Established 1995
Celerity Partners is a private equity firm that partners with accomplished industry executives to identify, acquire, and scale market-leading companies across a broad range of industries.
Who We Are
Celerity Partners specializes in building enduring, market-leading enterprises — what we call "legacy enterprises." For nearly three decades, our mission has remained constant: to partner with exceptional executives and apply disciplined capital to create businesses that dominate their industries.
We bring deep, proactive research to identify emerging opportunities before they become obvious. We approach candidates directly, often in partnership with executives who have spent careers mastering the relevant industry segment.
Our platform companies have competed in markets ranging from Tier 1 automotive supply and internet infrastructure to addiction treatment, motorcoach transportation, and laboratory services — each scaled with the same disciplined approach that has defined Celerity since our founding.
In our nearly 30-year history, we have been a protagonist in over 70 acquisitions totaling nearly $3 billion in transaction value. Alongside our own capital, we have partnered with some of the best private equity firms in the business — JP Morgan Capital, Bain Capital, and Golden Gate Capital, among others.
The board directors we bring to our projects have been major players from the industries in which our companies compete — including a former CFO of General Motors, a founder of the addiction treatment industry, and the former CEO of Greyhound.
We are not an institution. We specialize in asymmetric advantage: small, focused, and powered by our executives, our partners, and our investors. We are, above all, a catalyst.
Our Approach
A repeatable playbook refined over 30 years of building industry leaders from the ground up.
We conduct proactive, proprietary research to identify emerging opportunities before they are widely recognized, focusing on fragmented markets ripe for consolidation.
We recruit and partner with proven industry executives who have built and operated businesses in the very sectors we target, aligning incentives for long-term value creation.
We execute buy-and-build strategies with rigor — managing due diligence, business modeling, capital sourcing, and contract negotiation to scale platform companies efficiently.
Track Record
Our mission and our track record is to build legacy enterprises. Here is what the executives who have partnered with us have to say.
Celerity has been the best capital partner to execute a buy-and-build strategy for the motorcoach industry. They led the acquisition effort providing due diligence, business modeling, capital sourcing and contract negotiation, leaving operating management free to run the business.
Celerity is a trusted adviser of mine and an important resource for ABC Labs. Since Celerity Partners became an investor in our organization, we have transformed our company from a small, relatively unknown provider to a mid-size competitor capable of impacting the industry.
Celerity's quick study and decision-making ability were critical in building Peer 1 into the leader it is today. Their ability to quickly recognize the opportunity, back management's vision and execute on the deal were key to our success.
Contact
We are always interested in speaking with exceptional executives and business owners who share our conviction that great companies can be built through disciplined strategy, aligned leadership, and patient capital.
Whether you are exploring a partnership, seeking investment, or simply looking to learn more about our approach, we welcome the conversation.