About Littlejohn & Co.
At Littlejohn, we partner intently with families, founders and management teams to build industry leaders.
Trusted Partner for Transformational Growth
Littlejohn is an integrated private equity and special situations investor focused on industrial and services companies in North America.
With over 25 years of sector experience, our team seeks to consistently execute a flexible and synergistic mandate across different market cycles targeting buyouts, carve-outs, special situations and capital solutions opportunities.
Our “all-weather” investment capabilities and sector expertise favorably positions Littlejohn as the partner of choice in the middle market.
~$8B
Regulatory Assets Under Management1
70+
Employees2
45+
Investment Professionals
~20
Years Average Partner Tenure
Our Core Principles
About Us
Meet the Team
Littlejohn’s “All‑Weather” Strategy
Our Edge:
We deploy our resources with focus
Leveraging over 25 years of industry expertise, we aim to consistently invest with precision, discipline and operational knowledge in middle market industrial and services companies.
Leveraging over 25 years of industry expertise, we aim to consistently invest with precision, discipline and operational knowledge in middle market industrial and services companies.
We attack investment opportunities with unique flexibility
Our creative deal-making and adaptable strategies allow us to prosecute opportunities and address challenges across the capital structure.
Our creative deal-making and adaptable strategies allow us to prosecute opportunities and address challenges across the capital structure.
We execute time-tested value creation playbooks to scale our businesses
Our long-standing, integrated investment and operational support teams craft customized operational initiatives to further grow and expand margins in our portfolio companies.
Our long-standing, integrated investment and operational support teams craft customized operational initiatives to further grow and expand margins in our portfolio companies.
Private
Equity
Leveraging our 25+ years investment expertise, Littlejohn seeks to identify, invest and support great companies on their next phase of transformational growth. We partner closely families, founders and management teams to scale their businesses, drive enduring operational changes and build world class organizations.
Opportunistic
Credit
Littlejohn invests across the capital structure in special situations & opportunistic credit opportunities characterized by complex and misunderstood situations that require an appreciation of the intrinsic value of a company.
Capital
Solutions
Littlejohn seeks to provide creative & flexible solutions to companies seeking to solve liquidity issues, finance acquisitions and growth initiatives, or refinance existing lenders. Capital solutions, typically in the form of structured equity, “bridges a gap” in a company’s capital structure that traditional equity or debt financing cannot address.
Stories of Transformational Capital
Watch a Transformational Story
Ben Mondics, Former CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped Kaman Distribution Group increase EBITDA by over 50%, streamline operations, and foster a high-performance culture—all within two and a half years during the challenges of COVID.
From the early days of meeting with Littlejohn, the calls and meetings always ended with, ‘What else do you need?’ They were extremely supportive.
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Jon Capon, COO and Co-Founder, and Eric Crabb, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. enabled Valcourt Building Services to scale rapidly, completing 10 acquisitions in 15 months, doubling its size, and preserving a strong culture of safety and respect.
We wanted to build one of the biggest and best exterior maintenance companies in the country, and we felt as though Littlejohn could help us get there in a much faster pace than we could have done it on our own.
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Beth Gilfeather, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. propelled Motion Recruitment Partners to exceptional growth, doubling the organization’s size through M&A initiatives, innovative compensation strategies, and enterprise-scale solutions.
What Littlejohn has helped us do during our partnership is get ready to play in the top 10 of our industry.
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Darren Taylor, President & CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. empowered Tidel to double its business by investing in next-generation technology, building new product lines, and securing major clients like the world’s largest grocery chain.
Littlejohn managed the business as if they were going to own it forever, rather than taking a three-to-five-year approach.
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David Sacher, CEO, and Justin Jacobi, Executive Chairman, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped SunSource expand its sales force, execute strategic acquisitions, and elevate its position as a North American leader in fluid power and process solutions.
We felt like Littlejohn was the right fit for us because they had the firepower—both in the fund and in their people—to help us get to the next level.
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Watch a Transformational Story
Mark Laven, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped Latham Pool Products navigate industry challenges, stabilize its balance sheet, and achieve a leadership position through acquisitions, thoughtful growth strategies, and strong collaboration.
