Middle market private investment firm
Graham Partners
- HeadquartersNewtown Square, PA S2
- Founded1988 S2
- Websitegrahampartners.net
- Last verifiedOctober 20, 2026
At a glance
| Assets under management | $5B (as of Mar 2026) S2 |
|---|---|
| EBITDA range | $5M to $50M S3 |
| Deal types | Platform, Add-on, Minority, Growth S4 |
| Geography | North America S3 |
| Sectors | Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & Food, IT Services & MSP, Software & SaaS |
What Graham Partners buys
Graham Partners is a private investment firm in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. It was founded in 1988 and grew out of the Graham family's group of industrial companies. It reports $5.0 billion of regulatory assets under management as of March 2026. It buys technology-driven manufacturers and tech-enabled service companies in three groups: industrial technology (automation, sensors, connectivity, safety and security), medical devices and life sciences (contract manufacturing and pharma services), and food and consumer essentials (co-manufactured food, flavors, sauces and packaging). Its criteria call for $5 million to $50 million of EBITDA and margins of at least 10 percent, mostly in North America.
Its flagship funds make control buyouts and then add companies to them. It also makes minority growth investments, such as Miss Jones Baking Co. in 2025. Graham is a busy acquirer for its platforms: DecisionPoint, Becklar, Woodland Gourmet and Velosity have all bought smaller businesses since late 2024. A company under $5 million of EBITDA would usually meet Graham as one of those add-ons.
Recent deals
Announced in the 24 months before October 20, 2026.
| Date | Company | Type | Sector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | ImmixRemote video monitoring software used by security monitoring centers | Platform | Software & SaaS | Source |
| Sep 2026 | Lucid LabsFounder-owned Minnesota medtech design and prototyping firm added to Velosity; the founder becomes chief innovation officer | Add-on | Industrial & Manufacturing | Source |
| Aug 2026 | SFL Mobile Radio / Sure Antennas and QuWirelessFirst two add-ons for antenna and IoT component maker Taoglas | Add-on | Industrial & Manufacturing | Source |
| Aug 2026 | 5th Wave Mobile Technology and American Barcode and RFIDData capture and RFID firms in Washington and Arizona added to DecisionPoint | Add-on | IT Services & MSP | Source |
| Jul 2026 | Quantive IntelligencePharma biostatistics platform formed by buying three founder-led firms: TechData, LLX Solutions and R Square | Platform | Source | |
| Jun 2026 | Legacy Security ServicesSouth Carolina wholesale alarm monitoring provider added to Becklar | Add-on | Source | |
| Apr 2026 | Midwest Products & EngineeringMilwaukee contract designer and manufacturer of robotic and electrosurgical medical systems | Platform | Industrial & Manufacturing | Source |
| Mar 2026 | CeltradeOntario maker of specialty sauces and dressings added to Tulkoff Foods | Add-on | Consumer & Food | Source |
| Feb 2026 | Digital Products LimitedCanadian managed connectivity provider added to OptConnect, its fourth add-on under Graham | Add-on | Source | |
| Dec 2025 | Target FlavorsFamily-owned Virginia maker of custom natural flavors for beverage and dairy brands | Platform | Consumer & Food | Source |
| Oct 2025 | International SpicesCustom seasoning blend developer added to Woodland Gourmet | Add-on | Consumer & Food | Source |
| Oct 2025 | Acuity Technologies and Imprint EnterprisesA mobile managed services provider and a family-owned label supplier added to DecisionPoint | Add-on | IT Services & MSP | Source |
| Sep 2025 | Dynamark MonitoringAlarm monitoring company added to Becklar | Add-on | Source | |
| Jul 2025 | Smithstown Light EngineeringIrish contract maker of machined medical device components, a European platform for Graham | Platform | Industrial & Manufacturing | Source |
| May 2025 | JSat AutomationLife sciences automation integrator added to E Tech Group | Add-on | Source | |
| Apr 2025 | Hollandia BakeriesSeasonal cookie maker added to Commercial Bakeries | Add-on | Consumer & Food | Source |
| Apr 2025 | Gatekeeper SystemsMoved into a single-asset continuation fund led by HarbourVest, with Graham's newest flagship fund also investing | Investment | Source | |
| Mar 2025 | Sevillo Fine FoodsChef-inspired specialty ingredient producer added to Woodland Gourmet | Add-on | Consumer & Food | Source |
| Feb 2025 | FaceFirstAI loss prevention software added to Gatekeeper Systems | Add-on | Software & SaaS | Source |
| Dec 2024 | BecklarUtah provider of outsourced alarm, safety and emergency response monitoring | Platform | Source |
Portfolio by sector
From the firm's portfolio page S4.
