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Core Industrial Partners

Core Industrial Partners invests in lower middle market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services businesses. Its stated criteria include majority-control transactions, revenue up to $200 million, and equity investments up to $150 million; its official pages publish different EBITDA thresholds of up to $25 million and up to $20 million.

Key takeaway

What stands out about Core Industrial Partners

Core Industrial Partners publicly focuses on North American manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services companies and identifies family succession, leveraged buyouts, growth capital, management buyouts, carve-outs, and turnarounds as transaction types. Owners should confirm which published EBITDA threshold applies to a live opportunity.[1][2][3][5][6][7][8]

What does Core Industrial Partners invest in?

CORE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm with over $1.58 billion of capital commitments. It invests in lower middle market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial service businesses and states that it partners with owners and management teams.

CORE’s materials describe capital, growth-strategy support, operational optimization, and assistance sourcing tuck-in and transformational add-on acquisitions. Its regulatory-information page states that CORE is an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.[1][2][9]

CORE publicly identifies family succession, leveraged buyouts, growth capital, management buyouts, carve-outs, and turnarounds as transaction types. Its stated approach combines private equity capital with growth strategy support, operational optimization, and sourcing of tuck-in and transformational add-on acquisitions.[2]

Owners evaluating a financial buyer can compare the offer with independent valuation analysis, understand how acquirers approach transactions through Auxo’s buy-side M&A process guide, and consider whether a full or partial sale best fits their objectives.

Published investment criteriaIndependent measures · not a shared scale

Equity investment

Up to $150 million

Equity commitment

EBITDA

Up to $25 million

Company operating earnings

Revenue

Up to $200 million

Company revenue

Published criteria: Official pages state revenue up to $200 million, majority control, and either EBITDA up to $25 million or EBITDA up to $20 million, depending on the page. The What We Do page also states equity up to $150 million.[2][3]

What should a business owner evaluate before considering a transaction with Core Industrial Partners?

An owner evaluating CORE can clarify how its majority-control approach applies to the proposed transaction, including the percentage of equity acquired and any seller rollover. The applicable EBITDA threshold should be confirmed because the What We Do page and business-owner page state different thresholds. Owners may also wish to request detail on governance rights, management incentives, investment horizon, exit approach, follow-on capital, financing assumptions, transaction fees, indemnity terms, and working-capital mechanisms.[2][3]

Which current EBITDA threshold applies to this opportunity: up to $20 million or up to $25 million

CORE’s What We Do page and business-owner page publish different EBITDA thresholds, so the applicable criterion should be confirmed for the specific opportunity.[2][3]

What percentage of equity does CORE typically acquire, and what seller rollover range would be considered

CORE states that it seeks majority control; ask how that approach would apply to the proposed transaction.[2][3]

How would governance rights and management incentives be structured

CORE identifies majority control; ask how governance rights and management incentives would be structured.[2][3]

What companies does Core Industrial Partners target?

The What We Do page states EBITDA up to $25 million, revenue up to $200 million, equity up to $150 million, and majority control. CORE’s business-owner page instead states EBITDA up to $20 million, while also stating revenue up to $200 million and majority control. The applicable EBITDA threshold for a live opportunity is not resolved by those two pages and should be confirmed directly with CORE.[2][3]

CORE states that it invests exclusively in manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services companies in North America. Its publicly identified investments and transaction announcements include businesses associated with aerospace and aviation aftermarket, precision manufacturing, packaging, industrial services, digital manufacturing, lighting, and beauty-related manufacturing.[1][2][4][7][8]

CORE’s stated investment geography is North America, with international add-ons. The business-owner page also identifies North America with international add-ons as part of its criteria.[2][3]

CORE’s Operating Playbook emphasizes organic growth, lean manufacturing principles, operational optimization, partnerships, and add-on acquisitions. Its public materials also describe sourcing tuck-in and transformational add-on acquisitions. Recent announcements identify acquisitions or investments made by portfolio companies, including AxioAero Group’s acquisition of Airway Aerospace and Momentium’s acquisition of Superior Lithographics.[2][7][8]

CORE’s official portfolio page lists current investments including AxioAero Group, 3DXTECH, Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions, Cohere Beauty, Edwards Moving & Rigging, Fathom, IMMEC, Kelvix, Momentium, Vantage Lighting, UPTIVE, and Winky Lux. The page lists realized investments including J&K Ingredients, MedLit Solutions, PrecisionX Group, and Prototek.[4]

CORE completed the sale of PrecisionX Group to Windjammer Capital; the announcement is dated April 1, 2026. The PrecisionX announcement describes the sale as occurring after a 3-year hold period.

Other official announcements state that portfolio company IMMEC announced a strategic investment in Helton Electrical Services on February 4, 2026; portfolio company AxioAero Group acquired Airway Aerospace on January 7, 2026; and portfolio company Momentium acquired Superior Lithographics on September 16, 2025.[5][6][7][8]

What is not clear from Core Industrial Partners's public investment criteria?

The PrecisionX, Helton, Airway Aerospace, and Superior Lithographics transaction announcements do not disclose purchase price, enterprise value, equity consideration, financing terms, or other detailed consideration terms.

The What We Do page publishes an EBITDA criterion of up to $25 million, while the business-owner page publishes an EBITDA criterion of up to $20 million. Those two pages do not resolve which threshold applies to a live opportunity.[2][5][6][7][8]

Questions to ask when evaluating Core Industrial Partners as a buyer or investment partner

Which current EBITDA threshold applies to this opportunity: up to $20 million or up to $25 million?

CORE’s What We Do page and business-owner page publish different EBITDA thresholds, so the applicable criterion should be confirmed for the specific opportunity.[2][3]

What percentage of equity does CORE typically acquire, and what seller rollover range would be considered?

CORE states that it seeks majority control; ask how that approach would apply to the proposed transaction.[2][3]

How would governance rights and management incentives be structured?

CORE identifies majority control; ask how governance rights and management incentives would be structured.[2][3]

What is the expected investment horizon and exit approach for the proposed transaction?

CORE’s PrecisionX announcement identifies a 3-year hold period; ask what investment horizon and exit approach would apply to the proposed transaction.[5]

What follow-on capital, financing assumptions, transaction fees, indemnity terms, and working-capital mechanisms would apply?

Financing and detailed consideration terms are points to address directly. Follow-on capital, transaction fees, indemnity terms, and working-capital mechanisms can also be addressed in diligence on the proposed transaction.[5][6][7][8]

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