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.
20
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 Recognized in Grady Campbell’s Top 50 PE Firms and Top 50 PE Firms for Founders in the Middle Market
Blackford Capital, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, is proud to have been recognized in Grady Campbell’s Top 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market and Top 50 PE Firms for Founders in the Middle Market, recognizing firms that combine strong investment...
Blackford Capital Portfolio Company Automation Control Group, Hits the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies
Inc. Magazine announced that Blackford Capital’s portfolio company, Automation Control Group ("ACG"), previously known as PACIV, has made the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, ranking #2,962 thanks to an incredible 138%...
Blackford Capital Recognized as Private Equity Firm of the Year and Honored with Deal of the Year Awards for Security Fire Systems
Blackford Capital, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that over the course of November and December, the firm has been recognized with multiple industry honors reflecting disciplined execution and consistent performance across...