O2 Investment Partners

O2 Investment Partners, LLC is a Michigan-based private equity firm that focuses on lower middle market investments in various sectors, including industrial manufacturing, niche distribution, business services, and technology. The firm seeks to acquire a majority interest in companies with revenue between $10 million and $75 million and enterprise values between $10 million and $100 million. O2 Investment Partners aims to partner with management teams to drive growth and enhance shareholder value, often through strategies such as buy and build, management buyouts, and turnaround initiatives. The firm primarily targets opportunities in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States and Canada, investing between $1 million and $20 million in businesses with strong earnings growth potential. Founded in 2010 and based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, O2 Investment Partners also considers co-investments and opportunistic acquisitions across various industries.

Patrick R. Corden

Partner

Michael G. Cotant

Senior Associate

Sean Darin

Vice President

Todd Fink

Managing Partner

Robin Fleck

Director of Finance

Jimmy Frye

Senior Associate

James Frye

Senior Associate

John Gruber

Operating Partner

Jay Hansen

Managing Partner

Mark Heneman

Associate

Larry Lax

Principal

Charles Miller

Senior Associate

Gregg Orley

Principal

Robert Harris Orley

Principal

Luke Plumpton

Partner

Shyam Shah

Associate

Joseph Vallee

Partner & Member of Investment Committee

Derek Wardlaw

Vice President, Head of Business Development

Sam Wegenke

Associate

Past deals in Minnesota

Capital Construction

Private Equity Round in 2021
Capital Construction specializes in roof replacement and exterior restoration services for single-family and multi-family residential customers. The company primarily focuses on properties that have sustained damage from hail or wind. By employing a tech-enabled approach, Capital Construction aims to simplify the construction and insurance processes for its clients, ensuring a smoother experience during property restoration.

Vessco, Inc.

Private Equity Round in 2018
Vessco is a multifaceted water treatment company providing value-added distribution and engineering services for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment projects, primarily in the upper Midwest and central United States. The Company implements a highly technical sale process that requires a consultative, engineering-centric approach. This effort is supported by Vessco’s outstanding reputation as industry experts with its over 3,500 past customers.

MHC Software

Acquisition in 2017
MHC Software, LLC designs and develops enterprise content automation and document management software solutions. The company offers procure-to-pay solution that provides visibility to manage cash more effectively, reduce administrative spend, improve communication, and optimize decision-making; employee document management solution that provides automate enterprise communications with human resources and payroll document solutions; enterprise-grade document delivery solution that provides document delivery; accounts payable (AP) document and financial transaction solution that process and research invoices, payments and other documents for AP processes, and pay vendors on time. MHC Software, LLC was founded in 1980 and is based in Burnsville, Minnesota.