Food & Consumer Essentials
- Target Flavors
- Miss Jones Baking Co Active (growth)
- Tulkoff Foods
- Commercial Bakeries
- Woodland Gourmet
Food & Consumer Essentials, Industrial Technology
- Bite Active (growth)
Industrial Technology
- Immix
- Becklar
- E Tech Group
- DecisionPoint Technologies
- Taoglas
- OptConnect
- Signifi Solutions Active (growth)
- Novarc Technologies Active (growth)
- KCF Technologies Active (growth)
- Surgere Active (growth)
- BrightSign
- Gatekeeper
Industrial Technology, Medical Devices & Life Sciences
- Kinova Active (growth)
Medical Devices & Life Sciences
- Quantive Intelligence
- Midwest Products & Engineering
- Smithstown Light Engineering
- Rhythmlink
- Velosity
Other
- VPET
- ABX
- EasyPak
Greymont’s take
How Graham Partners fits a seller
Graham fits owners of engineered product makers, contract manufacturers, specialty food producers and tech-enabled service firms with a clear product or technology edge. Because most of its recent deals are add-ons, a sale often means joining an existing platform, such as a mobility integrator joining DecisionPoint or an alarm monitoring firm joining Becklar. Founders can keep a role: Lucid Labs' founder became Velosity's chief innovation officer in 2026, and Target Flavors was family-owned when Graham partnered with it in 2025.
Graham can hold companies for a long time. It moved Gatekeeper, first bought in 2019, into a continuation fund in 2025 rather than selling it to a new owner. An owner who rolls over equity should ask about the expected hold period, whether a continuation fund could extend it, and how the firm's operations team will work with management.
Questions owners ask
What size company does Graham Partners buy?
Its stated criteria are $5 million to $50 million of EBITDA with margins of 10 percent or more, for companies mainly based in North America. Smaller firms have joined its platforms as add-ons, such as Lucid Labs, a Minnesota engineering firm founded in 2004.
Does Graham Partners take minority stakes?
Yes. Its portfolio page says it does both buyouts and minority investments, and it tags several current holdings as growth deals, including Miss Jones Baking Co., Bite and KCF Technologies.
Does Graham buy IT services or managed services companies?
Not as a named sector, but its platform DecisionPoint is an enterprise mobility integrator with managed services. DecisionPoint bought Acuity Technologies, a mobile managed services provider, in 2025 and two data capture and RFID firms in August 2026.
Sources
- S1Graham Partners home page Accessed October 20, 2026
- S2Graham Partners: About Us Accessed October 20, 2026
- S3Graham Partners: Approach and Investment Criteria Accessed October 20, 2026
- S4Graham Partners: Portfolio Accessed October 20, 2026
- S5DecisionPoint Expands with Acuity and Imprint (October 16, 2025) Accessed October 20, 2026
- S6Graham Partners Completes Single Asset Continuation Fund with Gatekeeper Systems (April 2, 2025) Accessed October 20, 2026
- S7Graham Partners 2025 Year in Review (January 28, 2026) Accessed October 20, 2026
- S8OptConnect Closes Fourth Add-On Acquisition Under Graham's Ownership (February 4, 2026) Accessed October 20, 2026
Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with Graham Partners. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction