Skyline Global Partners LLC is a lower middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. We focus on buyouts and growth equity investments in the U.S. and Canada. Skyline targets companies in the healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, business services, software/SaaS & eCommerce, consumer products, and food/beverage/agriculture sectors. We partner with management teams to provide capital and strategic guidance for shareholder value enhancement.
Global businesses or those with global aspirations are of significant interest to us. Our worldwide contacts bring a unique set of relationships and strategic value add to the management teams and companies that we partner with and invest in.
We seek companies that are entrepreneurial, growing and profitable. We partner with management teams to provide capital and strategic guidance for shareholder value enhancement.
Our investment professionals have over 70 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, commercial lending, entrepreneurship, operations, strategy, and executive search. We bring this wealth of knowledge to the benefit of our portfolio companies.
Investment Criteria:
• Buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments
• Control and minority ownership investments
• Healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, business services, software/SaaS & eCommerce, consumer products, and food/beverage/agriculture companies
• Invest $10 million to $100 million in equity, with significant flexibility to increase amount
• Revenue of $10 million to $100 million or more, growing 10%+ per year
• EBITDA of $2 million to $15 million or more, with 10%+ margins
• Strong management team with track record of success
• Large, growing market opportunity
• Product or service with sustainable competitive differentiation/advantage
• Diversified customer and supplier base
• Recurring revenues
• Low capital expenditures
Global businesses or those with global aspirations are of significant interest to us. Our worldwide contacts bring a unique set of relationships and strategic value add to the management teams and companies that we partner with and invest in.
We seek companies that are entrepreneurial, growing and profitable. We partner with management teams to provide capital and strategic guidance for shareholder value enhancement.
Our investment professionals have over 70 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, commercial lending, entrepreneurship, operations, strategy, and executive search. We bring this wealth of knowledge to the benefit of our portfolio companies.
Investment Criteria:
• Buyouts, recapitalizations and growth equity investments
• Control and minority ownership investments
• Healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, business services, software/SaaS & eCommerce, consumer products, and food/beverage/agriculture companies
• Invest $10 million to $100 million in equity, with significant flexibility to increase amount
• Revenue of $10 million to $100 million or more, growing 10%+ per year
• EBITDA of $2 million to $15 million or more, with 10%+ margins
• Strong management team with track record of success
• Large, growing market opportunity
• Product or service with sustainable competitive differentiation/advantage
• Diversified customer and supplier base
• Recurring revenues
• Low capital expenditures
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2010
Investment Type: Private Equity Firm; Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 19
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.06.2025 | Exacto | exactoinc.com | - | United Sta... |
| 11.06.2025 | Workout An... | workoutanytime.com | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | Apex Inter... | trustapexinternational.com | - | - |
| 10.01.2024 | Cosmo's Su... | cosmossuperior.com | - | United Sta... |
| 22.10.2021 | Shenandoah... | shenandoahgrowers.com | $3.7M | United Sta... |
| 22.10.2021 | Lief Labs | lieflabs.com | - | United Sta... |
| 22.10.2021 | CAPTEK Sof... | capteksoftgel.com | - | United Sta... |
| 22.10.2021 | Earth Scie... | earthsciencegrowing.com | - | - |
| - | Painters S... | painters-supply.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Painters S... | psegroup.com | - | - |
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Mentions in press and media 1
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.07.2020 | Cox and Bunge back Growers Edge in $40m Series B round | There are plenty of new products and gadgets on the market for farmers to try, but sometimes the risk isn’t worth the potential reward. One US startup is hoping a data-backed warranty will change that. “There are a lot of issues that farmer... |