Aurora Capital Partners

Aurora Capital Partners works together with successful management teams to build market-leading companies through investments in growth initiatives, strategic positioning and add-on acquisitions. They understand the value of trusted relationships in optimizing the environment for success. Strong partnerships and the empowerment of people permeate every aspect of their organization.
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Zachary Alexander

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Matthew Asperheim

VP

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Zach Bayliff

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Sachin Bettadapur

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Ben Brothers

Associate

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Scott Erickson

Principal, Head of Business Development

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Robert Fraser

Partner

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James Griffin

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Philip Gross

VP

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Mark C. Hardy

Partner

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Timothy J. Hart

Senior Advisor and External Legal Counsel

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Vijit Kapoor

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Josh Klinefelter

Partner

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Matthew Laycock

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Jordan Leibowitz

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Michael D. Magilton

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Nick Mangus

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John Mapes

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Michael Marino

Managing Partner

Randy Moser

Partner

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Carter Rauch

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Mark Rosenbaum

Partner

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Bianca Sganga

Senior Associate

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Halley Sloane

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Matthew Stock

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Robert West

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Andrew Wilson

Partner

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Bryant Yung

VP

38 past transactions

Premier Roofing LLC

Debt Financing in 2021
Premier Roofing LLC provides residential and multi-family roofing services for re-roofs properties primarily damaged by hail or wind in Colorado, Wyoming, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. Its services include roof inspections, hail and wind storm damage assessments, the removal and replacement of asphalt, wood shake, metal, and tile roofs. Premier Roofing LLC was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Denver, Colorado with additional locations in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Bloomington, Minnesota; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and St. Louis, Missouri.

Grace Hill, Inc.

Acquisition in 2021
Grace Hill was founded in 1998 by Joe Bailey, Joleen Brannigan and Kara Rice, all former employees of Merry Land & Investment Company, one of the original apartment REITs from the 1980's. Since its inception, Gracehill.com has provided education and networking opportunities for members of the multifamily industry. Gracehill.com's Membership roll has grown to include 417,286 members worldwide which include multifamily associates representing every job description and every state in the Union. In addition, more than 850,000 courses are taken each year from Gracehill.com, making it the leader in providing affordable and easy access to the best in online training for multifamily employees worldwide.

CURTIS BAY ENERGY, LP

Acquisition in 2021
Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, provides comprehensive medical waste solutions including collection, transfer, transportation, recycling, waste reduction, sharps management, disposal, and consulting services to hospitals, medical offices, pharmacies and other healthcare providers

SRP Companies

Acquisition in 2016
SRP 's core competencies include product design, international sourcing, route-based services, and in-store display, design, and merchandising of last-minute-purchase items. SRP serves the majority of the nation’s top convenience store chains, and provides direct-store delivery services.

AMES Taping Tools

Acquisition in 2005
AMES Taping Tools is the provider of automatic taping and finishing (ATF) tools, supplies and training to the professional drywall finishing industry. AMES invented ATF tool technology and continues to leverage its industry leadership to improve the professional drywall contractor’s speed and productivity. With a network of approximately 100 company stores and franchised locations throughout the United States and Canada, AMES supports residential and commercial interior finishing contractors with the industry’s largest tool rental operation.
National Technical Systems (NTS) is a publicly held company (NASDAQ: NTSC) providing a wide range of product design consulting services, testing and certifications services and supply chain management solutions. Their clients see us an extension of their own engineering teams, filling in their internal gaps and providing the expertise required to build better, stronger, safer, more reliable products and bring those products to market quickly and efficiently. With the largest network of test laboratories in North America and over 50 years of experience to draw from, NTS is prepared to meet any challenge.

Randall-Reilly, LLC

Acquisition in 2017
Randall-Reilly has the capabilities and the tools to reach your markets. Always innovative, always effective, we strive to know our industries better than anyone. We serve our clients by providing insights into specific market segments, and then providing targeted platforms to engage with those audiences.

RecoverCare LLC

Acquisition in 2009
RecoverCare, LLC was acquired by Joerns Healthcare, LLC. RecoverCare, LLC distributes therapeutic support surfaces.

United Plastics Group

Acquisition in 1999
United Plastics Group is a manufacturer of precision injection molded plastic and assembled components for its customers in the datacenter, automotive, energy and industrial markets. UPG has in house design capabilities that has enabled continued expansion of the product portfolio into more complex value added assemblies. With factories in Houston, Texas; Cardiff, Wales; and Suzhou, China, UPG is geographically well positioned to provide solutions to its global customers.

