Alex Levental, Partner Ironwood Capital Ironwood’s experience investing in the Facility Services sector goes back over 20 years to our first fund, with an investment in New England Linen Company that rents and sells textile and linen products to Northeastern foodservice companies. Since then, our pace of investment in the sector has increased,with portfolio companies […]
Because Ironwood Capital has a long, strong record of impact investing, we are being approached more often by family office representatives to share deal opportunities and by investors interested in doing well and doing good.
On September 19, 2019, Ironwood Capital co-sponsored a breakfast reception and Capital Strategies program in Greenville, South Carolina. Event co-sponsors were GreerWalker, South State Bank and Azalea Capital. Over 75 attendees filled the Michelin North America auditorium to learn more about access to private capital and what makes a company attractive to potential lenders and […]
On September 11, 2019, Ironwood Capital and Valley Bank co-hosted a Capital Strategies program in Tampa, Florida at Armature Works. Additional co-sponsors of the event were Hill Ward Henderson, KLH Capital, RSM US LLP, and Skyway Capital. Over 30 local businesses attended the event to learn more about the strategic capital options available to growing […]
Congratulations to Dickson Suit, Ironwood Capital managing director. He completed the Florida Shamrock Half Marathon in St. Pete on 3-17-18 in 1:29:17 and finished as the division winner. Nice work, Dickson!
We are quite fortunate at Ironwood Capital to have attracted people who contribute to the firm at multiple levels, people whose personal values align with Ironwood’s and whose intellect and motivation add significant value to the firm. One who best brings those qualities, along with a sparkling personality, is Ellen Stotler, who is celebrating her […]
My favorite event of the year is the Ironwood Capital Intern Luncheon held annually the day after Thanksgiving. It’s an opportunity to catch up on the lives and careers of many of our past interns, provide them an update on our activities and future plans and, most importantly, have them get to know one another. […]
The Small Business Investors Alliance (SBIA) was formed in 1958. My firm, Ironwood Capital, joined SBIA with the formation of our first fund in 2001. Our experience has been overwhelmingly positive and we were delighted to join the recent celebration, recognizing SBIA for 60 years of stellar accomplishments. SBIA defines itself as “the association of […]
As part of its ongoing Capital Strategies program, Ironwood Capital co-hosted a breakfast and panel discussion with SunTrust on October 30 in Memphis, Tennessee. Over 40 attendees learned about the forms and sources of private capital available to business owners and managers. Private capital can serve as a solution for many challenges faced by growing […]
“…if you want to make a bet on American industrial strength, find a company that makes weird stuff in small volumes.” This is a good definition of niche manufacturing, succinctly stated by William Baldwin, contributor to Forbes Magazine, in an article last year in Forbes. At Ironwood Capital, a middle market mezzanine and minority equity […]
