Gridiron Capital Continues to Build Operational Expertise

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NEW CANAAN, CT, May 5, 2020 – Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”), a leading investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, continues building operational capabilities and has hired Tracy Streckenbach as an Operating Partner. As Gridiron’s newest Operating Partner, Ms. Streckenbach will be a resource to Gridiron Portfolio Company teams and to […]

Gridiron Capital Partners With Colibri Group

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New Canaan, CT, May 2, 2019 – Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”) is pleased to announce an investment in Colibri Group (“Colibri” or the “Company”), a leading national provider of online learning solutions for licensed professionals operating in regulated end markets. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Colibri Group operates a family of brands dedicated to […]

Gridiron Capital Announces Partnership with Jacent Strategic Merchandising

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New Canaan, CT, April 25, 2019 – Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”) is pleased to announce an investment in Jacent Strategic Merchandising (“Jacent” or the “Company”), the leading supplier and service provider of impulse merchandising solutions to the grocery, mass, drug and e-commerce retail channels. Headquartered in Huntington Valley, PA, Jacent was formed in 2016 […]

Gridiron Capital Partners With Remington Products Company

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New Canaan, CT, April 22, 2019 – Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”) is pleased to announce an investment in Remington Products Company (“Remington Products” or the “Company”). Remington Products is a leading specialty designer and manufacturer of branded and private label orthotic solutions, including foot beds/insoles, foot care products, orthopedic braces, sports supports and safety/ergonomic products. […]

LeafFilter Launches Leaf Home Safety Solutions

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Hudson, OH & New Canaan, CT, February 22, 2019 – Gridiron Capital is excited to announce that LeafFilterTM, the largest gutter protection solutions company in the world, announced the launch of Leaf Home Safety SolutionsTM, a direct-to-consumer business that transforms homes into safe and stylish environments through high-quality accessibility solutions that improve the lives of […]

Gridiron Capital’s Kallie Hapgood Featured in McGuire Woods Women in PE Profile

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Women in Private Equity to Know: Kallie Hapgood The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile women leaders in private equity. Kallie Hapgood is a managing director at Gridiron Capital , an investment firm based in New Canaan, Conn., that is focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs and management teams, […]

Gridiron Capital Completes Sale of QSI Facilities​

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New Canaan, CT, January 3, 2019 — Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”), a private investment firm, is pleased to announce the completion of the previously announced sale of Quality Solutions, Inc. (“QSI” or the “Company”), a leading asset light facilities management provider, to Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm. The […]

Gridiron Capital Continues Digital, Data, and Artificial Intelligence Capability Build

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New Canaan, CT, December 13, 2018 — Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”) continues to invest in its capabilities in digital marketing, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to boost its portfolio companies’ capabilities. Gridiron Capital is pleased to announce the addition of John Nives as Operating Partner. Mr. Nives brings additional expertise in Digital, Predictive Analytics, […]

Gridiron Capital Announces Partnership with Royal Paper

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New Canaan, CT, November 6, 2018 – Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”) is pleased to announce an investment in Royal Paper (or the “Company”), a private label consumer packaged goods company providing a broad range of tissue products to blue chip customers both in the At-Home and Away-from-Home markets. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Royal Paper […]

Gridiron Capital featured in the Nashville Business Journal

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Choosing the Right Investment Firm: A How-To for Founders and Business Leaders By Andrea Williams August 10, 2018 Reports of companies landing eight- to nine-figure capital investments are enough to have any cash-strapped or growth-driven founder clamoring for a piece of the equity pie. And while some entrepreneurs may, indeed, develop an asset that is […]