Realize Your Vision
Accelerate growth, build wealth and establish your legacy with a team of leading private equity professionals.
Why Blackford Capital
Our purpose is to create sustainable businesses that honor the legacy of their owners while creating a financial return for investors that secures the freedom to live the life they have imagined for themselves, their family, and the communities they support.
What We Do
Blackford’s team of exceptional managers leverages experience, insight and data to generate market-leading returns. Our focus is on investing majority control positions in family- and founder-owned lower middle market businesses in manufacturing, distribution, and services.
We find companies with solid performance that are also uniquely positioned to grow with access to additional capital and management support. Investors and sellers know our track record for maximizing the value of our portfolio companies with proven strategies for operational excellence.
18
Current & Realized
Portfolio Companies
$550+
Millions in Annual
Portfolio Company Revenue
2200+
Current Portfolio
Company Employees
Our Triple Bottom Line
Blackford Capital is committed to a 3P approach of sustainable operations, respectful of the robust interconnection between our people, planet and prosperity. We are committed to advancing the sustainability of our portfolio companies and require each to include impact measurement and targets as a core function of their strategic planning.
News & Insights
Blackford Capital Announces Hiring of Rick Lopez as Managing Director
Blackford Capital (“Blackford”), a leading private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Lopez as Managing Director. With over 25 years of experience in finance, investment banking, and...
Blackford Capital Year in Review 2024
While the private equity industry as a whole may not have fully realized a record year in 2024, Blackford Capital enjoyed an active year with continued expansion on many fronts. On the buy side, we made a total of five acquisitions, despite a competitive deal...
Blackford Capital Acquires Ace Controls, Expanding PACIV, its Industrial Automation Platform
Ace Controls, an industrial control panel fabricator, expands the platform into the high-value water & wastewater markets, extends its geographic footprint to Houston, Texas, and marks the third add-on in just twelve months GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, January 27, 2025...