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Guardian Capital Partners

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Last activity: 24.11.2025

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Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
13.06.2022	Precision ...	precisionrollsolutions.com	-	United Sta...
-	NewAirUSA	newair.com	-	United Sta...
-	Havis, Inc...	havis.com	-	United Sta...
-	TacMed Sol...	tacmedsolutions.com	-	United Sta...
-	Western Sh...	westernshelter.com	-	United Sta...
-	CrewBoss™...	crewbossppe.com	-	United Sta...
-	R&D Al...	rdaltanova.com	-	United Sta...
-	Airhead	airhead.com	-	United Sta...
-	Flat River...	flatrivergroup.com	-	United Sta...
-	Sure Fit I...	surefit.net	-	United Sta...
-	Engineered...	ens-co.com	-	United Sta...
-	SMG Extol ...	directline.us	-	United Sta...
-	PPI/Time Z...	ppi-timezero.com	-	United Sta...
-	Carson Del...	carsondellosa.com	-	United Sta...
-	Cosmic Pet	cosmicpet.com	-	United Sta...
-	CIS Global...	cisww.com	-	United Sta...
-	Leg Appare...	mccubbin.com	-	United Sta...
-	RIO Brands	riobrands.com	-	United Sta...

News 42

Date	Title	Description
01.11.2022	Inc. Magazine Names Guardian Capital Partners as Top Founder-Friendly Investor for a Consecutive Year	WAYNE, PA.— Inc. Magazine announced its fourth annual Founder-Friendly Investors list in mid-October, honoring the private equity and venture capital firms with the strongest track records of success investing in and supporting founder-run ...
20.05.2022	Guardian Capital Partners Announces Its Investment in Precision Roll Solutions	Wayne, PA.— Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) announced today it has completed an investment in Precision Roll Solutions, LLC (“PRS” or the “Company”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
05.04.2022	Guardian Capital Partners Announces 2022 Promotions	Wayne, PA – Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”), a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that it has promoted Molly Borowski to Vice President. In this role, Molly will continue to be an integral member of the investm...
31.01.2022	Guardian Capital Partners – 2021 Year in Review
10.01.2022	Havis Announces Acquisition of ENS	Wayne, PA – Havis, Inc. (“Havis”) announced that it has acquired ENS, Inc. (“ENS”), combining Guardian Capital Partners’ (“Guardian”) portfolio companies to create a leading mobile workforce solutions platform.
01.11.2021	Guardian Capital Partners sells Cosmic Pet to Petmate, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity	November 1, 2021, WAYNE, PA.— Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) is pleased to announce the successful sale of its portfolio company, Cosmic Pet LLC (“Cosmic” or the “Company”) to Petmate, a Platinum Equity backed business....
05.10.2021	Inc. Magazine Names Guardian Capital Partners as Top Founder-Friendly Investor	With great enthusiasm, Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) is honored to be named a 2021 Inc. Magazine Founder-Friendly Investor.
03.06.2021	Guardian Capital Partners Announces Investment in Newair	June 3, 2021 WAYNE, PA.– Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) announced that it has invested in AW Industries, LLC d/b/a Newair (“Newair” or the “Company”). Guardian has partnered with the Newair executive management team, who will contin...
18.05.2021	Guardian Portfolio Company, CrewBoss, Announces the Add-on Acquisition of Quaker Safety Products	Wayne, PA – CB Garment, Inc. (dba “CrewBoss”), a portfolio company investment of Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”), has announced the acquisition of Quaker Safety Products (“Quaker”).
31.03.2021	Guardian Capital Partners Announces New Partner, Christopher S. Fugaro	WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”), a lower middle market private equity firm managing over $600 million in regulatory assets under management, announced today that is has named Christopher Fugaro as a Partner...
16.12.2020	Guardian Capital Partners Announces New Partner Thomas J. Caruso to Lead Guardian Operations and Advisory Company, LLC	WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the formation of Guardian Operations and Advisory Company, LLC and the hiring of Thomas J. Caruso as Partner, Portfolio Operations, who will lead this business unit...
