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May 6, 2025
Turning Tariffs into Opportunity | John Stewart MiddleGround Capital
With tariff turmoil and supply chains under pressure, our Founding & Managing Partner, John Stewart,...
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April 24, 2025
Engaging Your Entire Firm in Business Development Efforts
Our Head of North American Business Development, Dyana Baurley, shares her tips for building a...
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April 23, 2025
Podcast: executive sessions – practical automation for manufacturers
Episode twenty-one of our podcast "executive sessions".
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March 20, 2025
2024 Year in Review
2024 was a year that tested our resilience, challenged our creativity, and reinforced the strength...
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March 18, 2025
Podcast: executive sessions – marketing – the key to winning new business
Episode twenty of our podcast "executive sessions".
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March 4, 2025
Lessons from a Junior Business Development Professional
Our Business Development Associate, Graham Sparks, shares lessons from his early career on how to...
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February 13, 2025
Podcast: executive sessions – bringing innovation to market
Episode nineteen of our podcast "executive sessions".
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January 16, 2025
Podcast: executive sessions – changing careers from auto to rail
Episode eighteen of our podcast "executive sessions".
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December 11, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – infrastructure today
Episode seventeen of our podcast "executive sessions".
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November 21, 2024
Deal Sourcing in a Down Market: Tips for Building a Take-Private Strategy
Our Head of North American Business Development, Dyana Baurley, shares her top tips for building...
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November 14, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – building a successful workforce
Episode sixteen of our podcast "executive sessions".
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October 17, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – cutting energy usage in manufacturing
Episode fifteen of our podcast "executive sessions".
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August 29, 2024
2024 Sustainability Report: Our Commitment to ESG
A summary of our 2024 Sustainability Report including our values, culture, philanthropic activity, and portfolio...
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August 15, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – crafting success in complex projects
Episode thirteen of our podcast "executive sessions".
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August 1, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – maximizing manufacturing with technology
Episode twelve of our podcast "executive sessions".
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June 20, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – demystifying private equity for business owners
Episode eleven of our podcast "executive sessions".
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May 30, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – reflecting on our success with John Stewart
Episode ten of our podcast "executive sessions".
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May 6, 2024
Buyouts: Unlocking Value Through Automation
The key to successful automation is in relying on, and integrating, the people that make...
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April 18, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – AI opportunities and risks
Episode nine of our podcast "executive sessions".
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April 9, 2024
2023 Year in Review
2023 was another transformative year and we’d like to reflect on the journey we’ve taken...
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February 28, 2024
Cost Savings While Switching to Renewable Energy
Arrow-Tru Line switched to 100% renewable energy, with an estimated savings of $240,000.
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February 13, 2024
Supply Chain World: The Convergence of Reshoring and Solar Energy
Ryan McComb shares his perspective on the convergence of reshoring and the solar energy market,...
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January 29, 2024
Podcast: executive sessions – UAW Strike
Episode eight of our podcast "executive sessions".
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January 8, 2024
Private Equity International: A Q&A with our Mobility Thesis Lead
Driving Towards Opportunity in Mobility. Electrification and other tailwinds mean that investors can access a...
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December 20, 2023
Manufacturing Tomorrow: Automation Solutions in Mid-Size Manufacturing
The Vice President of our Automation Team, Miles Anderson, speaks with Manufacturing Tomorrow about identifying,...
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December 13, 2023
Case Study: Measuring and Lowering Carbon Emissions with Gravity Climate
Our motto is “Leaving the world better than we found it,” and ESG initiatives have...
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December 7, 2023
Podcast: executive sessions – 2023 economic retrospective
Episode seven of our podcast, "executive sessions."
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December 6, 2023
Private Equity International Roundtable: Facing a Stalemate
The region's mid-market private equity firms are being even more selective at a time when...
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November 6, 2023
Podcast: executive sessions – equity abroad
Episode six of our podcast, "executive sessions".
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October 26, 2023
Meet our Mobility Thesis
An overview of our mobility thesis and the trends that define it.
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October 10, 2023
2023 Sustainability Report
A summary of our 2023 Sustainability Report including our values, culture, philanthropic activity, awards, and...
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September 20, 2023
Podcast: executive sessions – operational bootcamp 101
Episode five of our podcast, "executive sessions".
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August 15, 2023
Podcast: executive sessions – the ABCs of ESG
Episode four of our podcast, "executive sessions".
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July 18, 2023
So you want to get into private equity business development…
Our Head of North American Business Development, Dyana Baurley, shares her top tips for breaking...
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June 13, 2023
MiddleGround Made: Dura/Shiloh
Next in our MiddleGround Made series: Dura/Shiloh
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June 6, 2023
Podcast: executive sessions – automotive today
Episode three of our podcast, "executive sessions".
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May 3, 2023
Podcast: executive sessions – on the shop floor
Podcast Episode 2 "on the shop floor"
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April 27, 2023
John Stewart Provides $10 Million Gift to the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics
MiddleGround Capital Founder John Stewart Provides $10 Million Gift to the University of Kentucky’s Gatton...
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April 18, 2023
MiddleGround Made: SixAxis
Next in our MiddleGround Made series: SixAxis
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April 6, 2023
Podcast: “executive sessions”, Episode 1
Introducing episode 1 of "executive sessions" with host Clayton Gullett, a Podcast about Industrial Manufacturing
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February 28, 2023
MiddleGround Made: Banner Medical/Edge International
Next in our MiddleGround Made series: Banner Medical/Edge International
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February 6, 2023
Hiring At MiddleGround
Amplifying Returns Through Talent with Kristen Baily of MiddleGround Capital
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January 23, 2023
MiddleGround Capital Announces Opening of European Office
MiddleGround Capital announces the launch of its European office, alongside hires to lead the new...
