NEW CANAAN, CT, May 28, 2025 – Gridiron Capital, LLC (“Gridiron Capital”), an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, is pleased to announce that Gridiron Capital has been selected as one of the Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives. The annual listing by PrivateEquityCXO, a community of private-equity backed executives, and Falcon Partners, a leading retained executive search firm exclusively serving private-equity firms and their portfolio companies, identifies firms who best recruit/retain executives who truly fit with their governance model, according to the executives themselves. The award further distinguishes how a sponsor collaborates with and supports their portfolio company management team, which is central to value creation.
The selections for the award were determined by several factors, including feedback collected from thousands of sponsor-backed executives highlighting their experiences and rating funds leveraging the Nine Dimensions of Governance Fit, one-on-one conversations with PE-backed candidates, and fund size performance and size were also important considerations in the award winners.
“We are thrilled to be named a top 50 Private Equity Firm for Executives by PrivateEquityCXO and Falcon,” said Tom Burger, Managing Partner.” At Gridiron, we are committed to fostering strong, aligned governance between our executives and portfolio company leaders. We deeply appreciate the dedication of our management teams and the Gridiron team, whose shared commitment to effective governance is the foundation of our value creation and collective success.”
To view the full report, nominees, selection process, and criteria, please visit PrivateEquity CXO’s website.
About Gridiron Capital
Gridiron Capital is an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, and creating value by building middle-market companies into industry-leaders in the business services, consumer products & services, and industrial growth segments in the United States and Canada. We help transform growing companies by winning together through hard work, partnerships grounded in shared values and a unique culture that comes from hands-on experience building and running businesses. As a team led by former operators and entrepreneurs, we know what it takes to run successful businesses on a day-to-day basis. Additional information is available on the firm’s website.
About PrivateEquityCXO
With 42k+ members, PrivateEquityCXO.com is the world’s largest community of private equity-backed executives. Through digital content, tools and services, we look to expand the pool of executives fit for PE portfolio companies and to help leaders build more valuable companies. PE-CXO.com gives members access to the most coveted portfolio company and fund-level executive jobs. For more information, email contact@pe-cxo.com.
About Falcon Partners
Falcon Partners LLC is a leading retained search firm with an exclusive focus on serving PE firms and their portfolio companies. Falcon conducts searches for transformational portfolio company C-suite leaders who can drive MOIC and IRR. Our mission is to provide clients a competitive talent advantage in the pursuit of value creation. For more information, visit Falcon-pe.com or email contact@falcon-pe.com.
Disclaimer
The Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives Report, issued by Private Equity CXO on 3/12/2025, was based on the period of May 2024 – September 2024. Gridiron did not submit for this award or pay a fee to promote this award. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusion as the foregoing. The Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives 2025 Report should not be considered an endorsement of Gridiron Capital or its funds by the authors or distributors of the ranking.
Contacts
Gridiron Capital, LLC
Thomas A. Burger Jr.
Co-Founder and Managing Partner