Skyline Global Partners LLC is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. We focus on buyouts and growth equity investments in the U.S. and Canada. Skyline targets companies in the healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, business services, software/SaaS & eCommerce, consumer products, and food/beverage/agriculture sectors. We partner with management teams to provide capital and strategic guidance for shareholder value enhancement.
Global businesses or those with global aspirations are of significant interest to us. Our worldwide contacts bring a unique set of relationships and strategic value add to the management teams and companies that we partner with and invest in.
We seek companies that are entrepreneurial, growing and profitable. We partner with management teams to provide capital and strategic guidance for shareholder value enhancement.
Our investment professionals have over 70 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, commercial lending, entrepreneurship, operations, strategy, and executive search. We bring this wealth of knowledge to the benefit of our portfolio companies.
Investment Criteria:
• Buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments
• Control and minority ownership investments
• Healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, business services, software/SaaS & eCommerce, consumer products, and food/beverage/agriculture companies
• Invest $10 million to $100 million in equity, with significant flexibility to increase amount
• Revenue of $10 million to $100 million or more, growing 10%+ per year
• EBITDA of $2 million to $15 million or more, with 10%+ margins
• Strong management team with track record of success
• Large, growing market opportunity
• Product or service with sustainable competitive differentiation/advantage
• Diversified customer and supplier base
• Recurring revenues
• Low capital expenditures