Private Equity Firms in Ohio

7 mid-market firms headquartered in Ohio. Sector focus, check size, and investment criteria for each, drawn from the firms' own published materials.

6 of 7 are based in Cleveland. Most common sector focus: Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics, Business Services. Published EBITDA targets: 1 at Under $5M, 4 at $5M-$15M, 1 at $15M-$40M.

  • Align Capital Partners Cleveland · Business Services, Industrial Services, Manufacturing · Buyout and growth

    Align splits its team between Cleveland and Dallas and buys lower-middle-market companies across business services, industrial services, specialty manufacturing, and software.

  • Blue Point Capital Partners Cleveland · Business Services, Distribution & Logistics, Consumer · Buyout and growth

    Blue Point runs offices in Cleveland, Charlotte, and Seattle plus a Shanghai supply-chain team, which it uses as a genuine operating advantage for industrial companies with Asian sourcing.

  • Edgewater Capital Partners Cleveland · Manufacturing · Buyout and growth

    A Cleveland specialist in performance materials: specialty chemicals, advanced materials, and the precision manufacturing around them.

  • MPE Partners Cleveland · Industrial Services, Manufacturing · Buyout and growth

    A Cleveland and Boston firm buying high-value manufacturing and commercial services companies with $8M to $40M of EBITDA.

  • Provariant Equity Partners Cleveland · Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics · Growth

    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.

  • Rockwood Equity Partners Cleveland · Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics, Aerospace & Defense · Buyout and growth

    A Cleveland firm buying industrial businesses with $2M to $7M of EBITDA, with dedicated practices in aerospace and regulated industrials.

  • Stonehenge Partners Columbus · Business Services, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics · Buyout and growth

    A Columbus firm investing $10M to $50M of flexible capital in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and business services companies.

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