Blackford Capital was recognized as Small Business of the Year and Overall Winner for the 2018 Michigan Economic Bright Spots Awards.
Blackford Capital Recognized as One of Michigan’s Economic Bright Spots
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Beast Mode: 3 Rules For Achieving Hyper Company Growth
Struggling to achieve growth at your company? Check out this Blackford Capital webinar featuring first-hand company experiences from our portfolio company CEOs on how they drive accelerated growth.
4 Key Factors to Effective Deal Sourcing and Execution
Deal sourcing can be arduous, and many private equity firms can spend a lot of time on the wrong deal. Find out how Founder and Managing Director Martin Stein balances rejecting the wrong deals to spend time on the good ones.
Dickinson Press, Kingsport Book Launch New Short-Run Four-Color Commercial Printing Facility
"Kingsport Book LLC is excited to announce the launch of its newly built Kingsport Book Commercial. Kingsport Book Commercial was built with the goal of being able to offer the most competitive, short-run four-color book and commercial printing solution available in...
Blackford Completes Backing of Print Cartridge Supplier OTS
"Blackford Capital has invested in Online Tech Stores, an aftermarket distributor of print and imaging supplies. OTS chief executive officer Bob Willmes says, 'While we’ve seen significant growth in the past several years, we believe this partnership will enable OTS...
Why Family-Business Entrepreneurs Should Embrace Private Equity Funding
Read Managing Director Jeffery Johnson’s thoughts on the Trump administration’s tax plan and his advice on how to maximize relationships with the right private equity investors.
Blackford Capital Selected for Consumer Staples Deal of the Year
Blackford Capital was selected for Consumer Staples Deal of the Year. (Under $100MM) – The M&A Advisor
Stein’s Tenacity Drives Dealmaking for Blackford Capital
Martin Stein was recognized as one of the top 40 under 40 Professionals of the Year for his successful accomplishments during the previous year. – MiBiz
Blackford Recognized as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Blackford was recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, ranking No. 2,758. – 2017
Blackford Capital and Portfolio Companies Honored as 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Businesses
Blackford was recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, ranking No. 1,610. – 2016.
About Blackford
Blackford Capital is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based private equity investment firm that acquires, manages and builds value in lower middle market manufacturing, distribution and consumer product companies.