PE/FI  Growcore Investments

https://www.growcoreinvest.com/





     Office Locations:

Watermill Center
800 South Street, Suite 600
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 617-671-0555

 

Stages:

  • Middle Market


 

Industries:

  • Consumer Products & Services
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Retail & Restaurant
  • Sports & Entertainment

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    Description:

    Formerly Fireman Capital, Growcore is an investment firm that looks for established, yet distinctive, companies in the consumer sector. The firm has holdings in Real Estate, Consumer Product and Service companies, Liberty National Golf Course, and Artfire Films. Fireman Capital invests in companies with a substantial business presence in the U.S., sales of $25 million to $150 million, EBIDTA of $5 million to $20 million, and equity of $20 million to $60 million. Growcore is a platform for Paul Fireman and his partners (which include his son Dan) to manage relationships and make active investments. Until 2006, when he led the sale to Adidas, Paul Fireman was Chairman & CEO of Reebok International, Ltd. in Canton, Massachusetts. In consumer product and services companies, Growcore targets companies with revenues between $10 and $150 million. The Growcore team has completed 39 transactions and has deployed over $400m in capital.


     

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Chris Akelman Partner
    Dan Fireman Managing Partner
    Devon Howard Principal
    Patti Olson Accountant
    Russel Kazorek Vice President & Controller

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      CANarchy


      Docklight Brands


      Evolution Fresh


      Garden Remedies


      IdeaPaint


      Newton Running


      Privateer Holdings


      Purity Organics


      The Parent Company


      Tumalo Industries


     

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