About

Transforming businesses to drive performance and maximize returns

Overview

Crossplane Capital is a private equity firm based in Dallas investing control equity in industrial business services, niche manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses. The firm invests in companies with up to $200 million of revenue and significant value creation upside through prudent net working capital management, rigorous cost optimization and thoughtful revenue growth.

Our team has decades of collective experience transforming industrial companies as senior executives, operational improvement consultants, strategy consultants, restructuring advisors and private equity investors. As a result, we bring a sophisticated operating model and collaborative culture to lower middle market family owned companies and companies involved in complex situations.

Optimizing value through four pillars as the DNA of the firm

Experience.

Our seasoned, cohesive and operationally focused investment team has worked together for more than a decade.

Empowerment.

Our management and investment teams are equipped to make optimal data-driven, insightful decisions with the fortitude to take corrective actions quickly.

Collaboration.

We have a history of successfully working alongside senior operating teams to drive significant value creation. With a team mentality and a nonhierarchical culture, we operate with a high level of integrity.

Stewardship.

The best interest of our investors is at the forefront of all decisions. We practice transparent communications and align incentives with investors, employees and portfolio companies.

Working collaboratively with family business owners and management teams

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Leveraging experience and a proven playbook to drive value creation

Our cross-functional senior team has worked together for more than a decade and has deep experience as senior operating executives, operational improvement consultants, strategy consultants and restructuring advisors. These roles have honed critical skills required to drive company performance and maximize returns to investors. We work collaboratively with each portfolio company executive team to implement value creation plans and address complex challenges with a proven operating and strategy playbook.

Aligning incentives to maximize returns to investors

To ensure the best possible alignment with our investors, we seek to be among the largest investors in the funds we manage. We strive to create partnerships with family business owners who are willing to roll over a significant equity stake and management teams who are motivated by transformational results and aligned incentives. We do not charge our portfolio companies monitoring fees. This keeps cash in the business to help fuel growth and equity appreciation.

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Focusing on family owned businesses and complex transactions in the lower middle market

Crossplane Capital focuses on family-owned businesses and complex transactions involving strategically unique, lower middle market companies that could benefit from the firm’s proven approach to value creation. Targeted situations include corporate carve-outs, restructurings, bankruptcies as well as family or founder-owned businesses seeking an operationally oriented partner.