Squire Ridge Company

Squire Ridge Company is a private investment firm based in Beachwood, Ohio, specializing in both controlling and non-controlling stakes in privately held niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, and select service companies. The firm primarily targets platform opportunities throughout the Midwest United States but is open to add-on opportunities across North America. Prospective transaction situations include recapitalizations, management-led buyouts, and underperforming yet fundamentally solid companies.

The firm's investment criteria encompass sectors such as building materials, business services, chemicals, consumer products, distribution, environmental, manufacturing, and plastics. Target transaction types include buyouts (LBO, MBO, MBI), recapitalizations, and special situations/distressed investments.

Squire Ridge Company was formed in 2013 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm has been involved in several transactions, including the acquisition of Dutchland Plastics in 2014 and an investment in Enviroscience in 2017. The firm's investment strategy is tailored to each portfolio company, with investment structure, terms, and hold periods customized to align with the owners' needs and goals for building business value over varying timeframes.