Portfolio – Legacy Control Investments
We’ve walked in your shoes.
Until 2024, we acquired controlling ownership stakes with our own capital and grew our portfolio companies organically and through follow-on acquisitions. So, we understand the challenges of being the deal sponsor/lead investor.
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28 YEARS IN BUSINESS
4 PLATFORM INVESTMENTS
50+ FOLLOW-ON ACQUISITIONS
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Legacy Control Investments
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Experienced, Reliable Equity Co-Investor
Backed by Flexible Family Office Capital
Marsden
Location: St. Paul, MN
Year Acquired: 2002
Number of Follow-On Acquisitions: 45
Business Summary: Provides comprehensive facility services, including janitorial, security, HVAC/mechanical, and emergency response/restoration, to commercial clients nationwide. Has become one of the largest privately-owned facilities services providers in the U.S., serving customers in 48 states with over 10,000 employees.
Scale Bank
Location: Edina, MN
Year Acquired: 2005
Number of Follow-On Acquisitions: 4
Business Summary: Offers a wide range of business banking products and services, including traditional commercial loans and banking services, mortgage warehouse lending, factoring, equipment financing and cash management. The Bank has total assets of more than $600 million, a high-quality loan portfolio, and a strong capital position.
General Parts L.L.C
Location: Bloomington, MN
Year Acquired: 2006 with partial exit in 2021
Number of Follow-On Acquisitions: 6
Business Summary: Distributes parts and provides service to thousands of customers and manufacturers of commercial foodservice equipment through 30 branches and more than 200 certified technicians. In 2021, Encore sold General Parts to PT Holdings (aka Parts Town), a global leader in high-tech distribution of equipment replacement parts and related products and services for the foodservice, residential appliance, and HVAC industries.
Codeworks
Location: Brookfield, WI
Year Acquired: 2018
Description: Provides information technology consulting and full-service staffing services, including talent acquisition and management services, to large corporations and government entities that need to identify, recruit, and employ technical IT talent.
