GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov 7, 2022 – Blackford Capital, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced its Managing Director Jeffrey Johnson has been selected by the editors of Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the publication’s Notable Money...
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Blackford Capital Portfolio Companies Boston Trade Interior Solutions, Design Environments, Inc., and ID Collaborative Combine to Form Design Environments
Newly integrated company to be led by industry veterans Jim Goergen, Ben Nicholas and Jade Russell Grand Rapids, MI., October 4, 2022 – Blackford Capital, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced it was further integrating its portfolio...
Blackford Capital Expands Deal Team Capabilities with the Addition of Rishabh Mukherjee
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., September 27, 2022 – Blackford Capital, a leading middle market private equity firm, today announced the expansion of its Deal Team and welcomed Rishabh Mukherjee, CFA to the firm. Fueled by Blackford’s commitment to developing top talent and...
Blackford Capital Announced as Finalist for the 2022 M&A Advisor Awards
Blackford receives finalist nods in 'Firm of the Year' and three 'Deal of the Year' categories GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., September 15, 2022 – Blackford Capital, a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today announced it has been named a finalist for four 2022...
Blackford Capital Completes Sale of Quality Aluminum Products to Gibraltar Industries
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 Completes Sale of International Toner Company, Supplies Wholesalers, and Cartridge World USA to CWG International, 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 Completes Sale of Grand Equipment Company
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...
Blackford Capital Hires Ken Wagner as Chief Financial Officer
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,...
Blackford Capital Appoints Paul I. Doyle as Managing Partner
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...
Blackford Capital Completes Sale of Hall Technologies
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....
Aqua-Leisure Acquires INYO Pool Products
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...