Growth focus Boutique, operationally-focused private equity firm with a track record of investing in lower middle-market growth businesses and a mandate to deploy significant equity per transaction, indicating potential for ongoing portfolio company acquisitions or follow-on investment opportunities.

Manufacturing vertical Historical focus on manufacturing and services with recent acquisition of Midwest Automation, suggesting TJM is actively expanding capabilities in industrial machinery and automation sectors, which may align with vendors or service providers in automation, controls, and efficiency upgrades.

Geographic reach Based in Chicago with a regional emphasis on middle-market opportunities; potential for sourcing opportunities within the Midwest manufacturing ecosystem and cross-border or cross-sector collaborations through their network.

Financial capacity Has invested over forty million dollars of equity and targets 2 to 10+ million per deal, signaling substantial buying power and the ability to engage in mid-sized procurement, consulting, or technology modernization contracts for portfolio companies.

Tech and ops Operationally-focused approach combined with a tech stack choice (Google Workspace, web tech) implies openness to digital transformation, enterprise software, and automation solutions that can improve portfolio performance and scalability.