Realize Your Vision
Accelerate growth, build wealth and establish your legacy with a team of leading private equity professionals.
Why Blackford Capital
Our purpose is to create sustainable businesses that honor the legacy of their owners while creating a financial return for investors that secures the freedom to live the life they have imagined for themselves, their family, and the communities they support.
What We Do
Blackford’s team of exceptional managers leverages experience, insight and data to generate market-leading returns. Our focus is on investing majority control positions in family- and founder-owned lower middle market businesses in manufacturing, distribution, and services.
We find companies with solid performance that are also uniquely positioned to grow with access to additional capital and management support. Investors and sellers know our track record for maximizing the value of our portfolio companies with proven strategies for operational excellence.
20
Current & Realized
Portfolio Companies
$550+
Millions in Annual
Portfolio Company Revenue
2200+
Current Portfolio
Company Employees
Our Triple Bottom Line
Blackford Capital is committed to a 3P approach of sustainable operations, respectful of the robust interconnection between our people, planet and prosperity. We are committed to advancing the sustainability of our portfolio companies and require each to include impact measurement and targets as a core function of their strategic planning.
News & Insights
Blackford Capital Earns Two Honors from The M&A Advisor
Texas Injection Molding acquisition named Regional Deal of the Year; Rishabh Mukherjee recognized as Emerging Leader in North America GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 29, 2026 / -- Blackford Capital (Blackford), a leading lower middle market private equity firm, today...
Blackford Capital Announces Partnership with New 2ND Capital to Support Select Portfolio Companies
Blackford Capital (Blackford), a leading lower middle market private equity firm based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with New 2ND Capital (New 2ND), a GP-led secondaries specialist focused on the North American...
Blackford Capital Employee Spotlight – Rishabh Mukherjee, Vice President of Deals
What's a small decision you've made that ended up having a surprisingly big impact on your life? Sending a LinkedIn message to a certain someone in BFC on Nov 29, 2021, the impact of which was – It changed my address Changed my country of residence Made so so many new...