ClearPath Partners, LLC seeks a business in light industrial manufacturing or service industry with $500,000 to $2.0M in consistent annual EBITDA. Our target geography is in the Southwest, preferably Southern California or Arizona. We’re seeking an owner would like immediate partial or full liquidit…
ClearPath Partners, LLC seeks a business in light industrial manufacturing or service industry with $500,000 to $2.0M in consistent annual EBITDA. Our target geography is in the Southwest, preferably Southern California or Arizona. We’re seeking an owner would like immediate partial or full liquidity of their enterprise. Clearpath's intent is to drive sustainable near term growth in revenues and profitability through collaborative engagement with current ownership. Our aim is take something very good and help to make it great.
John Dalton lives with his wife Lisa of 24 years in Yorba Linda, CA. They have 4 children, ranging from 20 years old to 11 years old. John thoroughly enjoys time with his family, community service, athletic endeavors, travel, reading and playing music.
John has focused his entire education and work on operating and growing small businesses.
After graduating from the Harvard Business School in 2000, John recognized an opportunity in the document shredding industry. John negotiated, purchased and integrated 8 shredding companies throughout California. John led and grew Certified Document Destruction into the largest independently owned shredding company, and then sold at the highest ever industry multiple to Cintas, a $3 billion public company.
In 2005, John founded Certified Information Management. He negotiated and integrated multiple acquisitions and led the company to be one of the largest privately owned records management companies. John continues to serve on the board.
In 2010, John purchased Certified Recycling, a paper recycling company focused on Orange and Riverside counties, with revenue of about $7 million and struggling cash flow. Under John’s leadership, the company more than tripled in revenue with solid 25% cash flow margins in annual cash flow. John refocused the organization on profitable customer and services, cut costs out of the operations, and streamlined operational processes. John also negotiated, purchased and integrated multiple companies. He led the effort to negotiate and sell to Parallel 49 Equity, a private equity firm.
Marshall Coleman lives with his wife of 25 years in Honolulu, HI. They have 5 daughters ranging from 24 to 16 years old. Marshall was a river guide on the Colorado River, he is an amateur surfer, cyclist and golfer. He is continuously looking for new challenges both personally and professionally.
Marshall spent his first 25 professional years growing companies in a publicly traded environment. While simultaneously leading the commercial sales for FMC Corporation, Marshall earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Shortly after graduating Marshall was appointed head of equipment sales for North America where he grew sales and profitability over a 14-year career.
In 2010 Marshall was hired to lead the McDonald’s division for a $1.8B tier-one protein supplier. There he chaired the supplier beef council, grew the profitability and volume of the poultry category and lead a supplier consolidation in the fish category. His team was also awarded top supplier cost reduction awards.
In 2015 Marshall was brought on as President Asia Pacific for JBT where he grew profitability 5x over a five-year period. There Marshall opened a manufacturing operation in Shanghai, China and Pune, India representing multiple company product lines in food and aerospace equipment manufacturing. All this was done while maintaining cost levels that allowed for the company to leverage these investments profitably.
Marshall brings an entrepreneurial mindset, process and energy at every level of an enterprise. He is a team builder, a client engagement guru and relentlessly focused on improving free cash flow growth wherever he goes. To the partnership he brings an understanding of the public company operating environment while still maintaining a small business mindset.
