Lineage Capital is a private investment firm focused on partnering with family-controlled and owner-managed (“closely-held”) middle market businesses. Lineage employs a differentiated investment approach that provides shareholders with significant liquidity and, at the same time, allows them to retain control of the board of directors and up to 50% of the economic ownership. In short, our model is a partnership model rather than an ownership model. Lineage currently manages a $160 million investment fund.

The principals of Lineage have been involved in more than sixty transactions across a variety of industries and have invested more than $500 million of equity capital. The Lineage team has a successful track record of creating value for all stakeholders by partnering with owners and management to develop and execute growth strategies and strengthen companies' competitive positions in the marketplace. The growth strategies often include acquisitions, when appropriate, in addition to internal growth initiatives.

The principals have successfully implemented an investment strategy based on an equity recapitalization approach that provides selling shareholders with liquidity, continued control, significant economic ownership, and a strategic partner for growth. The Lineage team strongly believes that a collaborative style and approach are uniquely important in developing successful partnerships with business owners and managers. Having worked extensively with middle market businesses, the principals have developed deep admiration and respect for the operating expertise and experience of owners and managers and their distinctive accomplishments in business. The principals, in turn, have developed a reputation for being a partner with the highest level of integrity and an unsurpassed commitment to the middle market enterprises in which we invest.