Yellow Wood Partners

Yellow Wood Partners, LLC, established in 2009, is a Boston-based private equity firm with an additional office in Irvington, New York. The firm specializes in investing in consumer brands and companies, with a focus on the consumer discretionary and consumer packaged goods sectors. Yellow Wood Partners targets middle market and growth equity investments, typically investing between $35 million and $150 million in equity per transaction. The firm seeks majority stakes in its portfolio companies, which are often carve-outs from larger organizations or standalone businesses with revenues between $30 million and $200 million. Yellow Wood Partners' investment strategy includes buyouts, management buyouts, growth capital, and add-on acquisitions, with a preference for companies operating in channels such as food, drug, mass, specialty, value, e-commerce, and wholesale clubs. The firm aims to exit its investments through initial public offerings or strategic sales within seven to ten years.