At CapitalWorks, We Build Businesses
We acquire companies we believe can grow or improve.
Following acquisition, we work to identify strategies to unlock value, retain and reward great management, execute operational improvements and pursue organic and acquisition growth opportunities.
We support management teams to put these elements into place, then allow them to lead, implement and achieve growth.
CapitalWorks Key Facts
CapitalWorks Key Facts
Founded
1999
4th Private Equity Fund ($125 Million)
20+ Platforms
15+ Add-ons
Our Leader Advisor Network
We started this firm with an idea: invite smart and successful business leaders inside our process as advisors, board members and investors.
These are successful owners and operators, active and retired, from a variety of industrial businesses.
Two decades of experience shows that involving connected, active and engaged business leaders is a win for our investors, management teams and us.
Investment Criteria
We focus on companies in manufacturing, business services and value-added distribution. Criteria for add-on acquisitions may vary.
Manufacturing,
Business Services and Value-Added Distribution
Revenue
$15–$75 million
EBITDA
$3–$9 million
Manufacturing,
Business Services and Value-Added Distribution
Revenue
$15–$75 million
EBITDA
$3–$9 million
We Focus on Companies in
Manufacturing, Business Services and Value-Added Distribution
Revenue $15–$75 million
EBITDA $3–$9 million
Enterprise value
$15–$100 million
US and Canada
(East of the Rockies)
Midwestern Values and Clarity
Our Midwestern values allow us to build trust and get things done.
We know what we want. We know—and acquire—industrial businesses like yours.
What do we look for? A history of solid cash flow and the potential to create more value by implementing straightforward change strategies we’ve executed before.
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