Private Equity Investing
Ingleside Investors (including its predecessors) has been actively involved in private equity for over half a century. The firm invests directly in companies, often with partners, and currently manages over 15 direct investments across a wide range of industries. Ingleside Investors also oversees a large and diverse portfolio of fund investments with some of the world’s leading private equity managers.
Current Direct Investments
TWA Hotel
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.twahotel.com
The TWA Hotel at JFK International Airport opened in 2019. The TWA Flight Center, a national landmark, is the hotel's lobby. The hotel includes over 500 rooms and space for events and meetings.
Initial Investment - 2016
Kawailoa Wind and Solar
Location: Honolulu, HI
Website: www.deshaw.com/what-we-do/renewables
On the North Shore of Oahu, Kawailoa Wind and Kawailoa Solar are Hawaii’s largest wind and solar projects.
Initial Investment - 2013
Volantio
Location: Atlanta, GA
Website: www.volantio.com
Volantio offers a SaaS-based service for travel and entertainment companies to add revenue and enhance customer experience for fixed capacity end markets.
Initial Investment - 2016
Centivo
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.centivo.com
Centivo is a health plan for self-funded employers. Centivo reorients healthcare around a primary care physician and delivers high-quality and affordable health care to employees.
Initial Investment - 2017
Cube Packaging Solutions
Location: Toronto, Canada
Website: https://www.cubep.com
CuBE is a manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions for restaurant and retail customers. Products are reusable and customizable injection molded containers with airtight seal and clear lids.
Initial Investment - 2023
Hissho Sushi
Location: Charlotte, NC
Website: www.hisshosushi.com
Hissho Sushi provides turnkey franchised sushi bars to over 2,000 retail distribution points across the United States. Retail partners include upscale supermarkets, hospitals, universities and corporate food service locations.
Initial Investment - 2017
Spotless Brands
Location: Chicago, IL
Website: https://www.spotlessbrands.com
Spotless Brands operates express and full-service car wash locations through four brands with local market density.
Initial Investment - 2023
Spartan Fitness
Website: https://www.spartanfitnessholdings.com/
Spartan Fitness is the largest franchisee within the Club Pilates system, a provider of Reformer-based group Pilates classes.
Initial Investment - 2023
Oasis Marinas
Location: Annapolis, MD
Website: https://www.oasismarinas.com
Oasis Marinas is the largest provider of third-party marina management services in the United States. Areas of expertise include facilities management, financial services, marketing and hospitality.
Initial Investment - 2022
Midwest Medical Transportation
Location: Lincoln, NE
Website: https://mmtamb.com
Midwest Medical Transportation (MMT) is a provider of efficient and reliable medical transportation services to an array of facility-based healthcare operators.
Initial Investment - 2021
Street Diligence
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.streetdiligence.com
Street Diligence offers a tech-enabled contract intelligence platform. Through proprietary software and processes the platform translates contracts, agreements, and other legal documents into data.
Initial Investment - 2015
MCR Hotel Portfolio
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.mcrhotels.com
Hotel portfolio includes 53 select service hotels across the United States, the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel and the Sheraton Times Square.
Initial Investment - 2006
Array Behavioral Care
Location: Mount Laurel, NJ
Website: https://arraybc.com
Array Behavioral Care is the leading provider of telepsychiatric interactions. Services offered via hospital emergency rooms, community mental health centers and directly to patients.
Initial Investment - 2018
Live Media Group
Location: Westlake Village, CA
Website: https://livemediagroupholdings.com/
Live Media Group is a provider of live event production services for professional and college sports, music festivals and concerts, movie premieres and awards shows.
Initial Investment - 2022
HDT Automotive
Location: Lexington, MI
Website: www.huroninc.com
HDT is a global supplier of automotive tubular components. Product uses include transmission oil and engine oil cooler lines, HVAC tubing and power steering tubing.
Initial Investment - 2015
Mint House
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.minthouse.com
Mint House partners with owners of Class A multi-family properties to create a predictable and upscale hospitality experience for brief or long-term travelers. The guest experience includes technology-enabled services and an expansive living space.