ATC

Private Equity Round in 1994
Aftermarket Technology Corp. (ATC) serves the automobile aftermarket and consumer electronics industries through two business segments, its drivetrain segment and its logistics segment. ATC's drivetrain business, which accounts for roughly two-thirds of its revenue, supplies remanufactured transmissions, engines, torque converters, and valve bodies primarily to the service and repair organizations of original equipment manufacturers such as Ford Motor Co.

Western Nonwovens

Private Equity Round in 1997
Western Nonwovens Company produced dry-laid nonwoven and insulation materials, offering resin and thermal bond, needlepunch, densified, and polyester insulation products. Western Nonwovens served the turf, filtration, furniture, automotive, bedding, sleeping bags, and outdoor apparel industries throughout the United States.

FMG Suite

Acquisition in 2020
FMG Suite is the industry’s leading automated marketing platform for financial professionals. They provide an all-in-one integrated suite of marketing tools built to help you succeed. Using one streamlined platform, they help you build your online presence, nourish client relationships, and drive new business. Beautiful websites, automated email and social media campaigns, and their ever-growing content library of 400+ FINRA-reviewed videos and articles ensure you will never run out of educational resources to share with your clients and prospects. And by combining their unparalleled level of customer service and best in class technology, they put you in the driver’s seat of your marketing. Thanks to their inspiringly simple platform, you can kiss the brochure website goodbye and say hello to your powerful marketing suite.

Porex Technologies

Acquisition in 2009
Porex is the pioneer and global leader in the development and manufacturing of porous plastic products. The Company primarily serves the healthcare and bioscience end markets, and also supports high-performance applications in the consumer and industrial sectors. Porex products serve filtration, venting, wicking, and diffusing functions in applications such as blood filters, catheter vents, specialty filters, writing instrument tips and consumable diagnostic tests.

ADCO Global

Acquisition in 1999
ADCO Global is a manufacturer of adhesives and sealants serving niche applications in the commercial roofing, solar, non-automotive transportation (e.g., bus, truck, rail), and insulated glass markets. The company has a global production footprint and serves as a dedicated partner to major industrial clients.

Zywave

Acquisition in 2013
Zywave leads the insurance tech industry with the most expansive portfolio of sales mgmt and client delivery solutions

Petroleum Services Corp

Acquisition in 2019
Petroleum Service Corporation has been committed to safely and efficiently meeting the product handling needs of the leading companies in the refining, chemical, and marine industries. Our 3,500+ employees serve at more than 100 refineries, terminals, and chemical plants across the U.S. Our employees are the “best of the best” at tankering barges, operating docks, switching railcars, packaging materials, managing warehouses and storage facilities, and loading and unloading railcars and trucks with a variety of oil products and chemicals. They are a growing, family-oriented company with a strong reputation for quality service and taking care of our employees. That has been and will always be at the heart of our mission "to be the best at what we do."​ They offer competitive wages, advancement opportunities, industry-leading training programs, and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable insurance options, a matching 401(k), safety incentives and bonuses, and much more.

Newport Media

Private Equity Round in 1996
Newport Media is the second largest shopper publisher in the U.S.The Newport family of shopper publications includes Results Media, the Yankee Trader, the Marketeer, Shopper's Guide, Huntington Pennysaver, and the Pocket Mailer.

Douglas Dynamics

Acquisition in 2004
Home to the most trusted brands in the industry, Douglas Dynamics is North America’s premier manufacturer and upfitter of commercial vehicle attachments and equipment. Our commitment to continuous improvement enables us to consistently produce the highest quality products and drive shareholder value. We serve as trusted partners to our dealers, suppliers and end users, whose businesses benefit from our operational and management expertise. Douglas Dynamics manufactures the highest quality and most reliable attachments and equipment on the market. For more than 65 years, we have been innovating products that not only enable people to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively, but also enable businesses to increase profitability. Douglas Dynamics is a trusted partner that helps its customers succeed through responsive and reliable service. We deliver superior customer experiences and hold ourselves accountable for their success. In every interaction, we listen, anticipate, and respond to our customers’ needs and operate with the utmost integrity. Douglas Dynamics has a proven track record of success driven by operational and management expertise. We are well-positioned for continued growth and profitability, providing long-term value to our shareholders. Through our Douglas Dynamics Management System, we train our employees to continuously enhance processes and improve productivity of our own business, and those of our business partners.

