Granite Bridge Partners LLC purchases control positions in companies with strong continuing management, high upside, discernible value and acquisition-led and organic growth drivers. At Granite Bridge, we differentiate with patient capital, certainty to close, and our team’s extensive experience in lower middle-market private equity.
A middle-market private equity firm that seeks to partner with and invest in management teams and their companies
Guiding Principles
Our approach is precise. It's straightforward. And it’s based on three guiding principles that remain at the heart of all we do:
Success Demands
Operating with the Highest
Level of Integrity
Operating with the Highest
Level of Integrity
"Integrity serves as a critical building block for a successful working relationship and it is best described as doing what you say you are going to do. Granite Bridge has very clearly lived up to that definition, which is why our business relationship is so solid."
Dave Ross
CEO
The Wellness Network
Dave Ross
CEO
The Wellness Network
Open Communications and Shared Understanding are Critical to
Effective Partnerships
Effective Partnerships
"The Granite Bridge team took the time to truly understand the evolving nature of our business, and industry, and helped develop InterMed’s strategy. The consistent communication allowed us to work through both issues and opportunities more easily when they arose resulting in a very effective partnership."
Rick Staab
CEO
The InterMed Group
Rick Staab
CEO
The InterMed Group
The Ability to
“Get Things Done” is a Required
Core Competency
“Get Things Done” is a Required
Core Competency
"Our ambitious strategic plan demands cooperation between our management team and investment partners. Granite Bridge has made invaluable contributions to our vision for the future and is quick to leverage their strengths and assets to execute our plan."
Mehdi Ali
CEO
Integrated Cable Assembly Holdings
Mehdi Ali
CEO
Integrated Cable Assembly Holdings
Disclaimer
Statements made by executives of our portfolio companies about Granite Bridge are intended to highlight their business relationships with Granite Bridge, particularly as a business partner, and not to reflect Granite Bridge’s capabilities or expertise in providing investment advisory services. These executives were not compensated for their statements; however, they typically receive compensation and investment opportunities through their roles with portfolio companies, and in some cases, they are also owners of portfolio company securities or investors in Granite Bridge-sponsored vehicles. As a result, these executives may have conflicts of interest in making the statements herein. Granite Bridge does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided, and it should not be assumed that investments made in the future will be comparable in quality of performance to the investments described, past performance is not indicative of future results.
Statements made by executives of our portfolio companies about Granite Bridge are intended to highlight their business relationships with Granite Bridge, particularly as a business partner, and not to reflect Granite Bridge’s capabilities or expertise in providing investment advisory services. These executives were not compensated for their statements; however, they typically receive compensation and investment opportunities through their roles with portfolio companies, and in some cases, they are also owners of portfolio company securities or investors in Granite Bridge-sponsored vehicles. As a result, these executives may have conflicts of interest in making the statements herein. Granite Bridge does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided, and it should not be assumed that investments made in the future will be comparable in quality of performance to the investments described, past performance is not indicative of future results.
When considering a specific investment opportunity, the most important criteria are:
A strong and committed management team with significant ownership opportunities post-closing
A leadership position in technology, product or service line, cost position or distribution channel
Growth opportunities, internal or by acquisition(s)
Diversity of products/services, customers, markets and suppliers
Transaction Parameters
Industries
Commercial, Industrial & Professional Services
Healthcare Services
Value-added manufacturing
Investment Amount
$10 million to
$30 million
of equity per
transaction
Company Size
Revenues over
$10 million and
EBITDA over
$2 million
Transaction Size
Enterprise value
between $10
million and
$100 million
Control Acquisitions & Recapitalizations | Expansion Financings | Industry Consolidations | Corporate Divestitures
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