Initial Investment - 2018
Aligned Modern Health
Location: Chicago, IL
Website: www.alignedmodernhealth.com
Aligned Modern Health is a branded provider of retail-based health and wellness services including chiropractic physical medicine, acupuncture, and functional medicine (online telemed optional).
Initial Investment - 2016
CWES
Location: Parker, Colorado
Website: http://pasecontracting.com
Clean Water Environmental Services offers stormwater compliance solutions for residential, commercial and municipal land developers. Services include sediment control, land reclamation, and pollution prevention.
Initial Investment - 2022
Energy Water Services
Location: Lindsay, OK
Energy Water Services provides industrial wastewater transport and disposal solutions for customers operating in Central Oklahoma.
Initial Investment - 2018
Sunnen Products Company
Location: St. Louis, MO
Website: www.sunnen.com
Sunnen designs, manufactures and distributes machines and consumables providing bore sizing and finishing solutions for tight tolerance and high precision processes. The highly engineered products serve end markets such as aerospace, hydraulics, medical and automotive.
Initial Investment - 2023
Playfly Sports
Location: Berwyn, PA
Website: www.playfly.com
Playfly Sports offers marketing and media services to the professional, college and high school sports ecosystems. Services include multi-media rights management, media and sponsorship activation, and creative and digital content production.
Initial Investment - 2024
SwissDrones
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Website: www.swissdrones.com
SwissDrones designs, manufactures and operates long-range unmanned helicopter systems designed to replace traditional helicopters. Services include aerial intelligence gathering, linear inspection, and search and rescue missions beyond visual line of sight.
Initial Investment - 2024
Exited Investments
BioPharm
Location: Iselin, NJ
Website: www.biopharminternational.com
BioPharm provides educational materials to medical professionals on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry. Acquired by Omnicom.
Exited - 2016
Tennis Channel
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Website: www.sixflags.com
Tennis Channel is the only television-based channel dedicated to tennis. Acquired by Sinclair Group.
Exited - 2016
Henry
Location: El Segundo, CA
Website: www.henry.com
Henry is a supplier of building envelope systems and related products to control the flow of water, air, vapor, and energy in residential and commercial buildings. Acquired by American Securities.
Exited - 2016
Contigo
Location: High Point, NC
Website: www.gocontigo.com
Contigo is a manufacturer of highly engineered, environmentally friendly, and innovative travel mugs and water bottles. Acquired by Newell Brands.
Exited - 2014
Hallcon
Location: Lenexa, KS
Website: www.hallcon.com
Hallcon provides outsourced staff transportation services to the North American rail industry. Acquired by Novacap in 2015.
Exited - 2015
Liazon
Location: Buffalo, NY
Website: www.liazon.com
Liazon created a private medical benefits exchange for businesses. Acquired by Towers Watson.
Exited - 2013
Six Flags
Location: Grand Prairie, TX
Website: www.sixflags.com
Six Flags operates regional theme parks throughout North America. Initial public offering in 2010.
Exited - 2017
Frette
Location: Milan, Italy
Website: www.frette.com/en_US/homepage
Frette is a global retailer of luxury linens and home furnishings. Acquired by a consortium of strategic and private equity investors.
Exited - 2023
BJG Electronics
Location: Ronkonkoma, NY
Website: www.bjgelectronics.com
BJG is a supplier of interconnect and electromechanical products to large OEMs in the defense, commercial aerospace, business aviation, and industrial markets. Acquired by FDH Aero.
Exited - 2023
GigaMonster
Location: Marietta, GA
Website: www.gigamonster.com
GigaMonster offers fiber-based internet services to multi-family and commercial office properties. Investment structured as a loan.
Exited - 2019
Gautier Steel and Gautier Specialty Metals
Location: Johnstown, PA
Website: www.gautiersteel.com
Gautier Steel operates a carbon and alloy bar mill and specialty metal plate mill. Acquired by private equity investors.
Exited - 2023
Microporous
Location: Piney Flats, TN
Website: www.microporous.net
Microporous is the global leader in designing and manufacturing separators to optimize performance for lead acid batteries.
Exited - 2024