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MiddleGround Capital Put the Factory Floor in the Investment Committee
Its founders learned industry from the assembly line and the deal room. Now the firm is testing whether operational fluency can turn overlooked B2B manufacturers into stronger, more valuable businesses.
The 123-Year-Old Private Equity Firm That Starts Planning the Exit on Day One
HKW reviews more than 1,000 opportunities a year, then applies a four-team system to the few it buys. The unusual part is not the funnel - it is that the exit team gets involved as soon as the deal closes.
The Doctor Who Traded the Exam Room for the Cap Table
A physician-turned-financier is buying up the unglamorous engine room of American healthcare - the home aides, clinical trial sites and hospice teams that most funds overlook.
The Denver Firm That Buys Companies Nobody Else Wants to Fix
It writes checks of $25 to $75 million for lower-middle-market companies most investors find too complicated, then spends its time on the operational grind others skip. Its own pitch: 'Profitability Not Required.'
The Private Equity Firm That Treats Software Like a Repeating Problem
Spotlight Equity Partners buys control of established software companies, then sends operators into the machinery. Its wager is that lessons learned in libraries, databases, identity and industrial maintenance can travel from one niche to the next.