Sector

Private Equity in Industrials

Industrial manufacturing, distribution, and tech-enabled industrial services backed by middle-market PE.

Firms Active in Industrials

AS
American Securities
New York City, United States

American Securities is a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading companies, primarily within the industrial and B2B services sectors.

BC
Bain Capital
Boston, United States

Bain Capital is a leading American private investment firm that specializes in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.

B&
BDT & MSD Partners
Chicago and New York City, U.S.

BDT & MSD Partners is an American merchant bank that provides investment banking advisory services and manages an investment platform focused on family and founder-led companies.

BP
Berkshire Partners
Boston, United States

Berkshire Partners LLC is an American private equity firm based in Boston that focuses on middle market company investments.

CH
Castle Harlan
New York City, U.S.

Castle Harlan is a New York-based private equity firm that specializes in control buyouts and growth capital investments in middle-market companies.

CC
CCMP Capital
New York City, United States

CCMP Capital is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions.

C
Cinven
London, United Kingdom

Cinven is a global private equity firm that acquires Europe and United States–based corporations, as well as emerging market firms that fit with its core business.

CD
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
New York City, United States

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is one of the world's oldest private equity firms, specializing in turnaround management and large-scale buyouts.

CC
Clearlake Capital Group
Santa Monica, United States

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an American private equity firm that focuses on investments in the technology, industrial, and consumer sectors.

CS
Court Square Capital Partners
New York City, United States

Court Square Capital Partners is an American private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investments across various sectors.

CC
CVC Capital Partners
St Helier, Jersey

CVC Capital Partners is a leading global private equity and investment advisory firm headquartered in Jersey, focused on private equity, secondaries, credit, and infrastructure.

DC
Diamond Castle Holdings
New York City, USA

Diamond Castle Holdings is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies.

EP
Equistone Partners Europe
London, United Kingdom

Equistone Partners Europe is a mid-market private equity firm that specializes in buyouts across Europe.

E
Eurazeo
Paris, France

Eurazeo is a leading French private equity firm and investment group that manages a diversified portfolio of assets invested in over 600 companies.

FA
Five Arrows Capital Partners
Paris, France

Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, deploying capital alongside private and institutional investors.

FP
Fox Paine & Company
Woodside, United States

Fox Paine & Company is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions in specialized industries.

HI
Heartland Industrial Partners
Stamford, United States

Heartland Industrial Partners was an American private equity firm focused on industry consolidation and growth capital investments in middle-market industrial companies.

IP
Irving Place Capital (fka BSMB)
New York City, USA

Irving Place Capital is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in the industrial, packaging, consumer, and retail industries.

MD
Madison Dearborn Partners
Chicago, United States

Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a prominent American private equity firm based in Chicago that specializes in leveraged buyouts across various growth sectors.

MC
Metalmark Capital
New York City, United States

Metalmark Capital is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies.

MS
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
New York City, United States

Metalmark Capital (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital Partners) is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies.

OE
One Equity Partners
New York City, United States

One Equity Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that focuses on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors.

PP
PAI Partners
Paris, France

PAI Partners is a major French private equity firm and one of the oldest in the sector, specializing in leveraged buyouts.

PE
Platinum Equity
Beverly Hills, United States

Platinum Equity is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments of established companies in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

TC
Trilantic Capital Partners
New York, USA

Trilantic Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on control and significant minority investments in North America and Europe.

TP
Triton Partners
London, United Kingdom

Triton Partners is a leading European mid-market private equity firm that specializes in investing in businesses in the industrial, business services, and healthcare sectors.

