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Northern Lakes Capital

Northern Lakes Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 2021. The firm manages $575 million in regulatory assets.

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Northern Lakes Capital

Northern Lakes Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 2021. The firm manages $575 million in regulatory assets. It has 11 employees and 10 investment advisers.

General information

Firm type

Private Equity

Year founded

2021

Location

Region

North America

Country

United States

City

Minneapolis

Corporate office

150 South 5th Street, Suite 2600, Minneapolis, MN 55402, United States

Principals

Charles B. Lannin

Partner

Joel V. Grebenick

Partner

Kasey T. Sime

Partner

Kelly J. Horner

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Dean S. Wikenheiser

Managing Director

Sector focus

Business ServicesIndustrials

Frequently asked questions

Does Northern Lakes Capital participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

Northern Lakes Capital makes direct control equity investments and does not market itself as a fund-of-funds or LP investor in third-party vehicles. Its stated model — control buyouts, management buyouts, and recapitalizations for its own balance sheet — means capital goes straight into portfolio companies rather than into committed blind-pool funds. The firm has not publicly disclosed raising a multi-investor fund vehicle.

Which sectors does Northern Lakes Capital explicitly avoid?

The firm specifically carves out six verticals: restaurant and retail, high tech, medical device, oil and gas, and basic commodities. This negative screen applies most rigidly to stand-alone platform investments, though the firm’s buy-and-build strategy, which targets outsourced service industries, effectively sits outside those excluded sectors as well.

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