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December 9, 2021

MiddleGround Portfolio Company Bus Tour

Earlier this year, the entire team at Middleground hopped on a bus to experience our...
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November 4, 2021

PE Hub: MiddleGround puts the pedal to the metal in auto-industry investments

MiddleGround Capital is going all-in on the auto industry, capitalizing on the firm’s expertise
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October 7, 2021

Buyouts: Putting data, branding and creativity at the heart of sourcing

Prioritizing data and process in sourcing has played out well through the past 18 months,...
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August 12, 2021

Investors & Operators: Lauren Mulholland

In this episode of 51 Labs' podcast, Investors & Operators, Lauren Mulholland, Founding Partner, sits...
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September 7, 2020

Buyouts: Value Creation via ESG

The focus on ESG is growing, yet few lower middle-market private equity fund managers have...
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April 21, 2020

How Can Private Equity Help Manufacturers?

MiddleGround partners John Stewart and Scot Duncan teamed up with Thomas and Industrial Exchange to...
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March 20, 2020

Private Equity Fast Pitch: Lauren Mulholland

In this episode of Northstar’s Private Equity Fast Pitch podcast, Lauren sits down with Jeff...
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March 19, 2020

SPS Source Talks: Christen Paras

In this episode of Sutton Place Strategies' Source Talks, MiddleGround's Head of Business Development, Christen...
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March 13, 2020

Who is John Stewart?

MiddleGround Partner John Stewart started his career as an hourly line worker at Toyota Manufacturing...
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October 5, 2019

Now the real work starts

Lauren Mulholland talks about co-founding MiddleGround Capital 18 months ago without an income and with...
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October 3, 2019

Office to Shop Floor

We often learn something and continue to do it the same way for a long...
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September 19, 2019

Small Wins

Like life, business is full of small wins... It’s college football season and while the...
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September 1, 2019

Why We’re Different

"In order to make a difference, you have to dare to be different than others."...
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August 23, 2019

Take Initiative

Take the initiative. Brittany had a frustrating onboarding process at Alco in 2016 when she...
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August 15, 2019

Team Golf Outing in Kentucky

We use a lot of technology to keep our team connected at MiddleGround Capital but...
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August 1, 2019

Welcome to Steel Craft

MiddleGround Capital is on a mission to preserve the future of North American Manufacturing. Check...
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July 1, 2019

Town Hall

We meet every employee post-acquisition. In the first few weeks, our partners arrange town halls...
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July 1, 2019

Kaizen in Action

Some things don’t need to be complicated. At MiddleGround Capital some of the best examples...
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June 24, 2019

Our Portfolio Companies Inspire Us

This inspires us. The Founder of Steel Craft, which we just acquired, reads a text...
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June 21, 2019

Empowering Workers

Why MiddleGround Capital is different? I used to think poorly of myself because I dropped...
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June 12, 2019

New American Manufacturing Worker

The new American manufacturing worker wants more than a steady paycheck. The new worker wants...
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June 1, 2019

Our Operating Experience

The Private Equity Sponsor community is a crowded field. Don't settle for the same old...
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June 1, 2019

Team Celebration

When we started MiddleGround Capital in 2018, my kids’ playroom was our NY office. We...
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May 23, 2019

Mama Wolf

Mama Wolf, Britany Dittmer A new face in American manufacturing. Production manager. Oversees 100 people....
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May 1, 2019

Women in Private Equity

How can we get more women interested in private equity? We need mentors, peers, networking...
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May 1, 2019

Welcome to Alco

Do you want to know what a MiddleGround Capital deal looks like? At MiddleGround, value...
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