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Office Locations:
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190 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 600
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Phone: 616-233-3161
Fax: 616-828-5042
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Business Services
Manufacturing & Industrial
Transportation & Distribution
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Blackford Capital is a private investment firm that acquires, manages, and builds middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies. Blackford has engaged in transactions valued at over $650 million in 34 acquisitions. The firm is particularly interested in investment opportunities where the management team will remain with the company. Blackford Capital manages two investment vehicles: the Michigan Prosperity Fund and the National Growth Practice. The firm generally looks for opportunities with the following criteria: revenues of $20 million - $200 million; EBITDA of $3 million - $20 million; and industries that are low-tech manufacturing/distribution and service companies with industrial/ business customer bases in mature and growing industries. Blackford Capital will consider companies that have proven profitability for the last three years with future expectations of positive, stable cash flows.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
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Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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