Pfingsten Partners Employee Directory
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
Pfingsten Partners is a Chicago-based, operationally oriented private equity firm that collaborates with founder- and family-led manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies. With more than 35 years of experience, the firm aims to improve operations by investing in people, systems, facilities, equipment, and product and service innovation. It provides strategic operational support and maintains a conservative capital structure to help these companies accelerate growth and profitability. The firm pursues opportunities in the United States and Canada within manufacturing, distribution, and business services, typically investing in companies with revenue between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $12 million. Add-on acquisitions are pursued without a geographic constraint. In May 2025, Pfingsten Partners acquired American Cutting Edge, Inc., reflecting ongoing activity in the industrial landscape.