Rock Gate Partners is a Chicago-based private investment firm that acquires lower middle market, ‘mind share’ leaders with unique market positions. Areas of focus include: engineered products, business services, value-added distribution, e-commerce and specialty and organic, food beverage and agricultural products. Rock Gate partners with management teams in buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, industry consolidations and later stage growth capital investments. Candidates typically generate $3 to $12 million in EBITDA and EBITDA margins in excess of 10%.