Middle market private equity firm
Ridgemont Equity Partners
- HeadquartersCharlotte, NC S1
- Founded2010 S2
- Websiteridgemontep.com
- Last verifiedOctober 19, 2026
At a glance
| Assets under management | $11B (as of Sep 2025) S5 |
|---|---|
| Latest fund | Ridgemont Equity Partners V, $4B (Sep 2025) S5 |
| Check size | Up to $500M S3 |
| Deal types | Platform, Add-on, Minority, Growth S3 |
| Geography | North America S3 |
| Sectors | Environmental & Waste, IT Services & MSP, Healthcare Services, HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical, Distribution, Transportation & Logistics, Education |
What Ridgemont Equity Partners buys
Ridgemont Equity Partners is a Charlotte, North Carolina firm that buys and grows US middle market companies in three areas: business and technology services, healthcare, and what it calls industrial growth. Inside those areas it looks for service, distribution and tech-enabled companies with loyal customers, a niche offering and room to consolidate a fragmented market. Recent targets include IT and managed services providers, environmental remediation and recycling services, insurance claims services, and equipment services for hospitals.
Ridgemont commits up to $500 million of equity into businesses valued from about $100 million to more than $1 billion. It takes majority control or leads minority deals, funds growth and acquisitions, and buys from founders, families and corporate parents. Its fifth flagship fund closed at $3.975 billion in September 2025. A smaller company is most likely to meet Ridgemont as an add-on: the firm reports more than 180 add-on acquisitions over the last decade, made through platforms such as Northstar Recycling, Crete United and Strata Information Group.
Recent deals
Announced in the 24 months before October 19, 2026.
| Date | Company | Type | Sector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | ENTACTChicago-based environmental remediation and geotechnical contractor; management stays invested | Platform | Environmental & Waste | Source |
| Jul 2026 | Caring TransitionsFranchised senior move management and online estate sale business, bought with Coogee Bay Partners | Platform | Source | |
| February 2026 | Renovo SolutionsIrvine, California provider of biomedical and imaging equipment services to hospitals | Platform | Healthcare Services | Source |
| Jan 2026 | CRSPhoenix-based temporary housing and managed repair services for insurance claims | Platform | Source | |
| Oct 2025 | Waste Technology ServicesIndustrial byproduct and waste management firm added to Northstar Recycling | Add-on | Environmental & Waste | Source |
| Sep 2025 | Ridgemont Equity Partners VClosed at its $3.975 billion hard cap, above a $2.75 billion target | Fund close | Source | |
| Jun 2025 | UnosquareRecapitalization of a nearshore digital engineering and data services firm; founder stays invested | Platform | IT Services & MSP | Source |
| Jan 2025 | Strata Information GroupManaged IT and application services for colleges and universities | Platform | IT Services & MSP | Source |
| Jan 2025 | BHA TechnologiesHigher education software services partner bought by Strata Information Group right after closing | Add-on | IT Services & MSP | Source |
Portfolio by sector
From the firm's portfolio page S4.
Business & Technology Services
- Caring Transitions
- Certus
- CRS
- HealthMark Group
- Omni Logistics & Forward Air
- RoadOne IntermodaLogistics
- smartShift
- Strata Information Group
- Teachers of Tomorrow
- Unosquare
- WWEX Group
Business & Technology Services; Industrial Growth
- Northstar Recycling Company
Energy
- M6
- WhiteWater III (BANGL)
- WhiteWater III (Matterhorn)
Healthcare
- Agape Care Group
- American Outcomes Management
- Anne Arundel Dermatology
- HemaSource
- Medicus Healthcare Solutions
- Renovo Solutions
Industrial Growth
- Allredi
- Crete United
- ENTACT
- Fleetpride Corporation
- Munch's Supply & Marcone
- National Power
- Sparus Holdings
- Worldwide Produce
Greymont’s take
How Ridgemont Equity Partners fits a seller
Ridgemont suits owners of sizable service or distribution businesses, usually worth $100 million or more, who want a buyer that will keep funding acquisitions after closing. For a smaller company, the realistic path is a sale to one of its platforms. Waste Technology Services took that route in October 2025 when it joined Northstar Recycling, and Crete United actively looks for HVAC, electrical and plumbing contractors to bring into its group.
In its recent platform deals, including ENTACT, CRS and Unosquare, the management teams stayed on and kept a significant stake, and the firm calls rollover by management and selling owners a core part of how it invests. An owner should expect to be asked to reinvest part of the proceeds. Two good questions to ask: how much equity Ridgemont expects you to keep, and how long it plans to hold the business before the next sale.
Questions owners ask
Does Ridgemont Equity Partners buy IT services companies?
Yes. In January 2025 it led an investment in Strata Information Group, a managed IT services provider for colleges and universities, which bought BHA Technologies right after closing. In June 2025 it recapitalized Unosquare, a nearshore digital engineering firm.
Does Ridgemont invest in waste and environmental services?
Yes. Environmental, power and infrastructure services is a named focus inside its industrial growth practice. It has backed Northstar Recycling since 2021, which added Waste Technology Services in October 2025, and it bought the remediation contractor ENTACT in August 2026.
How large a company does Ridgemont look for?
Its stated criteria are businesses valued from about $100 million to more than $1 billion, with equity commitments of up to $500 million. Smaller businesses usually fit as add-ons to one of its existing platforms.
Do owners and managers keep a stake after Ridgemont invests?
Usually. In the ENTACT, CRS and Unosquare deals the management teams stayed significantly invested alongside Ridgemont, and its Fund V announcement describes rollover by management and selling shareholders as a core part of its approach.
Sources
- S1Ridgemont Equity Partners home page Accessed October 19, 2026
- S2Ridgemont: About Us Accessed October 19, 2026
- S3Ridgemont: Our Strategy and Investment Criteria Accessed October 19, 2026
- S4Ridgemont: Portfolio Accessed October 19, 2026
- S5Ridgemont Equity Partners Closes Fund V at $3.975 Billion (September 25, 2025) Accessed October 19, 2026
- S6Ridgemont: Industrial Growth focus area Accessed October 19, 2026
- S7Ridgemont: Business & Technology Services focus area Accessed October 19, 2026
- S8Ridgemont: Healthcare focus area Accessed October 19, 2026
- S9Ridgemont Equity Partners Acquires ENTACT (August 4, 2026) Accessed October 19, 2026
- S10Ridgemont: Crete United portfolio page and acquisition criteria Accessed October 19, 2026
- S11Ridgemont Resource Center (news) Accessed October 19, 2026
Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with Ridgemont Equity Partners. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction