GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS
GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS is a Series C+ and buyout fund in the US and Canada investing in Marketplaces, industrial-technology, digital-infrastructure, non-discretionary-services, food-and-beverage-manufacturing, niche-manufacturing, business-services and wastewater-infrastructure.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- Marketplaces, industrial-technology, digital-infrastructure, non-discretionary-services, food-and-beverage-manufacturing, niche-manufacturing, business-services, wastewater-infrastructure
- Invests in
- US-wide, Canada
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2008
- Assets under management
- $441M
Check size not disclosed
Thesis
Guardian Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2008, headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. They focus on making control investments in lower middle-market private companies with annual revenues between $20 million and $200 million and EBITDA between $4 million and $20 million. The firm employs an operationally focused, partnership-driven strategy to accelerate growth. Their investment thesis centers on a research-informed, thematic approach targeting sectors with favorable long-term fundamentals, including Industrial Technology, Digital Infrastructure, Non-Discretionary Services, and Food & Beverage Manufacturing. Guardian Capital Partners Fund IV, closed in February 2026, has $441 million in capital commitments. The firm has a history of over 80 transactions, representing over $3.5 billion in total enterprise value. The firm's office is located at Devon Square I, 724 West Lancaster Avenue, Suite 120, Wayne, PA 19087.
Common questions
Does GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
Where does GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS invest?
GUARDIAN CAPITAL PARTNERS invests in the US and Canada.