IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC
IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC is a Series C+, debt, buyout and secondary fund in the US writing $10M–$50M checks into waste-environmental-services, aerospace-defense, transportation-logistics, facilities-services, business-services, manufacturing, healthcare-tech, healthcare-providers and wellness.
- Stages
- Series C+, debt, buyout, secondary
- Sectors
- waste-environmental-services, aerospace-defense, transportation-logistics, facilities-services, business-services, manufacturing, healthcare-tech, healthcare-providers, wellness
- Check size
- $10M–$50M
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 1986
- Assets under management
- $903.0M
- Website
- ironwoodcap.com
Thesis
Ironwood Capital is a private equity firm founded in 1986, specializing in providing non-control growth capital to lower middle-market companies in the United States. They offer junior capital, including subordinated debt and minority equity, for growth financings, recapitalizations, generational transitions, and buyouts. The firm targets companies with revenues between $20 million and $250 million and EBITDA between $4 million and $25 million, with investment sizes typically ranging from $10 million to $50 million. Their focus sectors include waste & environmental services, aerospace & defense, transportation & logistics, facilities services, business services, niche precision manufacturing, and healthcare (Medtech, Providers, Wellness). Their most recent fund, Fund V, closed at $516 million in 2022, and as of March 27, 2025, their AUM was $903.0 million. The team has an average tenure of over 10 years.
Common questions
Does IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC lists Series C+, debt, buyout and secondary among the stages it invests in.
What check size does IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC write?
IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC writes $10M–$50M checks.
Where does IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC invest?
IRONWOOD CAPITAL CONNECTICUT I LLC invests in the US.