying B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies with $15M to $100M of EBITDA.
- Montage Partners
A Scottsdale firm investing in technology, industrial, healthcare, and consumer businesses with $1.5M to $7M of EBITDA.
- MPE Partners
A Cleveland and Boston firm buying high-value manufacturing and commercial services companies with $8M to $40M of EBITDA.
- Onward Capital
A Chicago-area firm investing in industrial manufacturing and value-added distribution companies with $4M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Oridian Capital Partners
A Washington DC firm, formerly HCI Equity Partners, buying technician-based services, distribution, and light manufacturing businesses.
- Peninsula Capital Partners
A Detroit firm providing junior capital and equity: subordinated debt of $5M to $50M and equity up to $30M for companies from $3M of EBITDA.
- Pfingsten Partners
A Chicago firm that has run the same operationally-driven playbook on $3M to $12M EBITDA manufacturing, distribution, and services companies for thirty years, now on a $435M sixth fund.
- Pike Street Capital
A Seattle firm buying industrial technology, distribution, and specialty manufacturing companies with $4M to $20M of EBITDA.
- Pillsman Partners
A Greenwich firm targeting industrial and infrastructure equipment businesses with $2M to $15M of EBITDA at entry.
- Prairie Capital
A Chicago firm with a $450M seventh fund investing $25M to $45M+ in consumer, food, packaging, and restaurant businesses with $4M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Prospect Partners
A Chicago firm buying niche manufacturing, distribution, and specialty services companies with $3M to $10M of EBITDA.
- Provariant Equity Partners
A Cleveland firm investing in niche manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses with $5M to $15M of EBITDA, with particular time spent in building products and automotive aftermarket.
- River Associates Investments
A Chattanooga firm on its eighth fund ($345M), buying manufacturing, distribution, and industrial services companies with $3M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Rockwood Equity Partners
A Cleveland firm buying industrial businesses with $2M to $7M of EBITDA, with dedicated practices in aerospace and regulated industrials.
- RS2 Healthcare Partners (formerly Riverside Partners, Boston)
The Boston firm formerly known as Riverside Partners, rebranded in 2026 around its healthcare franchise.
- Saw Mill Capital
A Briarcliff Manor firm investing $15M to $100M per platform in engineered products, specialty distribution, and industrial services companies with $3M to $25M of EBITDA.
- Sky Island Capital
A Dallas manufacturing specialist with a $300M second fund, investing $10M to $60M in aerospace, building products, and packaging manufacturers with $4M to $20M of EBITDA.
- Spell Capital Partners
A Minneapolis firm that has bought industrial manufacturing businesses since 1988, now investing from its fifth buyout fund with roughly $1B managed across strategies.
- SRM Equity Partners
An Atlanta firm investing up to $75M in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and tech-enabled services companies with $3M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Stonehenge Partners
A Columbus firm investing $10M to $50M of flexible capital in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and business services companies.
- Tecum Capital
A Pittsburgh-area firm running SBIC funds that provide mezzanine debt ($5M to $20M) and control equity for manufacturing, distribution, and services businesses with $2M to $10M of EBITDA.
- TJM Capital Partners
A boutique Chicago firm doing operationally intensive deals in manufacturing and services companies up to $7M of EBITDA, investing $2M to $10M+ per transaction.
- Tonka Bay Equity Partners
A Minnetonka firm with a $200M fourth fund buying highly engineered manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies with $2M to $8M of EBITDA.
- Tregaron Capital
A Palo Alto firm investing $3M to $10M of equity and mezzanine in California-and-westward services, distribution, and mature software businesses.
- Trivest Partners
A Coral Gables firm and the oldest PE shop in the Southeast, with a strict rule: founder- and family-owned businesses only, no institutional sellers.
- V&A Capital (Vanda Capital)
A New York firm buying manufacturing, distribution, and transportation businesses with $1M to $10M of EBITDA.
- Vance Street Capital
A Los Angeles firm with a $775M fourth fund buying medtech, industrial technology, and aerospace and defense manufacturers with $3M to $30M of EBITDA.
- Watermill Group
A Lexington, Massachusetts firm applying strategy-consulting discipline to industrial manufacturing and distribution companies with $3M to $15M of EBITDA.
- Wind Point Partners
A Chicago firm buying consumer products, industrial products, and business services companies with $10M to $75M of EBITDA.