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Top Authors: Martin Stein | Paul Doyle | Steve Feniger | Jeff Johnson
Blackford portfolio companies, Ellison Bakery, Custom Profile, Quality Aluminum Products, and Grand Power Systems were recognized on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.
While CEOs get a large share of the credit (and the blame) for business developments, they shouldn’t make their decisions in a vacuum—especially when they’re related to vision, values, or culture. Check out Blackford Capital Founder Martin Stein’s tips for small companies looking to include the whole team when making good governance decisions.
Blackford Capital was selected for the international Private Equity Deal of the Year for its investment in Ellison Bakery. ($10MM -$100MM) – M&A Advisor
Blackford Capital was recognized as Small Business of the Year and Overall Winner for the 2018 Michigan Economic Bright Spots Awards.
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.
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.
"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 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...
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 was selected for Consumer Staples Deal of the Year. (Under $100MM) – The M&A Advisor
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 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.