Stonehenge Partners Inc.

Name

Stonehenge Partners Inc.

Legal name

Stonehenge Partners, Inc.

Website

http://www.stonehengepartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Equity Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAB)

Keywords

• Private equity investing
• Lower middle market
• Mezzanine financing
• Management buyouts
• Growth equity capital

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Generate revenue through management fees and carried interest from institutional funds. Currently investing out of sixth institutional fund (Fund VI, $355M). Have raised over $1.4 billion of committed capital across all funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stonehenge Partners is a private equity firm that directs approximately $700 million in mezzanine and equity commitments and has raised over $1.4 billion across six institutional funds. The firm invests $10 million to $50 million in lower middle market companies through management buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments, focusing on manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and business services.

Product overview

Stonehenge Partners is a private equity firm offering a platform of investment funds (currently Fund VI, a $355 million fund) and flexible capital structures for lower middle market companies. Their investment products include majority equity, minority equity, subordinated debt, and growth capital investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million per transaction. The firm focuses on manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and business services sectors, and provides flexible capital solutions that can be structured as equity, debt, or combinations thereof, with either control or minority ownership positions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stonehenge Opportunity Fund VI The sixth institutional private equity fund, currently deploying capital into lower middle market companies through equity and debt investments ranging from $10 million to $50 million per transaction.
• Management Buyout Financing Capital solutions to support management buyouts and leveraged buyouts of established lower middle market companies with proven management teams and cash flow exceeding $2 million.
• Recapitalization Financing Capital structure optimization transactions that provide liquidity to existing shareholders, founders, and management while leaving capital for continued business growth.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1.4 billion of committed capital raised
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harris WilliamsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2022Harris Williams acted as M&A advisor for the Cold Jet transaction, providing advisory services during the minority investment partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trivest Partners: Miami-based private equity firm investing in lower middle market founder-, family-, and management-owned businesses. Direct peer in check size ($10M-$50M+), sector focus (manufacturing, distribution, services), and flexible capital structures.
• Shore Capital Partners: Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the lower middle market with a multi-sector Healthcare/Industrial/Services thesis. Direct comparable in check size, target EBITDA range, and pro-active independent-sponsor partnership model.
• NewSpring Capital: Philadelphia-area private equity firm investing in lower middle market growth, buyout, and mezzanine transactions. Direct peer in flexible capital structures (equity, mezzanine, debt) and multi-sector Healthcare/Industrial/Services coverage.
• Huron Capital Partners: Detroit-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market companies, executing buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth investments across the Midwest. Comparable to Stonehenge in fund size, regional focus, and Industrial/Manufacturing/Distribution/Services orientation.
• Seidler Equity Partners: Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, deploying equity and junior capital into market-leading companies. Direct comparable to Stonehenge, and has co-invested alongside Stonehenge in Cold Jet, demonstrating overlapping sourcing and strategy.
• Hammond Kennedy Whitney: Indianapolis-based private equity firm investing equity capital in lower middle market industrial, distribution, and business services companies. Comparable in target company profile, EBITDA range, and Midwest/Mid-Atlantic deal sourcing.
• Resilience Capital Partners: Cleveland-based private equity firm making control and non-control investments in lower middle market industrial and distribution businesses, with a regional Midwest concentration that overlaps with Stonehenge's geographic footprint.
• Mason Wells: Milwaukee-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts of manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies. Comparable in check size, sector focus, and Midwest US orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Pritzker Private Capital: Chicago-based private equity firm that partners with founder-, family-, and management-led lower middle market industrial businesses. Operates larger funds than Stonehenge but follows a similar operating-partner model and value-creation orientation.
• GTCR LLC: Chicago-based private equity firm investing across healthcare, technology, financial services, and industrials via the Leaders Strategy. A broader incumbent PE firm that occasionally overlaps with Stonehenge's lower middle market through sector consolidation, but operates at materially larger fund sizes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stonehenge-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments4 records

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