FortéOne Capital
We are not Traditional Private Equity...
We are “Operators”
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The Story of FortéOne Capital
Over the past 24 years FortéOne Consulting has been professionalizing middle market privately-owned firms.
Our singular focus – growing sustainable enterprise value in the middle market - has never varied. But the real proof of our work is measurable results. For the majority of our clients we have increased EBITDA by more than 50%, and in some cases by 3-4X.
Sectors
Consumer Products
We specialize in investing in consumer products companies that demonstrate strong brand potential and the capacity to meet evolving consumer demands. Our team identifies opportunities across various consumer segments, partnering with businesses poised for substantial growth and market penetration.
Leveraging our comprehensive industry knowledge and strategic resources, we drive brand development, optimize product portfolios, and expand distribution channels. By enhancing marketing effectiveness and operational performance, we help our portfolio companies achieve increased profitability and enduring consumer loyalty, resulting in attractive and sustained returns for our investors.
Industrial & Engineering Services
In the industrial and engineering services sector, we excel at partnering with companies that provide critical support to infrastructure and commercial projects. Our experience enables us to identify firms with strong fundamentals and untapped potential, positioning them for accelerated growth and increased market share.
Through strategic guidance and operational enhancements, we streamline complex processes, improve project delivery, and foster innovation within these organizations. Our hands-on approach ensures improved efficiency, robust financial performance, and resilience in a competitive marketplace, delivering consistent and compelling returns for our investors.
Manufacturing
Our extensive track record in the manufacturing sector—including building products and food production—showcases our ability to identify and invest in companies with exceptional growth potential across diverse industries. We partner with businesses to unlock hidden value and drive strategic expansion, leveraging our deep understanding of manufacturing processes and market dynamics.
By utilizing our industry expertise and Value Acceleration Roadmap, we enhance operational efficiencies, optimize supply chains, and implement advanced technologies to improve productivity and quality. This focused approach drives significant profitability improvements and sustainable returns, ensuring lasting value for our investors and strengthening the competitive position of our portfolio companies.
Our
Beliefs
Expertise is Key
Only years of hands-on middle-market industry experience brings the unique understanding needed to quickly fix, assist, or successfully exit a business. We are able to maximize the value of our Portco's because we’ve been there and done it before.
Humility and Emotional Intelligence are Essential
We want to become a valued member of the Portco team, and work WITH them to accomplish the goals.
Every Business is Unique
We don’t believe in “one-size-fits-all” solutions. Every business is unique, and we customize our team – and recommendations – for every Portco.
We're Partners - working with you
We work alongside our Portco team to rapidly implement improvements. We’re working with them – not against them – every step of the way.
Our Team of Operating Partners
Have led companies, built middle market businesses, and owned and exited successfully — many times over.
Organizations tend to embrace our team internally, realizing that our folks have walked in their shoes, faced similar challenges, and solved similar problems.
We don't outsource execution. We deploy our people in every company.
We’re working hand-in-hand — which allows us to deliver greater (and faster) results.
Our Approach
We achieve these results by employing two critical elements: (i) a team of 60+ Operating Partners who have each spent more than 20 years working in C level roles in middle market companies and, a (ii) proprietary process, the Business Accelerator, to assess and improve every area of a firm that is critical for sustained and profitable growth.
The objective of our process is to build a “culture of innovation and performance” and to continuously enhance and evolve every element of the firm on a path that culminates in undisputed industry leadership. At FortéOne we believe that business evolution is a constant and never-ending journey and our Business Accelerator process is the blueprint we follow for that journey.
FortéOne Capital leverages the Operating Partners and processes of FortéOne Consulting to bring proprietary deals to investors with patient capital who understand the advantages of the Independent Sponsor model (vs. Private Equity) and who seek superior returns.
“Their team is made up of people who have “been there and done that,” which made it easier for their participation to be embraced by our management team. I’d give my highest recommendation.”
John Russell, CEO
$300MM Manufacturing Company
“The team at FortéOne did a great job helping optimize our freight and distribution network as we rapidly acquired companies [...] True professionals with a great understanding of the complexities involved in such an exercise. Highly recommend them.”
Scott Snider, EVP Operations
$500MM Specialty Manufacturer
"Their people bring hands-on experience and an impressive work ethic.
They have delivered strong results for us have become a value-added partner for consulting solutions."
Jeff Walters, Founder
LaSalle Capital
ForteOne Capital Leaders and Operating Partners have work on or within the portfolio companies of some of the worlds leading PE Firms, including:
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