Lake Pacific Partners

Overview

Lake Pacific Partners is a private equity firm specializing in investments in the food, consumer products, consumer services, and distribution sectors. Founded in 2000, the firm focuses on buyout, growth equity, and turnaround transactions in established businesses with revenues between $25 million and $250 million. The team comprises industry and private equity professionals with extensive experience, having served as chairmen, CEOs, presidents, and board members of companies ranging from $25 million to over $5 billion in sales. They aim to add value by applying their over 100 years of combined industry, managerial, operating, and private equity experience. The firm's investment approach involves partnering with management teams to provide strategic direction, accelerate organic growth, develop management, reduce costs, enhance asset utilization, increase capacity, and complete strategic acquisitions. They seek to invest in businesses that can be positioned for compelling liquidity events, including sales to strategic buyers or IPOs. Lake Pacific Partners does not invest in startups or early-stage companies, focusing instead on middle-market and mature companies. Lake Pacific Partners has a track record of investing in companies with revenues between $25 million and $250 million. Their portfolio includes companies such as Teepak, Maxi Canada, and Gladson Interactive. The firm manages more than $100 million in equity capital and has completed numerous buyouts, recapitalizations, and turnarounds. They are dedicated to providing value-added resources and services to their portfolio companies and their management teams, leveraging their extensive industry knowledge and networks to drive growth and operational excellence.