ScaleCo Capital

ScaleCo Capital is a Cleveland-based lower middle market private equity firm that specializes in control-oriented leveraged buyout and growth equity investments. The firm is dedicated to scaling small businesses, primarily focusing on fast-growing companies headquartered in the Great Lakes region, with no geographic restrictions for add-on acquisitions across North America. ScaleCo Capital partners with businesses generating up to $50 million in revenue and up to $5 million in EBITDA, with an equity hold size of up to $25 million.

ScaleCo Capital was founded in 2018 by Brendan Anderson with a vision to help small businesses achieve their growth potential. Prior to establishing ScaleCo, Anderson co-founded Evolution Capital Partners, another Cleveland-based private equity firm. He founded ScaleCo to focus on similarly sized companies but with an increased emphasis on operational enhancements and a more concentrated geographic focus on the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. The firm leverages decades of investment expertise, rooted in Midwest values and a deep respect for entrepreneurship, to accelerate the growth of local businesses.

ScaleCo Capital has made over 22 platform investments and 25 add-on investments. Their portfolio includes companies across various sectors. Notable investments mentioned include TPI Efficiency, which recently acquired Community Energy Advisors and Viridi (Energy Marketing). Other past and present portfolio companies span areas such as national real estate transaction services (Accurate Group), AI-optimized assurance and analytics solutions (Federos), payment plan program management (Budco), and various education and training businesses like Heavy Equipment College and Cascade.

The ScaleCo Capital team comprises Cleveland-based private equity experts with diverse expertise in investment and scaling. Key team members include Brendan Anderson, Founder & Managing Partner, and Dave Jacob, Managing Partner. The team also includes specialists in finance, go-to-market strategies, business development, and scale creation. Their hands-on approach is guided by a proven framework, the ScaleCo Codex, designed to strengthen sustainable success, optimize operations, and enhance key business functions across areas like people & talent development, financial controls, organic growth, technology-enablement, and corporate development.