Investing in leaders and middle market companies for over 50 years
Over the last five decades, we have never been afraid of change.
Partnerships with experienced business leaders to fuel growth and profitability – we call it CEO1ST™ investing.
Dedicated industry experience, relationships, and thoughtful insights to compete in today’s market.
Tested processes that work, from sourcing through exit.
At Frontenac, our strategy is to invest in well-positioned, growing, and profitable privately-held businesses as they address complex transition issues of liquidity, management enhancement, and growth planning.
- Our focus on people guides everything we do. From collaboratively developing investment theses to identifying the right opportunities to how we treat one another.
- We’re not here to run your business. We act as strategic advisors and provide the insights, resources and capital to help you along the way.
- We believe transparency and honesty are key in building strong partnerships.
Frontenac had a vision of acquiring and scaling assets within the MSP sector and believed in our ability to execute on that vision with Domain as a starting point. Through a variety of growth initiatives and acquisitions, we were able to take a differentiated regional player in Domain and build a national provider of comprehensive IT services and solutions in Integris. We extend our sincere gratitude to Frontenac for its investment, leadership, and collaboration along the way.
Frontenac provides more than just capital. Their group has taken the time to become extremely knowledgeable about our industry and they also have experience and many contacts in adjacent industries. This has allowed the Frontenac team to become quickly respected and valuable partners to our management team.
The Frontenac team has been a reliable partner in the pursuit of investment opportunities and equity value appreciation. From the sourcing of deals, through diligence, to completed acquisitions and ownership, Frontenac has brought creativity and disciplined analysis to the entire process. Post-acquisition, Frontenac is collaborative with management and assists in strategic direction setting and execution to maximize value creation.
Frontenac supports its companies in a wide range of ways: crafting strategy, providing a capital commitment, and engaging operationally to solve problems. Their ability to process information and respond quickly, while remaining process oriented, stands out among private equity firms.
Frontenac brings an analytical approach to decision making that helps drive improved overall performance at its portfolio companies. Team Frontenac is a clear and transparent partner. In the several companies where we’ve collaborated, Frontenac has always engaged with management in a positive and productive way.
I am proud of the growth in scale, capabilities, and talent that TPC achieved during our partnership with Frontenac. Frontenac served as a collaborative partner and trusted strategic advisor to TPC. They worked closely with us to provide strategic perspective, supported robust pursuit of organic and acquisition growth initiatives, and made proactive investments in digital transformation and people.
Disclaimer: Endorsements of portfolio company executives are offered as references for purposes of demonstrating the benefits of working with the Frontenac team and not for the purpose of soliciting investors. Such executives receive a salary and economics from the respective portfolio company. No executives were compensated for their endorsements. There is a conflict of interest in these unpaid endorsements in that company executives either are or were employed by a current or former Frontenac portfolio company.
We partner with talented executives and business owners to build enduring, high-performing companies in the lower middle market. We do this through our collaborative leadership approach – we call it CEO1ST® investing – a relentless focus that drives specific, repeatable value creation playbooks, and adheres to core investment disciplines that have served us well over 50+ years.
We are known for our integrity, operational expertise, and commitment to helping businesses navigate complex growth, liquidity, and succession objectives with clarity and confidence.
We believe great outcomes are achieved through teamwork. We value diverse perspectives, open communication, mutual respect, and shared success.
We are committed to excellence and growth — constantly evolving our action plans, refining our processes, and learning from every experience to better serve our stakeholders.
We act boldly and decisively, embracing change, resiliency, and rapid adaptation to fluid situations. We challenge convention and support entrepreneurial thinking to unlock potential and drive performance.
Rooted in our Midwestern heritage, we prize honesty, transparency, and humility. We build trust through straightforward communication, unwavering integrity, and holding ourselves accountable — even when the path is difficult.
