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Buyout firm · probableMiddle marketNashville, TNl•••••••••.comSEC registered investment adviser

Nashville private equity firm founded by operators and engineers

Classification
Class
Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
Basis
own website statement
Size band
Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $1.11bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-28
Classification history (2)
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Buyout firm (probable, 80%, cls-pe-2)
    own website statement
    “We are a Nashville-based private equity firm, founded by operators and engineers, investing in manufacturing companies in the U.S. and Canada.”
    xn--l-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
  2. Sep 13, 2026
    Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)
    R6: 7 of 7 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 7 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
Adviser type
registered investment adviser
Form ADV filings
Dec 9, 2014 to Mar 28, 2024
RAUM
$1.1Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
PE funds, latest filing
7
PE fund GAV, latest filing
$1.1Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
All private fund GAV
$1.1Bevery private fund type, latest filing
2024 PE fund GAV
$1.1Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
PE share of funds, lifetime
100%
Fund type mix
filed 2024-03-28, latest gav Private Equity Fund $1.1B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 7, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 7
Employees
24
Headquarters
Nashville, TN
Office address
1312 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, Nashville, TN, 37208
Business phone
(615) 983-6294
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
29 observed deals
Stated by the firm
Sectors
manufacturing
Geography
United States, Canada
Revenue
not stated or not yet read
EBITDA
not stated or not yet read
Enterprise value
not stated or not yet read
Equity check
not stated or not yet read
Control
not stated or not yet read
Thesis
Invest in facilities and equipment, instill continuous improvement mindset, and accelerate lean manufacturing implementations.
Observed from deals on record
roles
add on 2, unknown 21, platform 7
period
to 2026-04-22, from 2015-01-01, undated holdings 6, dated observations 32
window
last 2026-04-22, first 2025-05-05
control
control 7, unknown 23
companies
29
geography
count 1, share 0.034, value TX, count 1, share 0.034, value FL, count 1, share 0.034, value IL, count 1, share 0.034, value MO, count 1, share 0.034, value MN, count 1, share 0.034, value IN
investments
30
seller kinds
transactions
8
cadence by year
2025 add ons 1, platforms 4, 2026 add ons 2, platforms 1
platform add on
add ons 2, platforms 7, add ons per platform 0.29
sector known for
25
disclosed value usd
n 0
sector distribution
count 18, share 0.621, value industrial manufacturing, examples Marcylaboratories, Vintage Air, LLC, Vektek, Prattinc, count 3, share 0.103, value tech enabled services, examples Accelevationllc, Psicontrolsolutions, Lrind, count 2, share 0.069, value aerospace defense, examples Sistechmfg, Alloysp, count 1, share 0.034, value healthcare services, examples Medixambulance, count 1, share 0.034, value transportation logistics, examples Heartlandsteel
holding period years
n 8, median 4
repeat counterparties
role sell side adviser, shared 2, entity id 2eb028c6-fa7f-4273-84c1-f34d4c429b76
subsector distribution
count 12, share 0.414, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Marcylaboratories, Vektek, Prattinc, Currenttools, count 3, share 0.103, value data processing hosting, examples Accelevationllc, Psicontrolsolutions, Lrind, count 2, share 0.069, value aerospace defense, examples Sistechmfg, Alloysp, count 1, share 0.034, value transportation equipment, examples Vintage Air, LLC, count 1, share 0.034, value textile products, examples ZTZ Services International, count 1, share 0.034, value chemical manufacturing, examples Marcy Laboratories Inc, count 1, share 0.034, value fabricated metal products, examples Wellermetal, count 1, share 0.034, value ambulance, examples Medixambulance

29 companies on the graph (8 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (18); 7 platforms and 2 add-ons; median observed hold 4.0 years (n=8); observed 2015 to 2026

