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Onward Capital
Onward Capital is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle-market industrial businesses. It partners with management teams to implement operational...
Onward Capital
Onward Capital is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle-market industrial businesses. It partners with management teams to implement operational improvements and professional management practices. Onward Capital invests with family offices, mezzanine funds, equity funds, industry executives, and high net-worth individuals.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Skokie
Corporate office
5215 Old Orchard Road Suite 905, Skokie, IL 60077, United States
Principals
Marcus George
Partner
Laura Lester
Partner
Jack Tresley
Vice President
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Onward Capital?
Founding Partners Marcus George and Laura Lester share responsibility for developing investment theses, executing transactions, and leading value creation. Both sit on the board of each portfolio company. The firm lists no separate investment committee, implying the partnership itself functions as the decision-making body.
How does Onward Capital source deals?
Onward's partners build investment theses around specific sub-sectors within manufacturing, value-added distribution, and industrial services, then pursue targets matching those theses. The firm's website frames sourcing as proactive, with Lester and George both drawing on decades of middle-market deal networks developed at Code Hennessy & Simmons and, earlier, at Lehman Brothers and Heller Financial.
Does Onward Capital participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
All of Onward's described activity points to direct platform investments — buyouts, divestitures, growth recapitalizations, and spin-offs. There is no mention of making LP commitments to external funds.
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