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January 20, 2023
MiddleGround Capital Announces Promotions and New Partners
MiddleGround has promoted several of its team members to Partner and C-Level positions.
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December 7, 2022
MiddleGround Made: Plasman
Next in our MiddleGround Made series: Plasman, a global manufacturer in bumpers/fascia, grilles, exterior trim and...
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December 1, 2022
Private Equity International: Ready For Action
The ability to scale up and down the deal size spectrum through co-investment allows for...
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November 8, 2022
MiddleGround Made: Attala Steel
Next up in MiddleGround Made: Attala Steel. We acquired Attala in 2021 and there are...
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October 6, 2022
MiddleGround Made: Race Winning Brands
Next in our MiddleGround Made series, we present Race Winning Brands, a platform we acquired...
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October 4, 2022
Private Equity International: Chain Reaction
Being a communicative and reliable part of the supply chain can enable mid-market industrial companies...
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September 29, 2022
Manufacturing Today: The Industry Insider
MiddleGround Capital is a private equity firm wise beyond its years. Formed of leading industry...
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August 31, 2022
MiddleGround Made: ALCO
We are excited to present our next installment of MiddleGround Made featuring: ALCO, a platform...
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July 28, 2022
MiddleGround Made: Arrow TruLine
We are excited to present our next installment of MiddleGround Made featuring: Arrow Tru-Line, Inc,...
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June 29, 2022
MiddleGround Made: NKS
We are pleased to share our next installment of MiddleGround Made: National Kwikmetal Service (“NKS”)
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June 2, 2022
PRI: Special Report: Private Equity In Motorsports
“Our motto is to ‘leave everything better than we found it.’ We are not perfect,...
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May 11, 2022
MiddleGround Made: Lindsay Precast
We are extremely excited to present MiddleGround Made, a new series showcasing the amazing work...
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April 5, 2022
Buyouts: Deal Activity Booms Despite Challenges
Last year saw record levels of manufacturing and industrial sector dealmaking and 2022 has started...
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March 24, 2022
BluWave Recognizes Top 50 PE Firms – MiddleGround Earns “Top Innovator of the Year”
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March 15, 2022
18th Annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky Award Winners Announced
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February 10, 2022
2021: Year in Review
MiddleGround reflects on our biggest accomplishments of the past year and talk about where we're...
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December 9, 2021
MiddleGround Portfolio Company Bus Tour
Earlier this year, the entire team at Middleground hopped on a bus to experience our...
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November 4, 2021
PE Hub: MiddleGround puts the pedal to the metal in auto-industry investments
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October 7, 2021
Buyouts: Putting data, branding and creativity at the heart of sourcing
Prioritizing data and process in sourcing has played out well through the past 18 months,...
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August 12, 2021
Investors & Operators: Lauren Mulholland
In this episode of 51 Labs' podcast, Investors & Operators, Lauren Mulholland, Founding Partner, sits...
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September 7, 2020
Buyouts: Value Creation via ESG
The focus on ESG is growing, yet few lower middle-market private equity fund managers have...
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April 21, 2020
How Can Private Equity Help Manufacturers?
MiddleGround partners John Stewart and Scot Duncan teamed up with Thomas and Industrial Exchange to...
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March 20, 2020
Private Equity Fast Pitch: Lauren Mulholland
In this episode of Northstar’s Private Equity Fast Pitch podcast, Lauren sits down with Jeff...
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March 19, 2020
SPS Source Talks: Christen Paras
In this episode of Sutton Place Strategies' Source Talks, MiddleGround's Head of Business Development, Christen...
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March 13, 2020
Who is John Stewart?
MiddleGround Partner John Stewart started his career as an hourly line worker at Toyota Manufacturing...
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October 5, 2019
Now the real work starts
Lauren Mulholland talks about co-founding MiddleGround Capital 18 months ago without an income and with...
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October 3, 2019
Office to Shop Floor
We often learn something and continue to do it the same way for a long...
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September 19, 2019
Small Wins
Like life, business is full of small wins... It’s college football season and while the...
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September 1, 2019
Why We’re Different
"In order to make a difference, you have to dare to be different than others."...
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August 23, 2019
Take Initiative
Take the initiative. Brittany had a frustrating onboarding process at Alco in 2016 when she...
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August 15, 2019
Team Golf Outing in Kentucky
We use a lot of technology to keep our team connected at MiddleGround Capital but...
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August 1, 2019
Welcome to Steel Craft
MiddleGround Capital is on a mission to preserve the future of North American Manufacturing. Check...
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July 1, 2019
Town Hall
We meet every employee post-acquisition. In the first few weeks, our partners arrange town halls...
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July 1, 2019
Kaizen in Action
Some things don’t need to be complicated. At MiddleGround Capital some of the best examples...
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June 24, 2019
Our Portfolio Companies Inspire Us
This inspires us. The Founder of Steel Craft, which we just acquired, reads a text...
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June 21, 2019
Empowering Workers
Why MiddleGround Capital is different? I used to think poorly of myself because I dropped...
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June 12, 2019
New American Manufacturing Worker
The new American manufacturing worker wants more than a steady paycheck. The new worker wants...
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June 1, 2019
Team Celebration
When we started MiddleGround Capital in 2018, my kids’ playroom was our NY office. We...
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May 23, 2019
Mama Wolf
Mama Wolf, Britany Dittmer A new face in American manufacturing. Production manager. Oversees 100 people....
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May 1, 2019
Women in Private Equity
How can we get more women interested in private equity? We need mentors, peers, networking...
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May 1, 2019
Welcome to Alco
Do you want to know what a MiddleGround Capital deal looks like? At MiddleGround, value...
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