Aurora Capital Partners

Aurora Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1991. The firm focuses on making control investments in North American companies, particularly in the industrial and business services, industrial technologies, and software and technology-enabled services sectors. Aurora works collaboratively with management teams to develop market-leading companies by investing in growth initiatives, strategic positioning, and add-on acquisitions. The firm emphasizes the importance of building strong partnerships and fostering trusted relationships, which it believes are essential for creating an environment conducive to success.

Matthew Asperheim

Vice President

Ben Brothers

Senior Associate

Travis Crevasse

Associate

Kaitlyn Francis

Senior Associate

Robert Fraser

Partner, Investment Team

Matthew Laycock

Partner, Investment Team

Jordan Leibowitz

Vice President

Ted McLennan

Associate

Tristan Medios-Simon

Senior Associate

Randy Moser

Partner, Investment Team

Brandon Priest

Associate

Mark Rosenbaum

Partner, Investment Team

Bianca Sganga

Vice President

Halley Sloane

Vice President

Robert West

CFO

Andrew Wilson

Partner, Investment Team

Spencer Wix

Senior Associate

Bryant Yung

Principal

39 past transactions

Grace Hill

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 ENERGY, LP is a Baltimore-based company specializing in waste-to-energy processing of medical waste. The firm handles a variety of medical waste generated from healthcare activities, including diagnosis, treatment, immunization, and related research. In addition to medical waste, CURTIS BAY ENERGY treats non-hazardous pharmaceuticals, such as over-the-counter medications and controlled substances, as well as general waste from medical institutions, including office and food preparation waste. The company provides a range of services, including collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal, catering to hospitals, medical offices, laboratories, and clinics. Founded in 1988, CURTIS BAY ENERGY was rebranded from CURTIS BAY ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP in March 2008.

Premier Roofing LLC

Debt Financing in 2021
Premier Roofing LLC is a roofing service provider based in Denver, Colorado, with additional locations in Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Kansas City, Omaha, Bloomington, Oklahoma City, and St. Louis. Established in 2005, the company focuses on residential and multi-family roofing projects, particularly addressing properties that have sustained damage from hail or wind. Premier Roofing offers a range of services, including roof inspections, assessments for storm damage, and the removal and replacement of various types of roofs, such as asphalt, wood shake, metal, and tile. The company's operations extend across several states, including Colorado, Wyoming, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Oklahoma.

FMG Suite

Acquisition in 2020
FMG Suite is a leading provider of automated marketing solutions tailored for financial professionals and insurance agencies. The company offers a comprehensive cloud-based platform that includes tools for creating beautiful websites, managing social media campaigns, and automating email marketing. Their extensive content library features over 400 FINRA-reviewed videos and articles, providing financial advisors with a wealth of educational resources to engage clients and prospects. By integrating advanced technology with exceptional customer support, FMG Suite empowers users to enhance their online presence, cultivate client relationships, and drive new business growth. The platform is designed to simplify marketing efforts, allowing financial professionals to focus on building their brands and expanding their influence in the industry.

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.

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.

Inhance Technologies

Acquisition in 2018
Inhance Technologies LLC specializes in material transformation and chemical synthesis, offering a range of services including material treatment and surface modification to enhance performance features. The company produces fine chemicals, intermediates, and elemental fluorine, while also providing barrier treatment services that enable standard plastics to be used for hydrocarbon barrier applications. Additionally, Inhance offers performance additives designed for elastomers, adhesives, coatings, and various molded goods. Its innovative solutions cater to diverse applications across multiple sectors, including automotive, construction, healthcare, and consumer products. Established in 1983 and based in Houston, Texas, Inhance Technologies was previously known as Fluoro-Seal International LP and has been recognized for its expertise in transforming commodity and engineering plastics into high-performance materials.

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.

Randall-Reilly

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.

