MiddleGround Capital is an investment management firm that invests in B2B Industrial businesses in the North American middle market. MiddleGround makes control equity investments in fundamentally good businesses that align with our operational expertise, partnering with management teams, families and owner-operators as a preferred buyer due to our ability to add value after the transaction leveraging our extensive operating experience to improve all aspects of the business.
MiddleGround is comfortable investing with businesses regardless of the previous ownership structure (including other private equity firms).
We are not Value Buyers. Investing with integrity is at the core of our beliefs WE STAND BEHIND OUR BIDS.
Location: United States, Kentucky, Lexington
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2018
Investment Type: Private Equity Firm; Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 20
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 09.03.2024 | IT8 | it8-e.com | - | - |
| 25.02.2024 | New Eagle | neweagle.n... | - | - |
| 05.08.2023 | Attala Ste... | attalastee... | - | - |
| 05.08.2023 | Xtrac | xtrac.com | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2023 | Shiloh Ind... | shiloh.com | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2023 | Peterson A... | pspring.co... | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2023 | Dura Autom... | duraauto.c... | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2023 | Steel Craf... | steelcraft... | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2023 | EDSCO Fast... | edsco.com | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2023 | Banner Ind... | banner-ind... | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 192
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News 41
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.03.2024 | MiddleGround Capital Completes Acquisition of Spain-Based Gl... | LEXINGTON, Ky., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused pri... |
| 21.11.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Closes $440 Million Continuation Vehicl... | Lexington, KY, November 21, 2023: MiddleGround Capital, a Lexington, Kentucky-based operationally fo... |
| 10.10.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Hires Christopher Speight as Partner | Lexington, KY, October 10, 2023: MiddleGround Capital, a Lexington, Kentucky-based operationally foc... |
| 31.07.2023 | MiddleGround Capital’s European Office Makes First Platform ... | LEXINGTON, Ky. and AMSTERDAM, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MiddleGround Capital, an operationall... |
| 15.06.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Acquires A.M. Castle & Co. Targetin... | LEXINGTON, Ky., June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused priv... |
| 25.04.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Completes First Add-On for its Megatech... | Lexington, KY, April 25, 2023: MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm th... |
| 31.01.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Acquires Megatech | LEXINGTON, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm th... |
| 30.11.2022 | MiddleGround Capital Completes Add-on Acquisition of Dutchla... | MiddleGround Capital Completes Add-On Acquisition of Dutchland Through Its Lindsay Precast Platform |
| 17.11.2022 | - | Lexington, KY, November 17, 2022: MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm... |
| 17.11.2022 | MiddleGround Capital Acquires SixAxis | Lexington, KY, November 17, 2022: MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm... |
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Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 21.11.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Closes $440 Million Continuation Vehicl... | Lexington, KY, November 21, 2023: MiddleGround Capital, a Lexington, Kentucky-based operationally fo... | middlegrou... |
| 31.01.2023 | MiddleGround Capital Announces Acquisition of Megatech | MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm that makes control investments in... | aithority.... |
| 23.01.2023 | Leading Operationally-Focused Private Equity Firm MiddleGrou... | Announces Senior Leadership Hires of Alex van der Have, Anthony Denaix and Robert Jonkers to Lead Ne... | aithority.... |
| 23.03.2022 | BluWave Recognizes Top 50 Private Equity Firms with Inaugura... | The Top 50 Private Equity Innovator Awards were created by BluWave to recognize private equity firms... | prweb.com/... |
| 23.03.2022 | BluWave Recognizes MidOcean in Top 50 Private Equity Firms w... | March 23, 2022 NASHVILLE, TENN. MARCH 23, 2022 - BluWave, a private equity-focused B2B Intelligen... | midoceanpa... |
| 07.09.2021 | MiddleGround Capital Raises Over $1 Billion, Less Than Two Y... | LEXINGTON, Ky.-August 30, 2021-(BUSINESS WIRE)–MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-based, middle market... | middlegrou... |
| 01.09.2021 | MiddleGround Capital closes Fund II at $800M | Lexington, Ky.-based MiddleGround Capital has closed its second flagship fund at $800 million in com... | pitchbook.... |
| 30.08.2021 | MiddleGround Capital : Raises Over $1 Billion, Less Than Two... | MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-based, middle market private equity firm that makes control investm... | marketscre... |
| 07.05.2021 | MiddleGround Capital Closes on $736 Million for Its Current ... | LEXINGTON, Ky.-April 30, 2021-(BUSINESS WIRE): MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-headquartered, middl... | middlegrou... |
| 30.04.2021 | MiddleGround Capital : Closes on $736 Million for Its Curren... | MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-headquartered, middle market private equity firm that makes control... | marketscre... |
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