Funds
7 on record
FundVehicleVintageReported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund sizeGAV by yearForm D soldLifecycle
L•• C•••••• P••••••• I••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2022
first reported on Form ADV
$329M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
L•• C•••••• P••••••• I••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2022
first reported on Form ADV
$26.4M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DEarly deployment
L•• C•••••• P••••••• I•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2019
first reported on Form ADV
$413M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DActive deployment
L•• C•••••• P••••••• I•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fund2019
first reported on Form ADV
$27.9M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DActive deployment
L•• C•••••• ••••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Co-investment vehicle2019
first reported on Form ADV
$3.7M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DActive deployment
L•• L••••••• O••••••••• F•••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
buyout or unlabelled2017
first reported on Form ADV
$47.9M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DMature
L•• C•••••• P•••••••• L•••
ADV: Private Equity Fund
Buyout fundunknown$258M
as of Mar 28, 2024
no Form DUnknown
Team
33 current, 2 former
Partner (9)
Business development (4)
Platform (6)
2 former (kept with end dates)
Portfolio
30 relationships, 7 platforms, 2 add-ons
CompanyRoleStatusInvestedHeldPartnerSource
L• • R• I••••••••• I•••PlatformunknownApr 22, 2026
transaction announcement
5 monthsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
P••••••••• M••••••• H••••••• S••••••••• L••
add-on to A••••••• A••••••••• G••••
Add-onactiveMar 17, 2026
transaction announcement
6 monthsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, B••••••• Wire public pages and RSS)
P••••••••• M••••••• H••••••• S••••••••• L••
add-on to A••••••• A••••••••• G••••
Add-onactiveMar 17, 2026
transaction announcement
6 monthsunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, B••••••• Wire public pages and RSS)
L••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2026
year stated on the firm's page
9 monthsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V•••••• A••• L••PlatformunknownOct 16, 2025
transaction announcement
11 monthsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
Z•• S••••••• I•••••••••PlatformunknownSep 18, 2025
transaction announcement
1.0 yearsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
B•••••• S••••••••• L••PlatformunknownJul 31, 2025
transaction announcement
1.1 yearsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
M•••• L••••••••• I••PlatformunknownMay 5, 2025
transaction announcement
1.4 yearsunknownFact DFX graph bridge (shared CRD, CIK, EIN, SEC fund id and individual CRD across fo/isi/vc/pe)
M•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2025
year stated on the firm's page
1.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2025
year stated on the firm's page
1.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Z•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2025
year stated on the firm's page
1.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
C•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2023
year stated on the firm's page
3.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
S•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2023
year stated on the firm's page
3.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A•••••••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2025
Jan 1, 2022
year stated on the firm's page
3.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
N•••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2022
year stated on the firm's page
4.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
D•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2020
year stated on the firm's page
6.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
P•••••••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2024
Jan 1, 2020
year stated on the firm's page
4.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
F••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2018
year stated on the firm's page
3.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
P•••••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2022
Jan 1, 2018
year stated on the firm's page
4.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
E••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2020
Jan 1, 2017
year stated on the firm's page
3.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
M•••••••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2017
year stated on the firm's page
4.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
H•••••••••Role unknownexitedJan 1, 2016
year stated on the firm's page
10.7 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
V•••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2022
Jan 1, 2016
year stated on the firm's page
6.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
E•••••••••Role unknownexited
exited Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2015
year stated on the firm's page
6.0 yearsunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
A••••••• A••••••••• G••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, B••••••• Wire public pages and RSS)
A••••••• A••••••••• G••••PlatformactiveunknownunknownunknownFact Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, B••••••• Wire public pages and RSS)
F••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
H•• L••••••••• M•Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
W•••••••••Role unknownexitedunknownunknownunknownFact Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Transactions
9 on record
DateTypeTargetThis firm’s roleSource
Apr 22, 2026Platform acquisitionL• • R• I••••••••• I•••Sponsorxn--l-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
Mar 17, 2026Add-on acquisitionP••••••••• M••••••• H••••••• S••••••••• L••Sponsor (confirmed)rwbaird.com
Mar 17, 2026Add-on acquisitionP••••••••• M••••••• H••••••• S••••••••• L••Sponsor (confirmed)rwbaird.com
Oct 16, 2025Platform acquisitionV•••••• A••• L••Sponsorxn--l-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
Oct 9, 2025Add-on acquisitionS•••••• E••••••••• • S•••• C• I••Sponsorxn--l-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
Sep 18, 2025Platform acquisitionZ•• S••••••• I•••••••••Sponsorxn--l-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
Jul 31, 2025Platform acquisitionB•••••• S••••••••• L••Sponsorxn--l-1hnaaaaaaaa.com
May 5, 2025Platform acquisitionM•••• L••••••••• I••Sponsorabacusfinance.com
date unknownPlatform acquisitionE•••••• H•••••••• I•••Seller (confirmed)arsenalcapital.com
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
4 relationships
Lenders (2)
  • T•••• C•••••• 1 shared · one time · last May 5, 2025
  • A••••• F•••••• G•••• 1 shared · one time · last May 5, 2025
Financial advisers (1)
  • B•••• B••••••• O•••• S•••••••• 2 shared · recurring · last Mar 17, 2026
Co-investors (1)
  • A••••• F•••••• G•••• 1 shared · one time · last May 5, 2025
LP commitments
0 disclosed
No LP commitment collected yet. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote, such as a pension plan’s report or an announcement naming the LP.
Events
3 most recent
  1. Mar 31, 2026
    L•• C••••••: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 7 (2024 extract) -> 9 (roster 2026-09-01)
    Pe fund count changedFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
  2. Oct 14, 2025
    L•• C•••••• Completes Sale of SteelPro
    Firm newsFactInvestment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
  3. Dec 9, 2014
    L•• C•••••• first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
    First Form ADV filingFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Across the graphs

L•• C•••••• is the same institution as 2 records in Independent Sponsors and RIA and Wealth.

Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1

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