04.12.2020	Guardian Announces Investment in Havis	WAYNE, PA.— (BUSINESS WIRE)
18.11.2020	Flat River Group Announces Acquisition of Optimum Fulfillment	BELDING, MI.— Flat River Group, LLC (“Flat River Group”), a portfolio company of Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”), has announced that it has acquired Optimum Fulfillment, LLC (“Optimum Fulfillment”, “Optimum”, or the “Company”)....
02.11.2020	Guardian Capital Partners Invests in Upper Echelon Products	WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian Capital”) announced that it invested in Upper Echelon Products LLC (“Upper Echelon” or the “Company”). Guardian Capital partnered with Upper Echelon’s co-founders and executive...
16.07.2020	Guardian Capital Partners Fund III Hits Its Hard Cap With Final Close at $282 Million	WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) is pleased to announce the final close of Guardian Capital Partners Fund III, L.P. (“Guardian Fund III”) with $282 million in capital commitments. The fundraise was oversubsc...
17.12.2019	Guardian Invests in Flat River Group	WAYNE, PA.— (BUSINESS WIRE)
19.11.2019	Guardian Invests in Western Shelter	Wayne, PA — (BUSINESS WIRE)-
16.10.2019	Guardian Capital Partners Adds TraumaFX Solutions, LLC to Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC Platform	Wayne, PA — (BUSINESS WIRE)-
16.07.2019	Guardian Capital Partners Rebrands its Pet Portfolio Company and Completes Another Add-On	Wayne, PA — (BUSINESS WIRE)-
14.06.2019	Guardian Capital Partners Continues to Invest in Education Sector	Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) is pleased to announce a strategic investment for existing portfolio company Carson Dellosa Education (“Carson Dellosa”). Carson Dellosa, one of the nation’s leading educational solutions providers, ac...
11.01.2019	Guardian Capital Partners Invests In Tactical Medical Solutions, Inc.	Wayne, PA — Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) announced that it invested in Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC (“TacMed Solutions” or the “Company”) on December 7, 2018. Guardian has partnered with the executive management team who will c...
08.01.2019	Guardian Portfolio Company, Hyper Pet Continues Rapid Growth, Merger with R2P Pet is Official	Wayne, PA — Guardian Capital Partners, a private investment firm located in suburban Philadelphia, continues to support the growth of portfolio company Hyper Pet LLC and strategic investments.
26.09.2018	Guardian Capital Partners Announces New Partner Ryan S. Northington	WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA, September 26, 2018 – Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the hiring of Ryan S. Northington as a Partner. Mr. Northington brings to Guardian a broad investment management and operations background including ...
30.04.2018	Guardian Capital Partners Announces Promotion of Christopher S. Fugaro	WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA, April 27, 2018 – Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the promotion of Christopher S. Fugaro to Principal and Head of Business Development. Mr. Fugaro leads deal origination at Guardian. He is responsible fo...
10.04.2018	Guardian Capital Partners Announces Promotion of Adrian R. Ironside	WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA, April 5, 2018 – Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the promotion of Adrian R. Ironside to Partner. Mr. Ironside has numerous responsibilities relating to the investment activities of Guardian including dea...
09.12.2017	Engineered Network Systems (ENS) Announces Acquisition of Tailwind Solutions Limited Company	Burnsville, MN – December 6, 2017 – Engineered Network Systems, LLC (ENS), a premier provider of technology mounting solutions in North America, is excited to announce the acquisition of Tailwind Solutions Limited completed on November 30, ...
12.06.2017	Carson-Dellosa Acquires Rourke Educational Media	Carson-Dellosa Publishing Group (“Carson-Dellosa” or the “Company”), a leading children’s publisher focused on creating innovative educational solutions for school and for home, and Rourke Educational Media LLC (“Rourke”), a publisher of in...
08.02.2017	Hyper Pet Strikes Deal with ABO Gear	With more than 30 years of experience supplying pet products, Hyper Pet LLC has a broad and deep range of dog toy experience, high quality product offerings and strong reputation for innovation and customer service in the industry. Hyper Pe...
