Industrial Opportunity Partners LLC

Industrial Opportunity Partners LLC (IOP) is an operations-focused middle market private equity firm that acquires and manages manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses across the United States, with sector coverage spanning packaging, commercial vehicles, building products, aerospace and defense, food and beverage, automotive components, precision machining, foundry and casting products, stamped and fabricated products, building materials, electronics, and steel and metal processing. The firm targets platform companies with revenues of $50 million to $500 million and positive EBITDA, deploying equity investments of $15 million to $100 million per transaction, and pursues leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, family-owned and founder-owned business transitions, restructurings, and special situations. IOP seeks controlling ownership positions and invests exclusively in the United States. A defining feature of IOP's approach is its exclusive, full-time Board of Operating Principals — experienced industrial operators embedded alongside investment professionals throughout the investment lifecycle — who partner with management teams on strategic planning, operational improvement, and value realization initiatives. Founded in 2005, the firm is headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, United States.