GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, August 23, 2022 – Blackford Capital (“Blackford”), a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced the successful exit from its investment in Quality Aluminum Products, (“QAP”) through a sale to Gibraltar Industries, Inc....
Blackford Capital (“Blackford”) today announced the sale of its Imagining Supplies Consolidation (ISC II) portfolio companies to CWG International, Inc. Blackford entered the aftermarket toner and cartridge supply industry in 2017 with the acquisition of Online Tech...
Blackford Capital (“Blackford”), a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced the successful exit from its investment in Grand Equipment Company, (“Grand Equipment” or “GEC”) through a sale to Cognitive Capital Partners, LLC (“Cognitive”), a...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 19, 2022 – Blackford Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Ken Wagner as Chief Financial Officer effective April 11, 2022, where he will lead the firm’s finance, accounting, regulatory,...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 3, 2022 – Blackford Capital today announced that Operating Partner Paul I. Doyle has been appointed to the position of Managing Partner at the firm effective April 18, 2022. Martin Stein will continue to lead the firm as Founder and Managing...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 13, 2022 – Blackford Capital (“Blackford”) today announced the sale of its portfolio company Hall Technologies, (“Hall”) to investment partner Gun Lake Investments, (“GLI”) a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based economic development corporation....
INYO Pool Products is the second add-on acquisition for Aqua-Leisure under Blackford Capital ownership in under 15 months INYO Pool Products expand the Aqua-Leisure brand family to include market-leading, direct-to-consumer products for do-it-yourself pool repair and...
"Blackford Capital today announced "What the H*ll is Going on with the Global Supply Chain? And Will it EVER Return to Normal?", a webinar and panel discussion hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth Western Michigan Chapter. The virtual event, which will take...
"Blackford Capital, a national private equity firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., was named Private Equity Firm of the Year at the 20th Annual M&A Advisor Awards on Wednesday, November 17..." Read the rest of this article on Cision PR Newswire:...
"Private equity firm Blackford Capital has added to its holdings in the hospitality sector with the acquisition of ID Collaborative Inc., a Greensboro, N.C.-based interior design firm. ID Collaborative provides procurement and design services for clients...
Blackford also named a finalist in three Deal of the Year categories GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 29, 2021 – Blackford Capital, a national private equity firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, today announced that it has been named a finalist in the Private Equity Firm...