Calera Capital

Calera Capital is a private equity firm specializing in middle-market investments across various sectors. Founded in 1991, the firm has invested over $4.0 billion in equity capital, focusing on partnering with founders and management teams to drive significant value creation in their businesses. Calera Capital primarily invests in two industry sectors: Business Services and Specialty Industrials. Within Business Services, the firm targets technology-enabled services, logistics, financial services, and healthcare. In Specialty Industrials, it focuses on industrial services, specialty distribution, specialty manufacturing, and energy services & equipment. The firm seeks to build long-term sustainable value by working closely with management teams to implement strategic and operating initiatives. Calera Capital's investment approach has a track record of creating substantial equity value across economic and investing environments, driven by its history of consistently building larger, better-positioned, and more strategically valuable operating companies. The firm's typical investment involves an entrepreneur or management team that is looking to retain a significant ownership position and is seeking a partner who shares their vision with the resources and expertise to pull it off. For each $2 of capital Calera Capital has invested, portfolio company shareholders have invested $1, reflecting the partners' confidence in the financial returns of their partnership. Calera Capital has offices in San Francisco and Boston, and its portfolio includes companies such as ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, Transaction Services Group, and United Dental Partners. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes strong partnerships, sector expertise, and a disciplined approach to driving growth and value creation. Calera Capital's values are grounded in its commitment to supporting the needs of the founders and management teams with whom it partners, focusing on integrity, full alignment, never settling, full transparency, and a long-term focus. These values guide the firm in building businesses of enduring value.