Highlander Partners: Buy Box & Recent Acquisitions

At a glance

Assets under management	$3B (as of Oct 2026) S2
Deal types	Platform, Add-on S1
Geography	North America, Europe S2
Sectors	Consumer & Food, Industrial & Manufacturing

What Highlander Partners buys

Highlander Partners is a Dallas private investment firm, founded in 2004, that invests only its own money. It has no outside limited partners, manages more than $3.0 billion, and has completed more than 90 majority control deals in eight countries across North America and Europe, with offices in Warsaw and Bucharest as well as Dallas. Because the capital is its own, it has no fixed holding period, and it says it uses less debt than most private equity firms. It does not publish revenue, EBITDA or check size targets.

Most of its current companies are branded consumer products businesses, such as Tapatío hot sauce, Ergobaby, SFERRA linens, RMS Beauty and NiTEO Products, a household and car care chemicals group. It also owns industrial and technology businesses such as Biamp and Direct Scaffolding Supply, plus food, retail and hospital companies in Poland and Romania. Its recent deals range from buying from founding families to corporate carve-outs, and a smaller brand is most likely to fit as an add-on, as Folex and Faultless Brands did with NiTEO in late 2025.

Recent deals

Announced in the 24 months before October 28, 2026.

Date	Company	Type	Sector	Source
Jul 2026	DZYNE TechnologiesDrone and counter-drone maker sold to Ondas for about $876 million in cash and stock; Highlander took most of its proceeds in Ondas shares	Exit	Industrial & Manufacturing	Source
May 2026	Brain InstituteRomanian private neurosurgery center combined with the Monza Ares hospital group	Add-on	Healthcare Services	Source
Jan 2026	TapatíoHot sauce brand bought from the founding Saavedra family, who kept a minority stake; The Arnold Companies co-invested	Platform	Consumer & Food	Source
Dec 2025	Faultless BrandsFabric care and cleaning brands including Faultless, Niagara, Magic and Bon Ami, bought from Architect Equity and added to NiTEO Products	Add-on	Consumer & Food	Source
Dec 2025	FolexOregon maker of carpet, fabric and floor cleaners bought from its owners and added to NiTEO Products	Add-on	Consumer & Food	Source
Dec 2024	ErgobabyPremium baby carrier and juvenile products brand bought from Compass Diversified	Platform	Consumer & Food	Source
Nov 2024	McIntosh GroupHigh-end home audio maker sold to Bose about two and a half years after Highlander bought it	Exit	Consumer & Food	Source

Portfolio by sector

From the firm's portfolio page S3.

Europe

Monza Ares Current
Pracownia Optyczna Current
SanoVita Current

North America

Biamp Systems Current
Direct Scaffolding Supply Current
Ergobaby Current
Iconic IP Interests Current
Monarca Food Solutions Current
Niteo Products Current
Pretzilla Current
RMS Beauty Current
SFERRA Current
Tapatío Current

Past investments: DZYNE Technologies

Greymont’s take

How Highlander Partners fits a seller

Highlander suits owners of branded consumer or niche industrial companies, especially family businesses, who want a patient owner. Because it invests its own capital, it is not working against a fund deadline, and it has owned NiTEO Products since 2015. Its January 2026 Tapatío deal shows a common structure: the Saavedra family sold control but kept a minority stake, and a second investor came in alongside Highlander. Its exits can be large, such as the July 2026 sale of DZYNE to Ondas, where it took most of its payment in Ondas stock. Highlander publishes no size range and its recent targets are well-known brands, so an owner of a smaller company should ask whether the business would stand alone or join an existing platform, and how much debt Highlander plans to put on it.

Questions owners ask

Does Highlander Partners have outside investors?

No. The firm says it invests only its own capital, including money from its team, has no outside limited partners and sets no deadline for selling a company.

What kinds of companies does Highlander buy?

Mostly branded consumer products, such as Tapatío hot sauce, Ergobaby baby carriers and NiTEO's household cleaning brands, along with some industrial and technology businesses and food, retail and hospital companies in Poland and Romania.

Can the founding family keep a stake?

Yes. When Highlander bought Tapatío from the Saavedra family in January 2026, the family kept a minority position and The Arnold Companies also took a significant minority stake.

Sources

S1Highlander Partners home page Accessed October 28, 2026
S2Highlander Partners: About Us Accessed October 28, 2026
S3Highlander Partners: Portfolio (current and exits, with investment dates) Accessed October 28, 2026
S4Highlander Partners: News (with 2024, 2025 and 2026 archives) Accessed October 28, 2026
S5Highlander Partners: Contact (office addresses) Accessed October 28, 2026
S6Highlander Partners Acquires Iconic Hot Sauce Brand, Tapatio (January 20, 2026) Accessed October 28, 2026
S7Highlander Partners Acquires Juvenile Products Leader Ergobaby (December 30, 2024) Accessed October 28, 2026
S8NiTEO Products Acquires Folex (December 4, 2025) Accessed October 28, 2026
S9NiTEO Products Acquires Faultless Brands (December 10, 2025) Accessed October 28, 2026
S10MONZA-ARES and Brain Institute merge (May 26, 2026) Accessed October 28, 2026
S11Highlander Partners Sells Its Defense Technology Business, DZYNE Technologies, To Ondas (July 6, 2026) Accessed October 28, 2026
S12Highlander Partners Announces the Sale of McIntosh Group to Bose Corporation (November 19, 2024) Accessed October 28, 2026

Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with Highlander Partners. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction