Transformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market Businesses

Transformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market BusinessesTransformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market BusinessesTransformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market Businesses

Operationally-focused private equity firm partnering with founders 

of middle-market businesses to accelerate growth

Transformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market Businesses

Transformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market BusinessesTransformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market BusinessesTransformational Capital Partner for Middle-Market Businesses

Operationally-focused private equity firm partnering with founders 

of middle-market businesses to accelerate growth

Our Approach

GWP’s principals invest their personal capital alongside family offices and institutions seeking access to direct lower/middle-market deals in the United States.

Partner to Exceptional Management Teams

We prefer to partner with exceptional management teams who know their own business best, fostering a collaborative approach to strategic decision-making. We aim to generate additional value for partners through ownership in a more valuable enterprise at exit.

Identifying Leaders in Growing, Fragmented Markets

We invest in companies that have inherent advantages over their competitors, with growth potential that can be accelerated through investment in business processes, systems, and access to industry contacts.

Focused On Opportunities Where We are Uniquely Positioned to Unlock Growth

We target businesses where our team and network of operating partners can leverage industry expertise to provide significant strategic and operational support, positioning the companies for long-term growth.

Investment Criteria

Control Buyout

  • Preference for owner/founder led businesses
  • Seek to acquire 60-80% of the business

$5 million+ EBITDA

  • Equity check between $10 million and $90 million

Industries of Interest

  • Tech enabled business services
  • Niche value-add manufacturing
  • Energy transition
  • Consumer discretionary
  • Food & beverage

Key Business Characteristics

  • Strong recurring or re-occurring revenue visibility
  • Meaningful barriers to entry provided by unique business model or scale
  • Stable margins supported by strong unit economics
  • High return on invested capital
  • Opportunity for value creation through implementation of technologies or enhanced processes

Investment Team

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan

Mr. Sullivan has over 20 years of investment experience in middle market private equity. Most recently, Chris was Founder and Managing Partner of Landon Capital Partners. Prior to joining LCP, Mr. Sullivan was Managing Director at The Tokarz Group Advisers and MVC Capital working with Michael Tokarz, where he was responsible for sourcing, acquiring and monetizing portfolio investments. Before joining TTGA/MVC, he worked in the investment banking group at Credit Suisse. He received his MBA from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Dartmouth College.

Jamie Kennedy

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan

Mr. Kennedy has over 20 years of experience investing in private equity opportunities. Most recently, Jamie was a Managing Director at Landon Capital Partners, a single-family office focused primarily on control buyout investments in the US lower middle market. Before joining LCP, Mr. Kennedy served as Head of Research for Madava Asset Management, where he led investment opportunities for the family office. Prior to Madava, Mr. Kennedy worked at Longroad Asset Management for eight years, where he focused on private equity and distressed investment opportunities. Mr. Kennedy also served as a senior analyst at Turnberry Capital Management, a multi-strategy credit fund for five years. Mr. Kennedy received a B.A. from Duke University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Rob McMenimon

Thomas Johnston

Thomas Johnston

Mr. McMenimon brings with him over 15 years of sales, marketing, operational and transactional experience within private equity. Most recently, Rob served as Director of Operations at Landon Capital Partners, which he joined in January 2021. Before LCP, Rob owned and operated a generator company, taking it from a small service group to a vertically integrated solutions provider that was acquired by Kohler in 2019. Mr. McMenimon also worked for Meridian Investments where he held FINRA series 7 and 63 licenses while working on tax equity investments. He received his MBA from the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College and a B.S. in Marketing from Lehigh University.

Thomas Johnston

Thomas Johnston

Thomas Johnston

Most recently, Mr. Johnston was Vice President at Landon Capital Partners, where he was responsible for transaction execution and portfolio management. Prior to joining Landon Capital Partners in May 2021, Thomas worked for Canaccord Genuity, a global middle-market investment bank, where he focused on technology M&A advisory. Mr. Johnston received his B.S. in Finance from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

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