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Tightrope Capital Partners
Tightrope Capital Partners practices traditional value investing with operational activism. The firm focuses on lower middle market platform companies with...
Tightrope Capital Partners
Tightrope Capital Partners practices traditional value investing with operational activism. The firm focuses on lower middle market platform companies with minimum revenues of $10 million and EBITDA of $2 million to $10 million. Its team consists of professionals with decades of operating and investment experience who have navigated over 50 companies through ownership transitions. Areas of focus include specialty manufacturing and industrial services, business services, value-added distribution, food and consumer products, and transportation and logistics.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2016
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Chicago
Corporate office
Chicago, IL, United States
Principals
Jeff DeJesus
Managing Partner
Alex Amedeo
Partner
Lenny Dacanay
Partner
Dan Badovinac
Operating Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What deal structures does Tightrope Capital Partners typically use?
Tightrope structures buyouts, growth equity investments, management buyouts, recapitalizations, spin-offs, and succession transactions. This range allows the firm to tailor its approach to a seller's specific objectives — whether that is partial liquidity, full exit, or capital for expansion — rather than being constrained to a single transaction type.
Why is the firm based in Chicago?
Chicago's dense concentration of founder-owned manufacturing, distribution, and business-services companies makes it a natural hub for lower-mid-market private equity. The Midwest contains thousands of privately held enterprises facing succession-driven liquidity needs, and a local presence allows Tightrope to build direct relationships with owners, advisors, and intermediaries across the region.
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