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Gridiron Capital

New Canaan, Connecticut, United States

Gridiron Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams to build middle-market companies into industry leaders across consumer products & services, business services, and industrial growth segments in the United States and Canada.

Focus Areas
Middle-market private equity, Buy-and-build / platform investing, Consumer products & services

Tracked deals

52

52 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

35 addon · 13 buyout · 3 growth capital

Gridiron Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for Gridiron Capital. 3 2019 4 2020 15 2021 10 2022 5 2023 6 2024 8 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 52 tracked deals for Gridiron Capital.

  • Buyer
    Gridiron Capital, LLC
    Target
    Centroid
    Industry
    IT Services

    Gridiron Capital announced an investment in Centroid, a Troy, Michigan–headquartered Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service provider offering Oracle-focused consulting and managed services. The investment is described as Centroid being Gridiron’s final Fund V platform investment, with Gridiron partnering to accelerate growth both organically and through acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    GarageCo, Gridiron Capital
    Target
    Omaha Door & Window
    Seller
    Murnan family (Tom and Steve Murnan)
    Type
    Addon

    GarageCo, a national garage door platform backed by Gridiron Capital, has acquired Omaha Door & Window, a long-established residential and commercial garage door and window dealer based in Omaha, Nebraska. The deal is an add-on to GarageCo's platform and will allow Omaha Door & Window to retain its local brand while gaining access to GarageCo's marketing, technology and operational resources.

  • September 9, 2025
    Buyer
    Leaf Home, Ares Management Corporation, Gridiron Capital
    Target
    Erie Home
    Type
    Addon

    Leaf Home has acquired Erie Home in a transaction that combines two Gridiron Capital-backed direct-to-consumer residential services businesses to create the largest DTC home solutions platform in North America. Ares Management led a preferred equity investment to support the deal, Apollo-led debt financing provided the acquisition financing, and Gridiron will retain majority ownership of the combined company, which will operate across 48 U.S. states and Canada with more than 300 field offices.

  • Buyer
    Gridiron Capital
    Target
    ABC Legal Services, LLC
    Seller
    Aquiline
    Type
    Buyout

    Gridiron Capital has acquired ABC Legal Services, a leading provider of service of process (SOP) and court filing solutions, from Aquiline. Gridiron plans to leverage ABC Legal's tech-enabled, dual-sided network to expand services, enhance digital capabilities, and drive market growth across law firms, corporations, and government clients.

  • Buyer
    Gridiron Capital
    Target
    Greenix
    Seller
    Riata Capital Group
    Type
    Buyout

    Gridiron Capital has acquired Greenix, a leading independent eco-conscious residential pest control company headquartered in Orem, Utah. The acquisition from Riata Capital Group will expand Gridiron's residential services platform and support Greenix's continued geographic growth and M&A-driven expansion across North America.

  • Buyer
    Gridiron Capital, Stella Point Capital
    Target
    Travel Nurse Across America, TotalMed
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Gridiron Capital and Stella Point Capital have closed a strategic merger combining Gridiron's portfolio company Travel Nurse Across America (TNAA) and Stella Point's portfolio company TotalMed to create a larger, tech-enabled healthcare staffing and MSP provider. The combined company will offer expanded travel nursing, MSP/VMS workforce solutions, shift-fulfillment technology, locum tenens, life sciences staffing and related services to hospitals, health plans and life sciences clients across the United States.

  • Buyer
    GarageCo, Gridiron Capital
    Target
    Thomas V. Giel Corporation
    Seller
    Candice Giel (Owner)
    Type
    Addon

    GarageCo, a national garage door services platform backed by Gridiron Capital, has acquired Thomas V. Giel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-area garage door products and services provider. The transaction expands GarageCo's Northeast footprint while preserving the local brand and team and aims to drive growth through shared operations and marketing best practices.

  • Buyer
    GarageCo, Gridiron Capital
    Target
    Genson Overhead Door
    Seller
    Greg Genson, Kevin Genson
    Type
    Addon

    GarageCo, a national garage door services platform backed by Gridiron Capital, has acquired Genson Overhead Door, a family-owned garage door dealer with locations in Syracuse and Locke, New York. The deal keeps the Genson name and ownership legacy in place while expanding GarageCo's Northeast footprint and adding local service capabilities to its platform.

  • Buyer
    Colibri Group, Gridiron Capital
    Target
    Boston Institute of Finance
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    Colibri Group, a St. Louis–based professional education company backed by Gridiron Capital, has acquired Boston Institute of Finance (BIF), a Newton, Massachusetts provider of CFP education and wealth management exam-prep programs. The deal, which closed January 2, 2025, expands Colibri's financial education portfolio and capabilities across licensing, exam preparation, and professional development for financial advisors and planners.

  • Buyer
    Gridiron Capital, WestView Capital Partners (reinvesting), Health Monitor management (reinvesting)
    Target
    Health Monitor Network
    Seller
    WestView Capital Partners

    Gridiron Capital led a majority recapitalization of Health Monitor Network, with existing investor WestView Capital Partners receiving liquidity while remaining a material shareholder. Health Monitor CEO David Paragamian and the management team are reinvesting and will continue to lead the company as Gridiron supports accelerated growth across channels and new products; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    GarageCo
    Target
    Cheney Door Company
    Seller
    Keith Bomholt, Steve Clouse
    Type
    Addon

    GarageCo, a Gridiron Capital-backed national garage door services platform, has acquired Cheney Door Company, a family-run garage door business with five locations across Kansas. The acquisition is GarageCo's sixth add-on and will allow the platform to expand its Midwest footprint while keeping Cheney's operations and team in place.

  • Buyer
    Gridiron Capital, GarageCo Holdings, LLC
    Target
    Quality Overhead Door
    Seller
    Bruce Roth, Lisa Roth
    Industry
    Construction
    Type
    Addon

    Gridiron Capital, through its GarageCo platform, has partnered with Quality Overhead Door, a family-owned garage door repair and replacement provider based in Toledo, Ohio. The transaction is GarageCo's fifth add-on partnership and expands the platform's footprint in the Midwest while supporting QOD's growth initiatives under new ownership.

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