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Explore 191 Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds that source acquisition and investment opportunities on Axial’s M&A platform.

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Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds

191

Active Firms

7,900

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$21M

Core Revenue Range

$1M-$4M

Core EBITDA Range


Florida 14%
Texas 10%
California 10%
New York 7%
Illinois 4%

Focus: Control Investments | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Scale & Exit

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Heartwood Partners

23 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Heartwood Partners (formerly Capital Partner, Inc.) was formed in 1982. Since then, its principals have invested in more than seventy five companies. We believe in doing what we say we will do and being patient and disciplined investors who support exceptional management teams as they develop their businesses. On average, we have held our investments for over five years and have supported management through the acquisition of complimentary businesses. As supportive capital partners to exceptional management teams, together we have created substantial value.In January of 2014, we raised our…

Recent Transactions

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  • Sep 2020 Acquired Patten Seed
  • May 2020 Acquired MicroCare, LLC.
  • Oct 2019 Acquired Allentown, Inc.
  • Apr 2019 Acquired Universal Woods

Granite Creek Capital Partners

23 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Granite Creek manages SBIC funds providing flexible debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies. Target check sizes are $15mm to $25mm (with flexibility to scale to $50mm+ with partners) with a focus on targets with $4mm to $12mm of EBITDA. We partner with management teams to help grow their businesses and be their institutional capital partner, even when we are in a minority position. We also partner with independent sponsors. Our capital is flexible and we can invest in a wide variety of debt (senior, subordinated, mezzanine) and equity securities (preferred, common, other) to…

Recent Transactions

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  • Jan 2026 Invested in Confidential Company
  • Dec 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Nov 2024 Acquired Ritchie Industries
  • Sep 2024 Acquired Global Animal Products

Kainos Capital

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Kainos Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on the food and consumer sector, was recently formed by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry and Sarah Ashmore Bradley. The Kainos Partners have invested and collaborated together in the food and consumer space over the past 20 years and their deep industry knowledge is complimented by an experienced team of investment professionals.The Kainos Team has extensive investment and operating experience in the industry, having invested more than $2 billion of equity in more than 52 transactions in the food and consumer sector with a total…

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired Good2Grow
  • Feb 2023 Invested in CellCore
  • Jan 2023 Acquired Evriholder
  • Aug 2021 Acquired Muenster Milling Company

GenNx360 Capital Partners

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
GenNx360 is a private equity firm driving value through Operational Engagement and Investment Excellence.We invest exclusively in North America-based business-to-business middle market industrial services and manufacturing companies in fragmented markets having structural tailwinds and sustainable competitive advantages in sectors we know well. We provide the talent and expertise of our in-house operational talent and the expertise and transaction experience of our investment team. Together, we accelerate value creation.

Recent Transactions

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  • Oct 2020 Acquired B2B Industrial Packaging
  • Dec 2019 Acquired AeroRepair Corp.
  • Sep 2019 Acquired Schneider Packaging Equipment
  • Mar 2019 Acquired Miller Environmental Group

Artemis Capital Partners

22 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Artemis is a highly specialized private equity firm focused on partnering with differentiated Industrial Tech companies that contribute to a healthier, safer, and more productive world. Focusing exclusively on manufacturers of highly engineered products with mission-critical applications, Artemis' vision is to buy and build deeply impactful Industrial Tech businesses that enhance global health, security, and productivity.These products enable some of the most important technologies to serve the most pressing human demands: Diagnostic lab equipment enabling health &…

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  • Nov 2025 Acquired Antenna Associates, Inc.
  • Sep 2025 Acquired Millrock Technology
  • Mar 2025 Acquired Athena AI
  • Jan 2025 Acquired Richland Glass

GreyLion

19 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
GreyLion focuses on investing in high-growth businesses in the lower middle market. We seek to partner with existing owners and management teams across the Industrial, Healthcare, Software and Services sectors to deliver capital in tailored and flexible minority and control structures. GreyLion invests $25-$125 million of capital per investment, primarily within the United States. We currently manage private equity funds with aggregate commitments of $1.9 billion.