Label-Aire

Acquisition in 1996
Label-Aire is a designs and manufactures packaging products ranging from high-end graphic labels, folding cartons, and inserts for product decoration and marketing purposes to label application machinery. The company is a manufacturer of pressure sensitive labeling equipment, full body shrink wrap labels, tamper evident neck bands, and electronic tubing.

DuBois

Acquisition in 2012
DuBois (pronounced dew-boy) is a specialty chemical company that is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 1920, their specialized representatives sell and service their chemistry, systems, programs, and solutions across North America. You want and deserve a chemical provider that listens to your needs and implements the solutions to meet them.

Mitchell International, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2007
Mitchell International, Inc. was recently named as the No. 1 Software Company in San Diego, based on the number of full-time employees, which is now approaching the 2,000 milestone. Mitchell continues to grow its workforce opportunities within San Diego as well as other great cities including Irvine, Toronto, San Francisco, Rochester, Coppell, Evansville, and Albuquerque. The company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including outstanding career growth opportunities and has been recognized as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in San Diego.

K&F Industries

Acquisition in 2004
K&F Industries, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of aircraft wheels.

Alltub Group

Acquisition in 2011
Alltub SAS manufactures and supplies collapsible aluminum tubes, aerosol cans, and cartridges for packaging pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and industrial products. It serves customers through its sales network worldwide. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France with production plants in France, Italy, Czech Republic, and Mexico. It also has sales offices in France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, the United States, and Mexico.

Cold Chain Technologies

Acquisition in 2019
Cold Chain Technologies is founded in 1967 to support the temperature sensitive shipping industry in protecting its critical product loads. Since then, they have evolved into an industry leader by investing in their people, equipment and technology to provide the most effective, efficient and easy-to-use custom and off-the-shelf thermal packaging solutions.

Restaurant Technologies

Acquisition in 2015
Restaurant Technologies is the leading foodservice industry partner, proudly serving more than 30,000 quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery delis, hotels, casinos, universities and hospitals, nationwide. Restaurant Technologies helps foodservice operators make safer, smarter, more efficient and more sustainable kitchens through their cooking oil and hood and flue management solutions. Total Oil Management automates the cooking oil process from storage and handling to filtration, monitoring and disposal of used cooking oil. AutoMist® automates hood and flue cleaning, and Grease LockTM hood filters slow grease build-up. Headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minn., Restaurant Technologies is a privately held company, currently operates 41 depots and has more than 1,000 employees serving customers across the United States.

VLS Recovery

Acquisition in 2017
VLS Recovery is a provider of specialty cleaning and waste processing services. VLS provides specialty cleaning services of railcars and large industrial containers for difficult-to-clean products including chemicals, hardened materials and pressurized gases. The Company also provides customized processing solutions for non-hazardous waste, including waste-to-energy and other landfill diversion programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, and wastewater treatment.

Autocam Corporation

Acquisition in 2000
Autocam Corporation, Inc. manufactures precision-machine components for OEMs and Tier 1 automotive suppliers worldwide. It offers precision components for fuel system technologies, including gasoline and diesel injection, high pressure pumps and fuel rail fittings, alternative fuels, cylinder de-activation, and other technologies; steering systems, such as worm-shafts, gear pinions, torsion bars, and input shafts; and electric motors, including worm shafts/armature shafts, worms, gears with or without plastic molding, gear sub-assemblies, and gear-boxes. The company also provides other precision components comprising computer electronics, braking and transmission systems, medical devices, airbags, and oxygen sensors. It offers its products for passenger vehicle, on-road and off-road commercial, recreational, power generation, and marine applications. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Kentwood, Michigan with locations in the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Poland, and China. It has manufacturing facilities worldwide. Autocam Corporation, Inc. is a former subsidiary of Titan Holdings Inc.

Anthony International

Acquisition in 2004
Anthony®, Sylmar, CA, USA, is a manufacturer and solutions provider of glass refrigerator and freezer doors, lighting systems and display equipment for use in commercial refrigeration systems. Anthony’s products are designed to enhance merchandising, ensure food safety and protect the environment. A 50-plus-year commitment to Quality, Innovation, Customer Service, Continuous Improvement and Flexibility have allowed Anthony to become the supplier of choice for merchandising components in the refrigeration industry. Anthony is a member of the Dover Corporation’s Refrigeration & Food Equipment market segment.
Industrial Container Services is the largest provider of reusable container solutions in North America. Through its multiple brands, ICS operates 49 strategically located facilities in the United States and Canada. ICS is well positioned to service local, regional and national customers alike, and strives to be the supplier of choice for high quality, environmentally responsible container solutions. The Company offers unparalleled expertise with over 100 years of experience in the industrial container space and is focused on anticipating customer needs and exceeding expectations.

