RLJ Equity Partners

RLJ Equity Partners, LLC is a private equity firm established in 2006 and based in Bethesda, Maryland, with an additional office in Dallas, Texas. As the private equity and venture capital arm of The RLJ Companies, it specializes in middle-market investments, including traditional buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital. The firm primarily targets sectors such as aerospace, defense, automotive, transportation, consumer retail, general industrial, media, telecommunications, and business services. RLJ Equity Partners typically invests between $15 million and $30 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $250 million, focusing on those with operating profits exceeding $7 million and operating margins above 10 percent. The firm collaborates with strategic partners for larger transactions and does not impose a minimum investment size for add-on acquisitions.

Jerron B. Harewood

CFO

Nigel Howard

Partner

Rufus Rivers

Partner

Kelvin Walker

Managing Director

14 past transactions

Ogle Schools

Acquisition in 2021
Ogle School prepares committed students for rewarding careers in beauty through salon-modeled, student-centered training of highest caliber

Growershouse-com

Private Equity Round in 2021
Growers House is a hydroponic supplies and equipment web store. We sell ballasts, lights, LED grow lights, Grow Tents, and everything a garden needs.

Olson Brothers Pro-Vac

Acquisition in 2019
Olson Brothers Pro-Vac is an environmental, infrastructure, and municipal services provider. The company offers a comprehensive suite of essential support services to the infrastructure, municipal, and environmental markets, including hydroexcavation, storm and sewer maintenance, pipe/line jetting, industrial vacuum cleaning, CCTV inspection, commercial sweeping, tank rental, and other specialty services.

Crossfuze

Acquisition in 2018
Crossfuze is an independent ServiceNow pure-play company that has the coveted Gold Sales and Services Partner designations. The company has deployed over 1,200 successful projects that have helped companies of all sizes achieve digital transformation with ServiceNow. Crossfuze is uniquely positioned to help clients deliver long-term ServiceNow digital transformation with speed, agility and confidence, and has been recognized by ServiceNow as the partner with the highest customer satisfaction for North America.

Heal

Series C in 2018
At Heal, we believe improving health outcomes starts by meeting patients where they're most comfortable: at home. That’s why we provide value-based, in-home primary care to seniors on Medicare and select Medicare Advantage plans. Heal’s service model allows board-certified doctors and nurse practitioners to spend more time with their patients, so care is never rushed, and a strong patient-provider relationship is established. We serve seniors at all stages of their health journey, from preventive care -- like flu shots and annual physicals -- to treating common illnesses and managing chronic conditions. Our services also include telemedicine visits and remote health monitoring, so getting quality care when its needed is easier than ever. With easy and convenient phone support for scheduling or other questions, we offer appointments 8am-6pm, 7 days/week – including weekends and holidays.
Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods (“Native Maine”) is the largest independent fresh foodservice distributor in Maine with over 1,500 customers. Native Maine provides its customers with over 3,000 high quality produce items and leading specialty products.In addition, Native Maine offers 450 branded products to help its customers control their food costs without compromising quality.

Phase One Consulting Group

Acquisition in 2015
Phase One Consulting Group is a full lifecycle, global IT solutions firm that seeks to radically change the way that IT and cyber are planned and deployed. Clients need solutions that work without breaking the bank. Today's IT application and cyber security technologies have greatly changed the way that solutions can be developed and deployed. They specialize in the technologies that are putting the traditional solutions firms out of business. The client needs are the priority. At Phase One, the goal is to be the "people behind the people." Phase One wants to bring your ideas to life.

MarketCast

Acquisition in 2014
MarketCast provides marketing research and data analytics services for the entertainment industry. They specialize in research-based consulting, testing, and benchmarking services that support entertainment marketers and researchers in strategic decision-making. Their solutions include advertising, branding, entertainment content, and research solutions.

EnviroVac

Acquisition in 2014
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Savannah, GA, EnviroVac is a provider of industrial cleaning and maintenance services, with projects ranging from routine plant maintenance, utilizing high-pressure washing equipment and vacuum trucks, to planned plant outages. The Company operates in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions, with 10 locations serving customers throughout Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina, among other states. EnviroVac serves the pulp and paper, chemical, steel, oil and gas, power and other industries.

Naylor Association Solutions

Acquisition in 2013
Naylor, LLC is the provider of print and online media and event management solutions exclusively serving the association marketplace. Naylor provides customized association marketing communications, including magazines, member directories, online buyers' guides, eNewsletters, digital magazines, show guides and event marketing and promotion materials. Naylor provides specialized turnkey services that build image and drive non-dues revenue for associations in the United States and Canada and serves more than 500 associations in 85 industries. Visit our "NaylorCMG" Page for information about our event management services and our "Naylor Careers" Page for information about working at Naylor.

RLJ Thompson Trucking

Acquisition in 2013
RLJ Thompson Trucking is a regional trucking company serving a diverse group of industrial and municipal customers, including aggregates companies, industrial recyclers and waste collection and disposal companies primarily in Virginia and northern North Carolina.RLJ Thompson hauls a wide range of commodities including aggregates, scrap metal, non-hazardous waste, salt and snow for its customer base.

LAI International

Acquisition in 2012
LAI International is a leading contract manufacturer of precision-engineered finished parts, components and subassemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense, medical, electronics and other advanced technology industries. Their technology, engineering and manufacturing solutions are used to build components for airframes, aircraft engines, power generators, defense systems, medical devices and other mission-critical applications.

Media Source

Acquisition in 2011
Media Source,Inc. bringing together some of the most respected brands and best minds in the world of children's, young adult, and adult media to serve the library community. Media Source can help librarian for publications and services to fine tune and streamline your collection development efforts, or are a supplier to the library market in search of an innovative and flexible partner.

Fleischmann’s Vinegar

Acquisition in 2010
Fleischmann's Vinegar is an all-natural specialty ingredients company serving a range of markets and end-use applications, including: food and beverage ingredients, antimicrobials, bio-herbicides and cleaning products across the food, beverage, agricultural, industrial and wholesale markets. The company offers a broad portfolio of products that serve to embed the company as a critical component of its customers' end products. Fleischmann's Vinegar is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of food-grade industrial vinegar. The company has 112 employees and operates seven manufacturing facilities located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New York and Washington. The company also utilizes four distribution warehouses located in Oregon, California, Texas and Quebec, Canada.
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