Pace Analytical

Acquisition in 2016
Pace Analytical is a prominent sampling and analytical testing firm that serves a diverse array of clients across various industries, including environmental, chemical, healthcare, and life sciences. Recognized as the second largest environmental testing firm in the United States, Pace Analytical operates a nationwide network that includes twenty-one laboratories, four specialty services laboratories, and twenty-one service centers. The company specializes in environmental testing, providing sampling and analytical support to identify trace-level organic and inorganic contaminants in air, water, wastewater, soil, biota, and waste. By offering comprehensive analytical testing and emergency disaster response services, Pace Analytical enables its clients to effectively address their analytical testing requirements.

SRP Companies

Acquisition in 2016
SRP Companies Inc., founded in 1969 and based in Denver, Colorado, specializes in category management services tailored for the convenience store sector. The company provides a comprehensive range of services, including product design, international sourcing, route-based services, and the design and merchandising of in-store displays for last-minute purchase items. SRP serves many of the nation’s leading convenience store chains and offers direct-store delivery services. By focusing on high-margin products and effective merchandising strategies, SRP helps its clients enhance sales and improve revenue.

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.

Joerns Healthcare

Private Equity Round in 2014
Joerns Healthcare LLC is a manufacturer and service provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializing in patient handling and wound care products. The company offers a wide range of solutions, including advanced injury and wound prevention products, support surfaces and mattresses, bariatric specialty equipment, and lifting and transfer devices. Additionally, Joerns Healthcare provides respiratory care equipment, such as oxygen concentrators and CPAP machines, as well as therapeutic devices like continuous passive motion devices and sequential compression devices. The company also supports healthcare providers through equipment rental, technician support, clinical education, and asset management services. Joerns Healthcare serves various sectors, including acute care, long-term care, hospice, and government care facilities, addressing the specialized equipment needs of these providers. Founded in 1889, the company was previously known as Joerns RecoverCare and has operated under its current name since February 2016.

Zywave

Acquisition in 2013
Zywave is a leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions tailored for the employee benefits and property and casualty insurance distribution sectors. The company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-based tools designed to enhance agency management, claims data analysis, benefit plan assessment, compliance, risk management, client communication, agency marketing, and pharmacy benefits management. By leveraging these solutions, brokers can improve their prospecting efforts, achieve higher close rates, and reduce selling cycles in the competitive independent brokerage market. Zywave's extensive portfolio of sales management and client delivery solutions positions it as a frontrunner in the insurance technology industry.

NTS

Acquisition in 2013
National Technical Systems (NTS) is a publicly held company providing a wide range of product design consulting services, testing and certification services, and supply chain management solutions. It specializes in the fields of consulting, and product design, and supply chain management. It was founded in 1961 and headquartered in Calabasas, California.

DuBois

Acquisition in 2012
DuBois is a specialty chemical company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a history dating back to 1920. The company manufactures customized specialty chemical products and related equipment, primarily serving the aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, and energy sectors. By integrating advanced chemistry with equipment services and manufacturing process expertise, DuBois offers tailored solutions that help customers tackle various performance, quality, cost, safety, and compliance challenges. Their specialized representatives work closely with clients across North America to understand their needs and implement effective solutions.

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.

ALLTUB

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.

Industrial Container Services

Acquisition in 2011
Industrial Container Services is the largest provider of reusable container solutions in North America, operating 49 facilities across the United States and Canada. The company specializes in reconditioning, manufacturing, distribution, used container collection, and recycling services for various industrial packaging types, including steel drums, intermediate bulk containers, plastic drums, fiber drums, and specialty containers. With over 100 years of experience in the industrial container sector, ICS is committed to delivering high-quality and environmentally responsible container solutions. The company aims to meet the needs of local, regional, and national customers, positioning itself as a preferred supplier in the industry.

Porex

Acquisition in 2009
Porex is a leading manufacturer of porous plastic products, specializing in applications for healthcare, bioscience, consumer, and industrial markets. The company develops innovative solutions that serve critical functions such as filtration, venting, wicking, and diffusing. Its products are utilized in various medical applications, including blood filters, catheter vents, and consumable diagnostic tests, as well as in craniofacial and cosmetic surgeries. Additionally, Porex supports high-performance requirements in the consumer sector, providing components for writing instruments and specialty filters. Through its expertise in porous materials, Porex plays a significant role in enhancing product performance across multiple industries.