Market Track

Acquisition in 2012
Market Track provides web-based competitive analysis, ad tracking, and decision-support solutions that help businesses make better strategic decisions. The company monitors over 250 U.S. and Canadian marketing for every channel of trade and provides retailers and manufacturers with tools to monitor promotional activity, enable dynamic decision-making, and turn information into insight. Market Track was founded in January 1990 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Inhance Technologies

Acquisition in 2018
Inhance Technologies continually advances their unrivaled expertise in transforming commodity and engineering plastics and composites into high performance materials. The key to our success is our team of dedicated experts, and their laser focus on meeting customer needs. We are proud of their proven ability to create innovative, cost-effective solutions for the toughest design and performance problems.

Coast Gas Industries

Acquisition in 1993
Coast Gas Industries sells, installs, and services propane gas heaters. The Company offers decorative space heating, pool and spa heating, water heating, outdoor cooking, home heating, cooking, gas fireplaces, and clothes drying products.

Joerns Healthcare LLC.

Private Equity Round in 2014
Joerns Healthcare LLC. operates as a manufacturer and service provider of patient handling and wound care products. The company provides advanced injury and wound prevention; patient care; and handling products. It offers support surfaces/mattresses, negative pressure wound therapy products, bariatric specialty equipment, lifting products/transfers, and bed frames; and respiratory care solutions including oxygen concentrators and reserve oxygen tanks, BiPAPs and CPAPs for sleep therapy, nebulizers, suction machines, and applicable disposable products. The company also provides therapeutic support surfaces/mattresses that include low air loss mattress, alternating pressure air mattress, low air loss and alternating pressure air mattress, low air loss turning mattress, foam mattresses, and overlays; continuous passive motion devices for knee rehabilitation; sequential compression devices to promote circulation in lower extremities; patient lifts; wheelchairs; specialty chairs; walkers; and commodes. In addition, it offers equipment and rental, technician support, national clinical education and support, and clinical assessment/formulary development services; and clinical support services; equipment support services including asset management and reporting, preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, and complete equipment care. The company serves specialty patient equipment needs of acute care, long-term acute care, long-term care, hospice, and government care providers. Joerns Healthcare LLC. was formerly known as Joerns RecoverCare LLC and changed its name to Joerns Healthcare LLC. in February 2016. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina with operations in North America and Europe.

FleetPride, Inc.

Acquisition in 1998
FleetPride, Inc. distributes aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts in North America. The company offers drivetrains, remanufactured products (brake shoes and driveline components), clutches and flywheels, rebuild parts, and drive shaft components. It provides services in the areas of brake, drivetrain, federal inspection, fleet maintenance, frame repair, heavy-duty engine and suspension, hydraulic hose, paint and body, preventive maintenance, state inspection, steering and alignment, tank repair, trailer body repair, roadside assistance, towing, and other aspects. FleetPride, Inc. was formerly known as HDA Parts System, Inc. and changed its name to FleetPride, Inc. in December 1999. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas with locations in North America. FleetPride, Inc. is a former subsidiary of Fastlane Holding Company Inc.

Pace Analytical Services, Inc.

Acquisition in 2016
Pace Analytical is a sampling and analytical testing firm. Pace Analytical has provided comprehensive analytical testing and emergency disaster response services to a broad range of clients, markets and industries. Today, Pace Analytical is recognized as the industry’s second largest environmental testing firm in the United States, operating a nationwide network of twenty-one laboratories, four specialty services laboratories and twenty-one service centers.

Astor

Acquisition in 1995
Astor Corporation is a global developer, producer, and marketer of a wide variety of value-added specialty waxes. Astor's customized products are used in a wide variety of applications, including as protective components for the packaging and automobile tire industry, as lubricants in PVC extrusion, and as a fuel in synthetic materials.

RBC Bearings

Private Equity Round in 1992
RBC Bearings provides our global industrial, aerospace, and defense customers with unique design solutions to complex problems and an unparalleled level of service, quality, and support.