Portfolio Companies in Industrials

CompanyParent PE FirmStatus
A-GasKKRCurrent
AbraconGenstar CapitalCurrent
ABX AirWarburg PincusCurrent
AccupacH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
ACG MaterialsH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Adler Pelzer GroupWarburg PincusCurrent
AERTH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Aircastle LimitedWarburg PincusCurrent
AirxcelCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Ajax MagnethermicCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
All American GroupH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Altitude Aircraft LeasingKKRCurrent
Alumen (Easco)Court Square Capital PartnersCurrent
American Hardwood IndustriesH.I.G. CapitalExited
Ameripol Synpol CorporationCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Anvis GroupH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Aquilex CorporationMetalmark CapitalExited
ARMetallizingH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Arrowhead Engineered ProductsGenstar CapitalCurrent
Atlas Air WorldwideMetalmark CapitalExited
Atlas Air Worldwide HoldingsMetalmark CapitalExited
Auto Europe GroupCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Auto StyleCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Bally Engineered StructuresCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Beacon Industrial GroupH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Beinbauer GroupH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
BerardiH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Brake ProCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Brook + WhittleGenstar CapitalCurrent
Brunner Mond GroupCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
BuehlerCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
C&C North America (Woodstream)Metalmark CapitalExited
Cadence AerospaceCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Capstone LogisticsMetalmark CapitalExited
Caraustar IndustriesH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
CargoTuffH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Carolina SteelCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Cavalry LogisticsMetalmark CapitalExited
CGH GroupH.I.G. CapitalCurrent
Chase IndustriesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Cidron Target/AhlsellMetalmark CapitalExited
Clarience TechnologiesGenstar CapitalCurrent
Clark Material HandlingCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Condere CorpCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Copes-VulcanCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Daesung Industrial GasesMBK PartnersExited
Dawn ChemicalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
DCCMCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Doosan Machine ToolsMBK PartnersExited
Doosan Machine Tools (DN Solutions)MBK PartnersExited
Drew MarineCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Dynamic Tech/DyneerCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
EascoCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Electrical Components InternationalCerberus Capital ManagementCurrent
Electrocal DesignsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Elliott TurbomachineryCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Energizer HoldingsMetalmark CapitalExited
EnergysolveMetalmark CapitalExited
ERICOCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Euramax InternationalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Evans Network of CompaniesMetalmark CapitalCurrent
Everything But The House (EBTH)Metalmark CapitalCurrent
FabriSteel ProductsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Five Star Parks & AttractionsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
FlenderCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Freedom ForgeCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Geodyne ResourcesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
GilbarcoCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
GP TechCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
GSX IndustriesMetalmark CapitalExited
GVC HoldingsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
HancorCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Havco Wood ProductsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
HII HoldingsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Hilite HoldingsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Hoffman-Madison WaterfrontMetalmark CapitalCurrent
Hoover Container SolutionsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Hunter Fan CompanyMetalmark CapitalExited
InifniteChoiceCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
InnotekMBK PartnersExited
Interface SolutionsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
International Knife & SawCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
ISG ResourcesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
J&L Specialty SteelCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
JAC ProductsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Jancor CompaniesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Jinan Meinhardt Heavy Duty AxleAffinity Equity PartnersExited
Kissner GroupMetalmark CapitalExited
Kissner Group HoldingsMetalmark CapitalExited
Kodiak Building PartnersCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Kodiak InteriorsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
KraftubeCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Kuroda ElectricMBK PartnersCurrent
Kuroda Electric Co., Ltd.MBK PartnersExited
Legence (formerly Southland Industries)Metalmark CapitalExited
MacDermidCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
McJunkin Red Man Corporation (MRC Global)Metalmark CapitalExited
Melitron CorporationMetalmark CapitalCurrent
Merchant Metals/Ivy SteelCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
MGS Mfg. GroupAffinity Equity PartnersCurrent
MMI FormicaCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
mSupplyGenstar CapitalCurrent
National MachineryCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Neenah FoundryCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Niagara BottlingMetalmark CapitalExited
NiCHe MaterialsMetalmark CapitalCurrent
North American Stevedoring Company (NASCO)Metalmark CapitalExited
O’Neal SteelMetalmark CapitalExited
Offen PetroleumCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Pacific BeaconMetalmark CapitalExited
PAEGores GroupCurrent
Paper PakCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Parm Tool & DieCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Pike CorporationCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Plastech Engineered ProductsMetalmark CapitalExited
PlayCoreCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
PolarCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Polyfibron TechnologiesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Pursell IndustriesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
RailProsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Reliance ElectricCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Remy InternationalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
RES AssociatesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
RexelCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Royster-Clark GroupCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Silver Oak Services PartnersMetalmark CapitalExited
Sinter MetalsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Smith EnvironmentalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
SonnebornMetalmark CapitalExited
Southern Coil ProcessingCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Specialty PackagingCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Strategic Industries, Inc.Court Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Sussman-Automatic CorporationMetalmark CapitalExited
Sybron Chemicals, Inc.Court Square Capital PartnersCurrent
TargusMetalmark CapitalExited
TeavanaMetalmark CapitalExited
Tech-Pack SolutionsMBK PartnersExited
Tegrant CorporationMetalmark CapitalExited
TEKTRANSAffinity Equity PartnersExited
Tennessee ChemicalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Terra MillenniumCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
The r-pac GroupMetalmark CapitalCurrent
Thermal EngineeringCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Titan InternationalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
TMC TransportationMetalmark CapitalCurrent
TractechCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Travel Funders NetworkCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Trianon IndustriesCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Triumph Group, Inc.Court Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Universal ElectricCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
USI Global (Universal Scientific Industrial)MBK PartnersExited
Valterra ProductsMetalmark CapitalExited
VeregyCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
Vertellus SpecialtiesMetalmark CapitalExited
Vision MetalsCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
VVP America (Glasscraft)Metalmark CapitalExited
Walker Miller Equipment CompanyMetalmark CapitalExited
Watermark Communities, Inc.Court Square Capital PartnersCurrent
WorldStridesMetalmark CapitalExited
Wuhu ShipyardMBK PartnersExited
WyleCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent
York InternationalCourt Square Capital PartnersCurrent

Common Investment Themes

Industrial automationSpecialty distributionAftermarket servicesCapacity expansion
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