RecoverCare

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

NuCO2

Acquisition in 2008
Provider of certified, beverage-grade carbon dioxide and draft-grade nitrogen gas to the restaurant and hospitality industry. The company provides services including bulk CO2 system installation and maintenance, bulk CO2 delivery and in-house technical support services and refilling of beverage-grade bulk CO2. It also leases bulk CO2 system related equipment and also supplies high-pressure gases in cylinder form.

Mitchell International

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.

AMES Taping Tools

Acquisition in 2005
AMES Taping Tools specializes in providing automatic taping and finishing (ATF) tools, supplies, and training for the professional drywall finishing industry. As the inventor of ATF technology, AMES continues to enhance the efficiency and productivity of drywall contractors. The company operates approximately 100 locations, including company stores and franchises, across the United States and Canada, catering to both residential and commercial interior finishing contractors. In addition to its extensive range of branded and private label hand-finishing tools, AMES offers accessories like abrasive parts, extension poles, broad knives, curved blades, and masking products, establishing itself as a comprehensive resource for contractors in need of quality tools and rental services.

K&F Industries

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

Anthony

Acquisition in 2004
Anthony, based in Sylmar, California, is a manufacturer and solutions provider specializing in glass refrigerator and freezer doors, along with associated products such as lighting systems and display equipment for commercial refrigeration systems. The company focuses on enhancing merchandising, ensuring food safety, and protecting the environment through its innovative designs. With over 50 years of experience, Anthony has established itself as a preferred supplier in the refrigeration industry by committing to quality, customer service, and continuous improvement. Their diverse product offerings also include beer cave doors, shelving, viewing windows, sliding doors, and various accessories, catering to a global market. Anthony is part of the Refrigeration and Food Equipment segment of Dover Corporation.

Douglas Dynamics

Acquisition in 2004
Douglas Dynamics is a leading manufacturer and upfitter of commercial vehicle attachments and equipment in North America. With over 65 years of experience, the company offers a diverse portfolio that includes snow and ice management attachments under well-known brands such as BLIZZARD, FISHER, and WESTERN, as well as turf care equipment branded as TURFEX and industrial maintenance equipment under SWEEPEX. Additionally, Douglas Dynamics provides upfitting services for attachments and storage solutions through its HENDERSON and DEJANA brands. The company operates fifteen manufacturing and service facilities across multiple states, ensuring a robust operational presence. Douglas Dynamics emphasizes continuous improvement and operational excellence, which enables it to deliver high-quality products and responsive customer service. By fostering strong partnerships with dealers, suppliers, and end users, the company aims to enhance efficiency and profitability for its customers while maintaining a commitment to integrity and accountability.

Autocam

Acquisition in 2000
Autocam Corporation, based in Kentwood, Michigan, specializes in the design and manufacture of precision-machined components primarily for the automotive and medical device industries. Established in 1981, the company produces a wide range of components for various applications, including fuel system technologies, steering systems, and electric motors. Its automotive products encompass parts related to gasoline and diesel injection, braking systems, and airbags, as well as components for commercial vehicles and recreational applications. Additionally, Autocam provides specialty metal alloy components for medical devices, including ophthalmic surgical instruments and orthopedic implants. The company operates manufacturing facilities in several countries, including the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Poland, and China, serving original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers globally.

United Plastics Group

Acquisition in 1999
United Plastics Group, Inc. is a precision injection-molding company specializing in the manufacturing of plastic components and assemblies for various industries, including data center, automotive, energy, healthcare, and industrial markets. Established in 1999 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Houston, Cardiff, Wales, and Suzhou, China. United Plastics Group offers a range of services, including design, prototyping, tooling design, and contract manufacturing, which allows it to deliver complex, value-added assemblies to its global clientele. Through its in-house design capabilities, the company has successfully expanded its product portfolio, positioning itself effectively to meet the diverse needs of its customers.

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.

FleetPride

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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