Branford Castle Partners LP

Branford Castle Partners is a lower middle-market private equity firm that makes control investments in North American companies that lead niche industries. It targets businesses with EBITDA: $2 million to $15 million, or $1 million+ for add-on acquisitions and enterprise values of up to $150 million that are operationally healthy, profitable and have high EBITDA margins. The firm invests across five sectors. In industrial and manufacturing, it focuses on test and measurement instruments, aerospace and defense components, marine equipment, engineered machinery, flow control, energy equipment and specialty materials. In value-added distribution, it focuses on industrial MRO and replacement parts, electrical components, specialty building products and laboratory consumables. In business services, it focuses on specialty contracting, testing and inspection, workforce training, equipment maintenance and compliance services. In consumer goods and services, it focuses on hobby, outdoor, wellness, household and pet products. In healthcare, it focuses on multi-site provider services, life science equipment, medical devices and animal health. Its investments have included E-Mon Energy Monitoring Products (2007), Earthlite Massage Tables (2016), Surface Preparation Technologies (2017), Vitrek (2017), Drew Foam Companies (2018), Sunless and ABC Industries (2019), and Lafayette Instrument (2021). Axial records 21 completed deals. Its investment activities include family and founder ownership transitions, management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth investments, platform acquisitions and add-on acquisitions. Branford Castle backs strong management teams and helps businesses grow through operational improvements, strategic add-on acquisitions and expansion into new markets. It builds on senior management’s long history, inherited from Castle Harlan, of growing middle-market companies. Branford Castle Partners was founded in 1986 by John K. Castle, also founder of Castle Harlan and a former President and CEO of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. It is led by John S. Castle (President and CEO) and David Castle, and is headquartered in New York, New York, United States, with an office in Boca Raton, Florida.