Organization · Private Equity

Goldner Hawn

Goldner Hawn is a private equity investment firm based in Minneapolis, focusing on lower middle market companies with $5 million to $20 million of EBITDA. They emphasize partnership-driven strategies to unlock growth potential in various sectors.

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Overview

What Goldner Hawn does

What Goldner Hawn is

Goldner Hawn is a private equity investment firm based in Minneapolis, focusing on lower middle market companies with $5 million to $20 million of EBITDA. They emphasize partnership-driven strategies to unlock growth potential in various sectors.

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Operational profile

Organization status and context

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Operational status
Active
Organization type
Private Equity
Founded
Founded in 1989
Approximate age
About 37 years
Structured capabilities
Funder
Last reviewed
March 4, 2026

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Capability profile

Goldner Hawn as a funder

Investment thesis

Goldner Hawn invests in lower middle market businesses, emphasizing collaboration with management teams to develop shared visions for sustainable growth. The firm focuses on sectors where it can provide significant value.

Focus narrative

Goldner Hawn invests in sectors where it can provide significant value, including specialty manufacturing, value-added distribution, consumer products, and business services. The firm employs a partnership-driven investment strategy, emphasizing collaboration with management teams to develop shared visions and strategies for sustainable growth.

Focus and fit

Sectors
Consumer

Availability

Currently deploying
Not published

Portfolio and track record

Recorded portfolio count
40

Portfolio context

Notable portfolio companies include Stouse, Armor Animal Health, Terra Firma, Control Devices North America, Central School Bus, Applied Adhesives, Imperial Plastics, Cameron's, Stellar Quest Events, CTM Group, Universal Turbine Parts, Specialty Commodities, Mid Valley Industries, Wilson's Leather, Remmele Engineering, Allen Edmonds, Transport America, Houlihan's Restaurants, Westlake Hardware, Petermann Bus Company, Vitality Foodservice, VICORP Restaurants, Michael Foods, Lancaster Laboratories, Union Metal Corporation, Havco Wood Products, American Engineered Components, American Lock, Crescent Sleep Products, Claire-Sprayway Inc., Western Reserve Products, Samuel Lawrence Furniture, Woodcraft Industries, Mark VII Equipment, Bankers Systems, Hartzell Manufacturing, Knutson Mortgage, Mid America Entertainment, Jacobson Machine Works, Byerly's, Deltak.

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Last reviewed

March 4, 2026

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