Speyside Equity

Speyside Equity is a private equity firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 2005, the company is co-managed by Eric Wiklendt and Nick Lardo. Speyside Equity has a team of 12 employees and generates $8.6 million in annual revenue. Speyside Equity focuses on investing in a variety of industries, including industrials, performance materials, specialty chemicals, metals and metal forming, building products, glass, pulp & paper, and food ingredients. The firm targets companies with a proven track record of revenue growth, a strong market position, and a capable management team. Speyside leverages its operational expertise to enhance financial performance and create long-term value for its portfolio companies. Since its inception, Speyside Equity has successfully completed numerous platform investments and add-on acquisitions, utilizing its own capital. Their investment strategy includes identifying companies with potential for growth and improvement, exemplified by their initial investment in Sweet Ovations, a food ingredient company, in 2005, and their subsequent exit from Stahl Specialty Company in 2010. Speyside Equity manages a $130 million institutional fund, Speyside Equity Fund I LP, closed in January 2016. Interested parties can learn more about Speyside Equity and its investment approach by visiting their website at speysideequity.com.