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  • Jul 2024 Acquired Birdseye Security
  • Aug 2022 Acquired 360 Training
  • Aug 2022 Acquired Trifecta Collective
  • Aug 2021 Acquired Norwood Sawmills

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Speyside Equity

18 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Speyside Equity brings an operationally intensive approach to investing in manufacturing and distribution businesses with a value-added component. We prefer situations where there are opportunities to focus on transformational improvement opportunities that result in sustainable EBITDA margin expansion and long‐term value creation.Financial Attributes Revenue: Up to $500 million Creative Structuring SolutionsBusiness Profile HQ in North America or Western Europe Defensible Market Position Mature Industries: performance materials, building products, food ingredients, metals, plastics,…

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  • Nov 2021 Acquired Metcan Industrial Corp
  • May 2021 Acquired Howell Gear
  • Jun 2019 Acquired Weatherly Corp
  • Jun 2019 Acquired Hazleton Corp

Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners

18 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We acquire companies that have a dominant position in their niche sub-sectors of B2B services, distribution, highly engineered manufacturing, and industrial/operational technology. We focus on companies or corporate carve-outs based in the US or Canada.We target companies that benefit from many of the leading trends impacting industrial markets including productivity enhancing technology solutions, factory automation, robotics, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), advanced manufacturing and the increasing importance of B2B services.

Recent Transactions

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  • Dec 2022 Acquired Sani-Matic
  • Dec 2021 Acquired WorkforceQA
  • Dec 2021 Acquired Signal Control Products
  • Mar 2021 Acquired Zone 4

Slack Water Capital

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Slack Water Capital makes minority and control equity investments in small and medium-sized businesses. The Firm's primary focus is providing equity capital to acquisition entrepreneurs. 

Recent Transactions

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  • Feb 2025 Invested in Atlantic Waters
  • Jan 2025 Acquired Dot Palm Landscaping
  • May 2024 Invested in iMold
  • Feb 2024 Invested in Jones Skips (Wolverhampton)

Peak Rock Capital

17 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We make equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and profit improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak Rock’s credit platform focuses on providing bespoke primary financings and making investments in secondary loans for corporate debt and commercial real estate. Peak Rock’s principals have deep expertise in complex situations and…

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  • Apr 2019 Acquired Turkey Hill
  • Oct 2018 Acquired Pretzels, Inc.
  • Oct 2018 Acquired Louisiana Fish Fry Products
  • Sep 2018 Acquired TNT Crust

May River Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
May River Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago and founded by three partners who seek to help lower middle-market, high-caliber industrial businesses grow and thrive. We take pride in our culture of partnership and collaboration—a characteristic rooted in the fundamental appreciation of the human element in business. Since 2012, we have completed 33 acquisitions across 15 industrial growth platforms. We are currently investing out of our third Fund of $530M.

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  • Apr 2025 Acquired Tusk Industrial
  • Oct 2024 Acquired NDSL
  • Oct 2024 Acquired Cashco
  • Nov 2023 Acquired RLE Technologies

Charter Oak Equity

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Charter Oak Equity and its predecessor funds have invested in private equity since 1992. We focus on niche manufacturing, packaging, medical products & services, specialty chemicals, consumer products and financial services companies ranging in size from start up to $150 million enterprise value. To date, over $500 million in control-oriented capital has been invested in 30 portfolio companies through over 50 acquisitions.The general partners average over 10 years of private equity experience having previously worked together at Charter Oak Capital Partners. Prior to joining Charter Oak,…

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  • Aug 2023 Invested in EiKO Global LLC
  • Aug 2023 Invested in Metal Powder Products LLC
  • Aug 2023 Invested in LicaFlex Packaging
  • Aug 2023 Invested in Revere Industries LLC

Hadley Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
We work with founders/owners, families and management teams in need of ownership transition, management succession, and / or growth support. We primarily focus on companies with revenue between $5 million and $80 million, and a cash flow between $1 million and $10 million. We consider a wide range of industries and look for companies with potential to build on past successes and open to new ideas.

Recent Transactions

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  • Sep 2014 Acquired Brushy Mountain Bee Farm
  • Sep 2013 Acquired Centare
  • Dec 2012 Acquired Bluff Manufacturing
  • Sep 2012 Acquired W.C. Rouse

Blue Sage Capital

15 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Blue Sage Capital is an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm that has been investing in profitable, growing, lower middle-market companies since 2002. Blue Sage currently has over $400 million of assets under management and seeks to partner with founders, families, and management teams as the first round of institutional capital for businesses that enjoy leadership positions in niche manufacturing, environmental solutions, or specialty services industries. Blue Sage typically invests $20 million to $40 million in control buyout investments and recapitalizations of companies with $20…

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  • Apr 2023 Invested in NexGen Financial
  • Jan 2023 Invested in Clearly Clean
  • Jul 2022 Invested in Baker Manufacturing Company LLC
  • Apr 2021 Acquired Purpose Legal

