Foundation Investment Partners

Foundation Investment Partners is a private equity investment firm based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, founded in 2009. The firm specializes in management buyouts and caters to business owners seeking full or partial exits, particularly those without a successor in place. It focuses on acquiring non-core divisions or subsidiaries of larger companies and prefers to invest in sectors such as printing and packaging, infrastructure and commercial construction, niche manufacturing, outsourced business services, and software. Foundation Investment Partners does not engage in investments related to startups or speculative industries, nor does it invest in companies directly tied to retail consumers.

Amy Forsythe

Principal

David A. Wood

Founder and Managing Member and Managing Partner

5 past transactions

W.A. Jones

Acquisition in 2019
W.A. Jones operates as truck equipment dealer in the state of Indiana. The company sells and installs heavy truck equipment, such as snowplows and salt spreaders, dump trucks bodies, standard service bodies, flat beds, van upfits and racks, frame alterations, heavy duty mowers, and truck accessories, as well as vehicle-mounted air compressors, generators, welders, hydraulics, chargers/boosters, engine starters, and custom products. It builds a fleet of trucks for commercial applications, as well as for cities, counties, and state highway departments. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Columbia City, Indiana.

Discount Drainage Supplies

Acquisition in 2018
Discount Drainage is an independent leader in service, savings and inventory of drainage pipe and related products, including culvert pipes, PVC piping, septic supplies and more.

WRWP

Acquisition in 2014
WRWP, LLC is a manufacturer and supplier of Wire Harnesses, Cables, and Custom Components. We have been building harnesses domestically since 1987 and overseas since 2000. Our Cleveland, Ohio headquaters provides our customers one point of contact for both domestic and overseas products. Domestically, we can provide the fast turnaround necessary in today's demanding, quick to market business world, as well as provide China value-based products to compete in our global economy. At WRWP, our mission is to partner with our customers to be flexible and responsive to their industry demands. In doing so, we will expand our footprint, build strong partnerships, and maintain the best customer service in the industry.

Acme Cosmetic Components

Acquisition in 2013
ACME Cosmetic Components specializes in the design and manufacture of metal components for the cosmetic industry, particularly focusing on packaging solutions such as metal pans for eye shadow, blush, and other color cosmetics. The company serves major global brand owners and their contract fillers by providing both standard and custom godets made from tin and aluminum. With in-house tooling design capabilities, ACME can accommodate unique designs and shapes, allowing for tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of its clients. The product range also includes cork bottle stoppers and metal inserts for elegant cosmetic compacts, reinforcing ACME's commitment to quality and innovation in cosmetic packaging.

Advanced Probing Systems

Private Equity Round in 2011
Advanced Probing Systems is the global leader in the manufacture of probe needles used in water sort testing, LCD probe testing and LED probe testing, various nanotechnology probe applications, medical electrodes, spotting pin blanks for genome testing, in emitters and a variety of other industrial applications.
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