Using Data to Combat Operational Uncertainty
How did COVID-19 affect manufacturing businesses, and what lessons did investors learn from the crisis? A year after the coronavirus shut down most of the United States and swept the globe, Axial’s Middle Market Review reached out to Ken Hoefling, an Operating Partner at LFM Capital and former Vice President at Caterpillar, to discuss COVID’s impact on lower middle market manufacturing, business continuity planning in times of crisis, the critical role of good data within a business, and more.
Investors & Operators Podcast: Steve Cook
On this episode of Investors & Operators, Jordan sits down with Steve Cook, Executive Managing Director of LFM Capital based in Nashville. Together, they chat about how a life-altering tornado is the best thing that ever happened to him, effective leadership plus emotional availability and the lessons (and the baggage) of growing up in an entrepreneurial family.
LFM Capital: Helping Our Partners Succeed
Check out LFM’s 2 minute overview video to learn more about our passion for manufacturing and how we step up to the plate to take our partner companies to the next level.
Preferred Return - Applications of AI in Private Equity
Join AltVia to learn about the role of technology within private equity and venture capital firms. Our hope is to bring together the best and brightest across the industry to discuss best practices, the trends they’re seeing, and how firms are using technology to gain an edge in the market – raising funds faster, generating outsized returns, and delivering a world-class experience for LPs.
ShopSabre: Finding the Right Partner in LFM Capital
Here we introduce ShopSabre Founder and CEO Jim Bombardo and his sons, Brandon, Sales & Marketing Manager, and Chris, Manufacturing & R&D Manager. In choosing LFM, Jim really valued LFM’s operational experience. Knowing that LFM truly understood ShopSabre’s business made Jim feel more comfortable and more confident in selecting LFM.
FECON ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF THE VERMEER FORESTRY MULCHING PRODUCTS AND ENTERS INTO GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
February 1, 2021 (Lebanon, OH) -- Fecon LLC announces the purchase of the Vermeer forestry mulcher product line and through this arrangement has established a global distribution agreement with the company. This distribution agreement with Vermeer, which will be rolled out on a controlled basis throughout 2021, will provide their dealers access to the robust line of mulching equipment that leverages the best of Vermeer and Fecon mulching technology.
The LFM Quarterly // 2020: Year in Review
We are proud to have added two new platform companies to the portfolio in PSI Control Solutions, a manufacturer of electrical control panels and emergency power products, and Diamabrush, a manufacturer of concrete polishing and resurfacing products. In addition to these exciting new platform deals, our portfolio company, J&E Precision, completed a transformational add-on acquisition of a precision aerospace and defense component manufacturer. Stay tuned for more details.
Jessica Ginsberg | Building Trust in the Niche Manufacturing Market
On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we speak with Jessica Ginsberg, Director of Business Development for LFM Capital. LFM is a Nashville-based private equity firm founded by operators and engineers, investing in manufacturing companies in the US and Canada. Jessica manages business development and investment sourcing activities, and brings over 13 years of experience in the private equity, investment, and commercial banking sectors in a variety of roles in addition to earning a BS in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University.
