Industrial Opportunity Partners

Industrial Opportunity Partners is a private equity firm based in Evanston, Illinois, specializing in acquiring and operating middle-market manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses in North America. It emphasizes an active, operations-driven approach to stabilize, grow, and enhance portfolio companies, often focusing on family or founder-owned businesses, corporate carve-outs, and special situations such as restructurings. The firm typically seeks control equity investments and targets opportunities with revenues roughly 30 to 400 million, EBITDA 5 to 50 million, and enterprise value in the 15 to 125 million range, making minority investments less common. Its portfolio spans sectors including automotive components, building products, packaging, capital goods, aerospace and defense, electronics, food and beverage, plastics, and steel processing, among others. IOP provides significant operating resources through an established Board of Operating Principals to help portfolio companies address operational challenges and unlock growth.