Lake Country Capital

Overview

Lake Country Capital is a Minnesota-based investment firm that focuses on providing transitional and growth capital to U.S. lower middle-market companies. Their investment criteria include targeting businesses with over $2 million in EBITDA across various industries, such as manufacturing, business services, consumer-related, and medical/healthcare sectors. The firm works in partnership with management teams, business owners, and private equity firms to finance growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and ownership transitions. Lake Country Capital offers flexible, patient, non-control capital encompassing a range of senior and subordinated debt and structured equity securities. Their approach emphasizes providing expertise, capital, and professional networks to support the strategies of their portfolio companies. The firm is relationship-oriented, with decision-makers leading sourcing, execution, and portfolio management. Shared values such as integrity, teamwork, respect, accountability, initiative, and excellence drive their success. With broad industry experience and knowledge built over two decades, Lake Country Capital has a particular emphasis on sectors including manufacturing, business services, consumer goods, and healthcare. Their investment focus is nationwide, with a particular emphasis on the Midwest and the West Coast.

Investment Focus

• EBITDA greater than $2 million
• Stable margins
• Capital for growth initiatives, recapitalizations, and ownership transitions
• Partnerships with management teams and private equity-sponsored U.S. businesses
• Flexible, patient, non-control capital encompassing a range of senior and subordinated debt and structured equity securities