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Kinzie Capital Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kinzie Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on operational excellence and leveraging technological innovation through key operating partners. It makes control and minority investments across the United States in companies with revenues up to $250M and EBITDA up to $15M, primarily in Manufacturing, Business Services, and Consumer Staples.

Focus Areas
Manufacturing, Business Services, Consumer Staples

Tracked deals

7

7 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

5 buyout · 2 addon

Kinzie Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Kinzie Capital Partners. 1 2019 1 2020 1 2021 2 2023 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Kinzie Capital Partners LP
    Target
    Fraser Steel, LLC
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners has acquired Fraser Steel, LLC, a manufacturer of value-added steel tubular products operating from an 80,000-square-foot facility outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kinzie said it will support Fraser's growth through operational investment, product innovation and market expansion while partnering with the company's existing management team.

  • Buyer
    Kinzie Capital Partners LP
    Target
    Arctic Industries, Store It Cold
    Seller
    Stoic Holdings
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Kinzie Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has acquired Arctic Industries, a national manufacturer and distributor of walk-in coolers, freezers and the CoolBot refrigeration controller. The transaction (completed in partnership with Arctic management) will support Arctic's nationwide expansion by leveraging its bi-coastal manufacturing footprint and product portfolio across foodservice, healthcare and industrial end markets. Brown Gibbons Lang served as financial advisor to selling owner Stoic Holdings; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    GT Golf Supplies, Inc., Kinzie Capital Partners LP
    Target
    The ProActive Sports Group, Inc.
    Seller
    Steve Skinner, Jerry Corcoran, Londa Corcoran
    Type
    Addon

    GT Golf Supplies, a Kinzie Capital Partners LP-backed wholesale golf distributor, has acquired The ProActive Sports Group, a Canby, Oregon-based national golf accessories distributor. The deal adds ProActive's Oregon distribution facility as a fourth DC, broadens GT Golf's product portfolio (including Clicgear, Rovic and Tempercraft lines), and expands the combined company's national footprint and e-commerce capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Kinzie Capital Partners LP, GT Golf management
    Target
    GT Golf Holdings, Inc.
    Seller
    Hadley Capital
    Type
    Buyout

    Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners has acquired GT Golf Holdings, Inc., a Vista, California–based distributor of consumable golf products, in partnership with the company's management team. The transaction (terms undisclosed) transfers ownership from Hadley Capital to Kinzie and positions GT Golf to expand nationally while leveraging Kinzie's technology and operational resources.

  • Buyer
    Colony Display LLC, Kinzie Capital Partners LLC
    Target
    Braeside Displays
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Colony Display LLC, a portfolio company of Kinzie Capital Partners, has acquired Braeside Displays, a point-of-purchase (POP) display designer and manufacturer based in Antioch, Illinois. The deal, financed by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and advised by Mesirow Financial to Braeside, will bring Braeside's plastics expertise into Colony's wood and metal display capabilities; Braeside CEO Nathan Kelly will join Colony as Senior Vice President of Customer Strategy and Development.

  • Buyer
    Kinzie Capital Partners LLC, Patriot Capital, Chelsea Lighting management (Thomas Ike, Brian Horigan, Eric Martin)
    Target
    Chelsea Lighting NYC, LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Kinzie Capital Partners, alongside co-investor Patriot Capital and Chelsea Lighting's management team, acquired Chelsea Lighting NYC, LLC, a New York–based lighting and lighting-controls distributor. The deal positions Chelsea to expand its national footprint and accelerate its Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and lighting controls capabilities while management retains significant ownership.

  • Buyer
    Kinzie Capital Partners LLC
    Target
    Colony Display LLC
    Seller
    Jerry Zich, Kent West, Company management
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners has acquired Colony Display LLC, a designer, manufacturer and installer of customized retail, home improvement and hospitality fixtures headquartered in Elgin, Illinois. The transaction was completed in partnership with the company's founders and management; Colony will continue to be led by CEO Chuck Zich as Kinzie provides operational and technological support to drive the company's next phase of growth.

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