Storm Lake Capital

Storm Lake Capital, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 2007 and based in Troy, Michigan. The firm focuses on investing in lower middle-market companies, primarily in the Midwest and Central United States. It specializes in various transaction types, including seed/startup investments, management buyouts, and distressed asset acquisitions. Storm Lake Capital seeks opportunities across diverse sectors such as manufacturing, distribution, business services, and consumer products. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $10 million in companies with revenues ranging from $10 million to $100 million and EBITDA between $1 million and $20 million. It prefers to take both minority and majority stakes in its portfolio companies and often takes an active role on their boards. The firm employs a flexible investment strategy, utilizing both debt and equity, and structures its senior debt investments to meet working capital needs.