LaSalle Capital

LaSalle Capital is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1984. The firm specializes in investing in lower middle-market and mid-sized companies, primarily focusing on sectors such as food and beverage, outsourced business services, and value-added manufacturing and distribution. LaSalle Capital targets investments in companies with enterprise values ranging from $5 million to $50 million, revenues between $10 million and $100 million, and EBITDA of over $2 million up to $10 million. The firm typically invests between $5 million and $20 million and prefers to take majority ownership positions to ensure control. LaSalle Capital does not engage in investments related to real estate, commodities, start-ups, or businesses dependent on rapidly changing technology. With a collaborative approach that respects the expertise of business founders, the firm aims to drive growth and create value over a typical investment horizon of five to seven years. Since its inception, LaSalle Capital has partnered with over 30 companies, leveraging its industry knowledge to enhance business performance.

Nathan Barajas

Senior Associate

Kelly Cornelis

Partner and COO

David Murav

Partner

David Taiclet Jr.

Vice President

Jeffrey Walters

Co-Founder and Partner

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Cascade Coffee

Venture Round in 2024
Cascade Coffee is a food and beverages company based in Everett, Washington, specializing in contract roasting and packaging services for coffee roasters. The company focuses on serving both well-known household coffee brands and individual coffee producers. Cascade Coffee's expertise includes roasting, grinding, flavoring, and packaging coffee, enabling it to deliver premium coffee products to its clients.

Professional Recovery Consultants

Private Equity Round in 2019
Professional Recovery Consultants, Inc., founded in 1979 and based in Durham, North Carolina, specializes in debt recovery and accounts receivable services across various sectors in the United States. The company offers a range of services, including healthcare and medical collection, early-out self-pay collections, and bad debt collections for both consumer and commercial accounts. Additionally, it provides insurance verification, billing, and follow-up services, along with collections for educational institutions and utility providers. Serving clients in healthcare, retail, finance, government, and other industries, Professional Recovery Consultants focuses on maintaining positive customer relations while achieving high recovery rates in the industry. As of October 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Revco Solutions, LLC.

National Gift Card

Acquisition in 2018
National Gift Card is the loyalty, rewards, and incentive industry's choice for secure gift card fulfillment solutions. As the leading gift card partner for thousands of corporate and non-profit clients, NGC can activate and fulfill digital gift cards in real-time via its API or ship physical cards with the highest quality and turn-around SLA’s for employee and member programs around the world. They maintain an extensive inventory of gift cards from over 450 international brands in the retail, restaurant, and prepaid card arenas to fulfill digitally or physically across the USA, Canada, UK, and Europe.

Fresh Origins

Private Equity Round in 2018
Fresh Origins is a prominent producer of microgreens and edible flowers located near San Diego, California. The company specializes in cultivating a variety of products, including Petite® Greens, Tiny Veggies™, and other unique specialties, tailored for food service and retail customers across the United States. Their ideal growing climate contributes to the production of robust, healthy, and flavorful microgreens that maintain their quality over time. Fresh Origins offers an extensive selection of sweet and flavorful microgreens, edible flowers, and shoots, allowing customers to enhance their culinary creations with vibrant colors and diverse tastes.

Avtex Solutions

Acquisition in 2014
Avtex Solutions is an application and systems integrator that specializes in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise communication and collaboration technologies. The company focuses on optimizing client interactions with customers, employees, partners, and prospects through solutions like IP telephony, networking, contact centers, and messaging. As a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner and Interactive Intelligence Platinum Elite Partner, Avtex stands out as a fully integrated interaction solution provider, offering expertise in areas such as CRM, custom applications, and unified communications. With a strong presence across the United States and in six countries, Avtex serves over 1,200 clients, including organizations in the public sector, healthcare, and financial industries. The company aims to facilitate meaningful connections while helping clients reduce operational costs and transition from physical to digital communication platforms.
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