09.01.2017	McCubbin Hosiery LLC, a portfolio company of Guardian Capital Partners, has acquired Robeez. Stride Rite, a subsidiary of Wolverine World Wide Inc, is the seller. Robeez is a baby and toddler soft-sol...	Oklahoma City, OK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McCubbin Hosiery, LLC, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of hosiery, slippers and soft-soled footwear, is pleased to announce the acquisition of premier baby and toddler soft-soled footwear b...
15.09.2016	Guardian Capital Partners Acquires Carson-Dellosa Publishing	Wayne, PA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) announced that it has acquired Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC (“Carson-Dellosa” or the “Company”) on July 26, 2016. Guardian partnered with the executive management team who ...
21.01.2016	Guardian Capital Partners Makes Control Investment in Hyper Pet LLC	Wayne, PA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners, a private investment firm located in suburban Philadelphia, is pleased to announce it has acquired the assets of Rose America Corp (d/b/a Hyper Pet). Hyper Pet (www.hyper-pet.com), locat...
30.09.2015	Guardian Capital Partners Invests in Engineered Network Systems	Wayne, PA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) announced that it has acquired a substantial interest in Engineered Network Systems, LLC (the “Company” or “ENS”) on September 30, 2015. Guardian partnered with the executive...
04.08.2014	Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the final close of Guardian Capital Partners Fund II, L.P.	Wayne, PA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) is pleased to announce the final close of Guardian Capital Partners Fund II, L.P. (“Guardian Fund II”). Guardian Fund II reached its hard cap of $153.5 million in capital com...
01.01.2014	McCubbin Hosiery, LLC	Wayne, PA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”) announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in McCubbin Hosiery LLC (the “Company” or “McCubbin”) on December 24, 2013. Guardian partnered with the executive manage...
01.01.2013	Guardian Capital Partners Announces the Sale of Sure Fit Inc.	Wayne, PA – On December 21, 2012 Guardian Capital Partners completed the sale of Sure Fit Inc. (“Sure Fit”) to Focus Products Group International, LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm, Centre Lane Partners.
01.01.2013	Guardian Capital Partners Acquires Kwik-Tek Inc.	Wayne, PA –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) announced that it has partnered with management to complete the acquisition of Kwik Tek Inc. (the “Company” or “Kwik Tek”).
06.09.2011	Guardian Capital Partners Invests in RIO Brands	Wayne, PA – September 6, 2011 – Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) announced that it has invested in RIO Brands LLC (the “Company” or “RIO Brands”) on August 5, 2011. Warren, Ira and Mark Cohen sold a 60% stake of the Company, and are retain...
04.06.2011	Guardian Capital Partners Acquires R&D Circuits	Wayne, PA – July 14, 2011 – Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in R&D Circuits (the “Company”) on April 29, 2011.
04.01.2011	Guardian Capital Partners Acquires PPI-Time Zero, Inc.	Wayne, PA – January 20, 2011 – Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) announced that on January 4, 2011 it acquired a controlling interest in PPI-Time Zero, Inc. (“PPI” or the “Company”).
14.01.2010	Guardian Capital Partners Closes on $50 Million for its Debut Fund	Wayne, PA – January 14, 2010 – Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) announced today the final closing of Guardian Capital Partners Fund I, L.P. with slightly more than $50 million in aggregate capital commitments. “We are extremely pleased to ...
13.01.2010	Guardian Capital Partners Acquires Sure Fit Inc.	Wayne, PA – January 13, 2010 – Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) is pleased to announce that on December 29, 2009 it acquired majority ownership of Sure Fit Inc. (“Sure Fit” or the “Company”) from D.E. Shaw & Co. Headquartered in Allent...
06.10.2008	Corporate Call Center, Inc. Teams with Guardian Capital Partners to Spur Growth	Majority investment will enable the innovative provider of outsourced teleservices to tap Guardian’s operational prowess and business acumen.

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Date	Title	Description
24.11.2025	Raptor Power Systems: Recap Completed Via Guardian Capital Partnership	Guardian Capital Partners has completed a majority recapitalization of Raptor Power Systems, marking a significant expansion of its digital infrastructure investment strategy. The transaction brings together Guardian, EA Advisors, and Rapto...