Littlejohn took the time to learn about the industry, attended trade shows, met with customers and competitors. They’re thoughtful, diligent, and respectful.
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Watch a Transformational Story
Todd Everett, President & CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped Newgistics grow by 50%, execute five key growth platforms, and scale its operations while maintaining a culture of innovation and employee investment.
What’s remarkable is that even after the exit, I’m still in touch with the team at Littlejohn—a testament to the relationship we built.
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Watch a Transformational Story
Bill Shea, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. supported DCLI’s transformation from a corporate carve-out to an independent leader, diversifying its client base, expanding its fleet, and improving profitability through strategic guidance and a disciplined approach.
My father had a comment that said, ‘There’s no substitute for intelligence,’ and Littlejohn’s organization, from top to bottom, really has very intelligent people.
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Ben Mondics, Former CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped Kaman Distribution Group increase EBITDA by over 50%, streamline operations, and foster a high-performance culture—all within two and a half years during the challenges of COVID.
From the early days of meeting with Littlejohn, the calls and meetings always ended with, ‘What else do you need?’ They were extremely supportive.
Jon Capon, COO and Co-Founder, and Eric Crabb, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. enabled Valcourt Building Services to scale rapidly, completing 10 acquisitions in 15 months, doubling its size, and preserving a strong culture of safety and respect.
We wanted to build one of the biggest and best exterior maintenance companies in the country, and we felt as though Littlejohn could help us get there in a much faster pace than we could have done it on our own.
Beth Gilfeather, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. propelled Motion Recruitment Partners to exceptional growth, doubling the organization’s size through M&A initiatives, innovative compensation strategies, and enterprise-scale solutions.
What Littlejohn has helped us do during our partnership is get ready to play in the top 10 of our industry.
Darren Taylor, President & CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. empowered Tidel to double its business by investing in next-generation technology, building new product lines, and securing major clients like the world’s largest grocery chain.
Littlejohn managed the business as if they were going to own it forever, rather than taking a three-to-five-year approach.
David Sacher, CEO, and Justin Jacobi, Executive Chairman, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped SunSource expand its sales force, execute strategic acquisitions, and elevate its position as a North American leader in fluid power and process solutions.
We felt like Littlejohn was the right fit for us because they had the firepower—both in the fund and in their people—to help us get to the next level.
Mark Laven, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped Latham Pool Products navigate industry challenges, stabilize its balance sheet, and achieve a leadership position through acquisitions, thoughtful growth strategies, and strong collaboration.
Littlejohn took the time to learn about the industry, attended trade shows, met with customers and competitors. They’re thoughtful, diligent, and respectful.
Todd Everett, President & CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. helped Newgistics grow by 50%, execute five key growth platforms, and scale its operations while maintaining a culture of innovation and employee investment.
What’s remarkable is that even after the exit, I’m still in touch with the team at Littlejohn—a testament to the relationship we built.
Bill Shea, CEO, on how Littlejohn & Co. supported DCLI’s transformation from a corporate carve-out to an independent leader, diversifying its client base, expanding its fleet, and improving profitability through strategic guidance and a disciplined approach.
My father had a comment that said, ‘There’s no substitute for intelligence,’ and Littlejohn’s organization, from top to bottom, really has very intelligent people.
- Regulatory Assets Under Management (RAUM) as of September 30, 2024.
- Excludes select employees not related to Littlejohn’s core private equity and credit opportunities funds.
The videos presented on this site feature the Chief Executive Officers of several Littlejohn Portfolio Companies. In that capacity, they have worked with the professionals at Littlejohn & Co. in their efforts to improve the value of the respective Portfolio Companies. Each of these CEOs is in a position to be knowledgeable about the efforts of Littlejohn & Co. with regard to their respective Portfolio Companies. These CEOs have not been compensated for expressing their opinions about Littlejohn & Co. The CEOs that are currently in that position at existing Littlejohn & Co. Portfolio Companies may have a conflict of interest in recommending Littlejohn & Co. in that their role at their respective Portfolio Company is dependent upon the board of directors of said Portfolio Company, of which Littlejohn & Co. has the controlling interests.
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