High Road Capital Partners
High Road Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in investing in buyouts, buy and build, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations of companies at the smaller end of the middle market. It prefers to invest in manufacturing, services, value-added distribution, media, communications, and health care sectors. It also invests in hospital facility equipment. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in North America, United States, and Canada. It typically invests between $3 million and $30 million in companies with enterprise value between $10 million and $75 million, revenues between $10million and $100 million, and EBITDA between $3 million and $10 million. The firm prefers to invest in companies having minimum EBITDA margins of 10 percent. It seeks to acquire majority as well as controlling stakes in its portfolio companies. High Road Capital Partners was founded in January 2007 and is based in New York, New York.
11 past transactions
Cali Bamboo, LLC
Acquisition in 2015
Cali Bamboo, LLC manufactures flooring, fencing, plywood, poles, and recycled composite decking products. It provides bamboo, vinyl, hardwood, eucalyptus, and cork flooring products; cork, eucalyptus, and reclaimed decking products; and poles, slats, cork tiles, and thatches. The company sells products online and also provides installation services for decking and flooring products. Cali Bamboo, LLC was founded in 2004 and is based in San Diego, California.
Storage Battery Systems, LLC
Seed Round in 2020
Established in 1915, Storage Battery Systems LLC has become renowned for providing DC Power Solutions™ for stationary & motive power applications. From flooded battery cells, to sealed VRLA strings, from Ni-Cd jars to Lithium-ION rechargeable battery packs, SBS has developed a reputation for delivering superior performance & dedication to customer service.
At SBS, they offer a wide variety of DC products and services for stationary and motive power requirements that can enhance and maximize the performance for your specific application.
York Wallcoverings, Inc.
Acquisition in 2015
York Wallcoverings, Inc. designs and manufactures wallcoverings and wallpapers for residential and commercial markets. It provides murals; wall appliques; and patterns embellished with recycled glass beads, mica, glitter, sand, Swarovski crystals, flocked fibers, and embroidery; contract wallcoverings; borders; fabrics; and embellishments. The company offers its products for house applications, such as bath rooms, bed rooms, children rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, living rooms, and thematic rooms. It sells its products through designers/retailers and trade showrooms in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company was founded in 1895 and is based in York, Pennsylvania.
John Henry Foster
Acquisition in 2019
JHFoster is a value-added distributor of motion control parts and accessories, compressed air systems, collaborative robots, industrial robotics, and electrical automation products to manufacturers in the upper Midwest. The company is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.
JHFoster with an advanced robotics design and training facility and UL 508A-certified control panel shop also in Eagan, facilities in Fargo, North Dakota and Hiawatha, Iowa, and a fully-equipped team of mobile service technicians throughout the five-state area.
Storage Battery Systems, LLC
Acquisition in 2017
Established in 1915, Storage Battery Systems LLC has become renowned for providing DC Power Solutions™ for stationary & motive power applications. From flooded battery cells, to sealed VRLA strings, from Ni-Cd jars to Lithium-ION rechargeable battery packs, SBS has developed a reputation for delivering superior performance & dedication to customer service.
At SBS, they offer a wide variety of DC products and services for stationary and motive power requirements that can enhance and maximize the performance for your specific application.
Midwest Wholesale Hardware
Acquisition in 2017
Midwest Wholesale Hardware (MWH) is a leading wholesale distributor of advanced security, door hardware and access control systems providing the most effective, safe and secure solutions for commercial and institutional building markets. From its headquarters in Kansas City and nationwide network of distribution centers, MWH provides customers with the best combination of coverage, technical expertise and service in the security and access control industry and enables MWH to deliver on its promise: What you need, when you need it.
U-C Coatings Corporation
Acquisition in 2018
U-C Coatings is the premier manufacturer and supplier of wood protection products and end paints for the North American hardwood market. Its products include ANCHORSEAL® end sealer for logs and lumber, GEMPAINT® lumber tagging paints and SEAL-ONCE® waterproofers. The company is headquartered in Buffalo, New York, with seven additional third-party logistics facilities.
Radix Wire
Acquisition in 2018
Radix is a manufacturer of highly engineered wire and cable solutions that provide superior performance for high-temperature, mission-critical applications. The company’s proprietary blends of specialty materials give its products superior performance characteristics across a diverse range of industrial, consumer, manufacturing, communication, and fire protection applications.
Akron Hardware
Acquisition in 2017
A small contract hardware distributorship in downtown Akron, Ohio.
Nolan Power Group, LLC
Acquisition in 2018
Nolan Power Group, L.L.C. provides stationary power management solutions. The company's products include, batteries, chargers and rectifiers, UPS systems, DC power systems, and supporting products such as power inverters, transformers, bypass switch, surge suppression, AC/DC disconnect, AC/DC distribution, and DC to DC converters. The company also provides services such as capacity testing, installation, preventive maintenance, training, recycling, portable DC power, and emergency service. Nolan Power Group, L.L.C was formerly known as Nolan Industrial Batteries, Inc. Nolan Power Group, L.L.C was founded in 1979 and is based in Mandeville, Louisiana.
Ariad Communications
Acquisition in 2015
Ariad Communications is a marketing agency focused on creating content that motivates, creative that inspires, and strategy that connects it all to clients’ customers to drive business results. Some of Canada’s most successful brands in the healthcare, CPG, B2B, and financial services sectors engage with Ariad’s marketing professionals to generate brand engagement, deepen customer relationships, and instil loyalty. Those brands include Unilever, Degree, Sears, OneTouch, Reactine, Johnson & Johnson, Colliers, Becel, Visa, D+H, Vale, PwC, Skate Canada, and smart Car.
