Gridiron Capital, LLC

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Gridiron Capital, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital, buyouts, founder recapitalizations, global for add-on acquisitions, corporate divestitures, industry consolidation, change of ownership transactions, family owned companies, and acquiring smaller middle market investments. The firm prefers corporate divestitures of orphaned or non-strategic operating divisions. It prefers to invest in niche manufacturing, manufacturing, business services, service, consumer staples, specialty consumer product businesses, industrial growth. branded consumer, B2B and B2C services, and niche industrial companies. Under business services, it prefers to invest in legal & insurance services, training, education, and knowledge, outsourced pharma services, human capital management and IT services. Under consumer products & services, it prefers to invest in vehicle aftermarket – B2C, residential products & services, outdoor enthusiast and active lifestyle. Under industrial growth, it prefers to invest in facility services, managed & technical, testing, inspection, certification, & compliance, security & safety solutions, specialty distribution, industrial technology and commercial vehicle aftermarket. The firm typically invests in Europe, Asia and North America with the focus on United States and Canada. It seeks to invests in the companies with having enterprise value between $150 million ad $600 million. It seeks to invest between $100 million and above on equity and EBITDA between $8 million and $60 million and EBITDA margins generally in excess of 10 percent. The firm prefers to acquire majority and controlling stakes in its portfolio companies. Gridiron Capital, LLC was founded in 2006 and is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.

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