Third Century Management, LLC

14 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Third Century Investment Associates, LP ("TCIA") manages private equity capital for significant investments in small businesses. We invest actively in partnership with operating companies and carefully selected management teams located in the United States. Our team targets proven businesses in specialized sectors where we work to become advantaged investors through existing or acquired expertise. We are a disciplined, process-driven partnership, focused on long-term fundamentals. Our mission is to build sustainable business value, earn a superior return and develop a best-in-class reputation…

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  • Apr 2026 Acquired Mobile IV Medics
  • Sep 2025 Acquired BlackJet Marketing
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Local Web Leads
  • Oct 2024 Acquired Mobile RN Management

Warren Equity Partners

13 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Warren Equity Partners ("WEP") is a private equity firm that invests in small and middle market operating companies primarily in North America. WEP invests in established companies where additional capital and operating resources can accelerate growth. We are primarily targeting products and services companies in the infrastructure, industrial, and building sectors. WEP invests in the form of buyouts, growth equity, and recapitalizations. We are value-added investors with a strong emphasis on partnering with seasoned managers and operating executives. Importantly, we seek to generate return…

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  • Apr 2021 Acquired ADB Companies
  • Apr 2021 Acquired Magnolia River
  • Nov 2020 Acquired Integrated Facility Solutions
  • Oct 2020 Acquired USA Water

Ironbridge Equity Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Ironbridge is a Toronto-based private equity firm with more than $750 million of assets under management focused exclusively on investing in companies in the Canadian lower middle-market. We focus on traditional industry businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, consumer products and services, and business products and services spaces. We have completed over 55 transactions since 2005 and are currently deploying from our $383M Fund IV. We are looking for new platform acquisitions in Canada fitting the following parameters:Lower middle-market focus:• Deal Sizes generally between $25 and…

Recent Transactions

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  • Oct 2018 Invested in Canada Metal (Pacific) Limited
  • Dec 2017 Invested in Midland Appliance
  • Jun 2017 Invested in Avena Foods
  • Jun 2017 Invested in Brooklin Concrete Products

Metalmark Capital

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Metalmark targets middle-market companies, seeking to build long-term value through active and collaborative partnerships with business owners, founders and executives.We invest primarily in privately held companies with a significant strategic footprint and growth objective in the North American market.Metalmark is a patient and diligent partner intent on building long-term enterprises.

Recent Transactions

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  • Aug 2023 Acquired CP Power
  • Aug 2019 Acquired Collagen Matrix
  • Oct 2018 Acquired T Parker Host
  • Oct 2016 Acquired Premier Research

LDR Growth Partners

12 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
LDR Growth Partners (LDR) is a people-focused private equity firm.Our vision centers on maximizing the potential of people, communities, and businesses through teamwork and the infusion of human and capital resources.Our mission is to create a new standard for successful North American businesses by aligning growth and infrastructure with optimism and opportunity.Our values are trust, service, creativity, and discipline.

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  • Oct 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Oct 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • Jul 2025 Acquired Confidential Company
  • May 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Centerfield Equity

11 Total Closed Deals Actively Sourcing Deals
Centerfield Equity collaborates with like-minded owners and management teams seeking a change of control transaction to accelerate business transformation. We focus on lower middle market businesses generating greater than $1.5M in EBITDA that are based in the Midwest. Centerfield Equity invests across a variety of industry verticals, including business services, healthcare, consumer, niche manufacturing, and distribution. We do not invest in oil & gas, financial services, real estate, retail, early stage, or distressed situations.

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  • Nov 2024 Acquired Dental Alliance Group
  • Jun 2024 Acquired ASAP Garage Door Repair
  • Mar 2018 Acquired TriplePoint
  • Jul 2017 Acquired Rice's Honey

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Private Equity Funds in this directory ordered?

Firms in the Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

What information is included in each Private Equity Fund profile?

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

What company sizes are most common for Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds?

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds is $4M-$21M, with a core EBITDA range of $1M-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

How important is Industrials experience when evaluating Private Equity Funds?

Relevant Industrials experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 191 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Industrials.

Do all Private Equity Funds in this directory focus exclusively on Industrials?

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Industrials, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

How do I compare Private Equity Funds with experience in Industrials?

When comparing Private Equity Funds with experience in Industrials, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 191 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

How do I connect with Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds?

Axial can help you identify and connect with firms based on your objectives and what you are looking to accomplish. The process varies depending on your role and transaction needs. If you are interested in connecting with firms in the Industrial Conglomerates Private Equity Funds directory, you can request information here.


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