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May 29, 2025

Podcast: executive sessions – successfully merging companies & cultures

Episode twenty-two of our podcast "executive sessions".
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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 | MiddleGround Capital

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 MiddleGround Capital Donates $10M to UK’s Gatton College

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 – between two founders | MiddleGround Capital John Stewart & Scot Duncan

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? | John Stewart MiddleGround Capital

John Stewart MiddleGround Capital Partner started his career as an hourly line worker at Toyota...
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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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