Carousel Capital

Carousel Capital is a private investment firm based in North Carolina, founded in 1996, that specializes in mid-market investments in the Southeastern United States. The firm focuses on three primary sectors: business services, consumer products and services, and healthcare services. Carousel Capital partners with management teams to build companies that aspire to achieve national and global presence. The firm is supported by a diverse investor base, which includes institutional investors and over one hundred current and former corporate Chief Executive Officers. These executives contribute by identifying investment opportunities and offering strategic guidance. Carousel Capital typically targets investments in businesses generating at least three million in EBITDA, with an investment horizon of three to five years.

Peter Clark Jr.

Partner

Ellen M. Dale

Associate

Daniel Eassa

CFO and CCO

M. Adam Elmore

Principal

Charles S. Grigg

Managing Partner

Jill D. Holthaus

Controller and Director of Taxation

Robert Kreidler

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Ellen D. Maxey

Senior Associate

Brandon R. Moores

Vice President

Reid T. Morin

Associate

Tyler Moses

Vice President

Dalton M. Nicholson

Senior Associate

Emma Park

Associate

L. Clayton Roberts

Associate

John S. Robinson

Associate

Everett F. Saslow

Associate

Jason C. Schmidly

Managing Partner

Nelson Schwab

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Jake Thompson

Senior Associate

Alan C. Welch Jr.

Partner

Christopher H. Wells

Vice President

Past deals in Alabama

Landscape Workshop

Private Equity Round in 2020
Landscape Workshop LLC is a full-service grounds management company based in Birmingham, Alabama, specializing in grounds maintenance for commercial properties across the Southeast. Founded in 1984, the company offers a wide range of services including landscape construction, design, maintenance, irrigation, and facility services. Additional offerings encompass seasonal color programs, weed and insect control, arbor care, snow and ice removal, as well as power sweeping and pressure washing. Landscape Workshop serves various sectors including healthcare, municipalities, educational institutions, retail, office parks, multifamily facilities, and industrial clients. With branch locations in several Southeastern states, the company is dedicated to helping clients maintain property value and attract new customers through expert outdoor management services.

ProcessBarron

Acquisition in 2019
ProcessBarron is a leader in the design, manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and repair of air, gas, and material handling equipment for a variety of heavy industrial applications. Since its founding in 1981 as Process Equipment, Inc., ProcessBarron has expanded its service and production capabilities through strategic acquisitions, a long history of quality workmanship, and superior customer responsiveness. Over the past three decades, offerings have grown from fan repairs to "integrated solutions" that include all components related to the movement of air, gas, or materials to and from boilers, kilns, and furnaces. ProcessBarron offers a wide range of products and services to customers throughout the world in the pulp and paper, iron and steel, utility, cement, lime, wood products, textile, foundry and mining industries.
Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers is one of the leading automotive service providers in the South with nearly 300 locations across 14 states. Throughout our 37-year history, our oil change process has been refined to give our customers the quickest oil change around while still providing the highest quality service and premium vehicle maintenance checks.