An independent sponsor acquiring established, owner-operated suppliers, deal by deal, alongside outside capital.
RV and marine OEMs depend on a small base of component suppliers, seating, surfaces, machining, soft goods, wiring, most of them owner-operated and founder-run.
Consolidation among the largest tier-one suppliers is accelerating. That leaves OEMs looking for credible, independent alternatives, and leaves good regional businesses looking for a buyer who understands the industry rather than a generic financial acquirer.
Gravel Lake Capital acquires those businesses directly, retains the operators who built them, and backs them with the capital and operating discipline to grow.
$1M to $3M of EBITDA, founder or family owned, ready for a transition.
Seating, surfaces, machining, soft goods, and adjacent component manufacturing.
Where the OEM base is concentrated, and where the operating relationships already exist.
Sellers retain meaningful equity and continue running the business day to day.
Tim Zwartz spent his career in this supply base.
Direct relationships with supply chain leadership at multiple marine OEMs.
Actively evaluating acquisition targets in the wire harness and adjacent component categories.
Building relationships with capital partners who invest deal by deal alongside a sponsor with direct operating experience in the category.
Sellers, capital partners, and industry operators, reach out directly.