Tillery Capital

Tillery Capital is an operationally oriented, family office structured private investment firm that focuses on investing in and building lower middle-market companies. The firm partners closely with management teams, making control equity investments in businesses with differentiated intellectual property and EBITDA greater than $2 million, typically ranging from $2 million to $15 million for platform investments. Tillery Capital distinguishes itself as a "hands-on," consultative investor, taking an active, board-level role to help portfolio companies achieve their growth objectives. They primarily engage in recapitalizations where current owners retain a significant equity stake (20-40%) or facilitate management buyouts.

The firm's investment strategy is characterized by a focused approach, aiming to make only one new platform investment every 12-18 months. This allows for dedicated attention and value creation within their portfolio companies. Tillery Capital's partners are experienced company founders, CEOs, and business consultants, bringing firsthand operational knowledge to their investments. They provide strategic insight, operational expertise, financial perspectives, and capital markets knowledge to assist companies in setting objectives, identifying growth opportunities, improving operational effectiveness, implementing financial controls, and executing add-on acquisitions.

Tillery Capital's target sectors are diverse, including agriculture crop input and livestock health products and equipment, medical devices and healthcare services, niche manufacturing and services companies with significant intellectual property, and niche software businesses. They also have interests in consumer, industrials, business services, life sciences, retail, environmental services, and automotive performance optimization software. Notable portfolio companies have included Electromedical Products International (medical devices), American Bio-Mineral Technologies (specialty agricultural nutrients), Activate Healthcare (healthcare services), A&D Environmental Services (environmental services), and SCT Performance (automotive performance software).

The team at Tillery Capital comprises experienced professionals such as Chris Weidenhammer, CFA, Richard Fetter, PhD, James Buck, PE, and Stenning Schueppert. These individuals bring extensive backgrounds in private equity investing, engineering, manufacturing management, and business consulting. Their collective experience spans numerous transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $1.0 billion, demonstrating a proven track record in identifying, acquiring, and growing businesses across various industries.