01.06.2022	May River Capital Completes Sale of Precision Roll Solutions, a Full-Service Provider of Highly-Engineered Precision Roll Solutions and Related Process Componentry	Chicago, Illinois, June 1, 2022 – May River Capital today announced that its portfolio company Precision Roll Solutions (“PRS”) has been acquired by Guardian Capital Partners.
01.11.2021	Guardian Capital Partners sells Cosmic Pet to Petmate, a Portfolio Company of Platinum Equity	Guardian Capital Partners ("Guardian") is pleased to announce the successful sale of its portfolio company, Cosmic Pet LLC (“Cosmic” or the “Company”) to Petmate, a Platinum Equity backed business. Headquartered in Wichita, KS, Co...
15.12.2020	BlackArch Partners Advises Havis, Inc. on its New Partnership with Guardian Capital Partners	CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) December 15, 2020 BlackArch Partners (“BlackArch”) is pleased to announce the partnership of Havis, Inc. (“Havis” or the “Company”) with Guardian Capital Partners (“Guardian”). Havis, headquartered in Warminster, PA,...
15.11.2019	Guardian Invests in Western Shelter	WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardian Capital Partners announced on November 7, 2019 that it invested in WS Acquisition, LLC, which operates two integrated divisions: Western Shelter Systems and CrewBoss. Guardian has partnered with the Com...
13.01.2019	Guardian Capital Partners Invests In Tactical Medical Solutions	WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardian Capital Partners announced that it invested in Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC on December 7, 2018. Guardian has partnered with the executive management team who will continue to operate the Company mov...
13.01.2019	Guardian Capital Partners Invests In Tactical Medical Solutions	WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardian Capital Partners announced that it invested in Tactical Medical Solutions, LLC on December 7, 2018. Guardian has partnered with the executive management team who will continue to operate the Company mov...
29.04.2018	Guardian Capital Partners Promotes Christopher Fugaro to Principal	Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the promotion of Christopher S. Fugaro to Principal and Head of Business Development. Mr. Fugaro leads deal origination at Guardian. He is responsible for overseeing all origination initiativ...
08.04.2018	Guardian Promotes Adrian Ironside to Partner	Guardian Capital Partners is pleased to announce the promotion of Adrian R. Ironside to Partner. Mr. Ironside has various responsibilities relating to the investment activities of our Guardian, including deal sourcing, transaction-based due...
14.10.2015	Guardian Capital Partners Acquires Interest in Engineered Network Systems	Private equity firm Guardian Capital Partners acquired a substantial interest in Engineered Network Systems, LLC, a Burnsville, MN-based designer, manufacturer and supplier of commercial grade products for mounting, storing, charging and se...
05.08.2014	Guardian Capital Partners Closes Second Fund at $153.5M	Wayne, PA-based private equity firm Guardian Capital Partners closed its second fund at $153.5m. Guardian Capital Partners Fund II LP makes control investments in lower middle market private companies located primarily in the United States ...
10.01.2013	Yukon Invests in Kwik Tek, Inc.	January 10, 2013 — Yukon Partners (“Yukon”) announced today that it has completed mezzanine debt and equity co-investments in Kwik Tek, Inc. (“Kwik Tek” or the “Company”). The transaction was an acquisition of the privately-owned business b...
06.09.2011	RIO Brands Receives Private Equity Investment from Guardian Capital Partners	RIO Brands LLC, a Conshohocken, PA-based is a leading supplier of a full line of outdoor furniture and other related accessories used for the beach, backyard, patio, parks and other outdoor venues, has received a private equity investment o...
14.01.2010	Guardian Capital Partners Closes on $50M Fund	Guardian Capital Partners (GCP), a private equity firm based in suburban Philadelphia, announced the final closing of its Guardian Capital Partners Fund I, L.P. with over $50m in aggregate capital commitments. The fund, which is backed is b...
14.01.2010	Guardian Capital Partners Closes on $50 Million for its Debut Fund	Wayne, PA – January 14, 2010 – Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”) announced today the final closing of Guardian Capital Partners Fund I, L.P. with slightly more than $50 million in aggregate capital commitments. “We are extremely pleased to ...

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