Lindsay Quintero

Lindsay Quintero is a Vice President on MiddleGround Capital’s Transaction Team. MiddleGround describes itself as an operationally focused private equity firm investing in middle-market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies, with a hands-on model built around operating expertise.

Quintero joined MiddleGround from Harris Williams, where she spent two years as a healthcare investment banker focused on M&A transactions. A 2019 MiddleGround news item, republishing Buyouts reporting, identified her as one of three professionals added as the firm was building its initial team, describing her then as a former Harris Williams investment banking analyst joining as an associate.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University in Ohio. Her LinkedIn profile lists MiddleGround Capital and places her in New York, New York.

• MiddleGround’s stated investment posture is: “we invest in what we know,” focused on B2B industrial manufacturing and specialty distribution businesses in the lower middle market.
• The firm targets businesses with North American or European headquarters, global exposure, revenue below $1B, EBITDA above $10M, and a clear operational value-creation plan.
• MiddleGround makes control equity investments, with disclosed equity investment size of $20M to $350M.
• The firm emphasizes hands-on operational support, saying its operational approach and third-party resources help position businesses for sale as market-leading companies.
• MiddleGround says it moves quickly on companies aligned with its strategy and exits processes early when there is a lack of fit.
• The firm positions itself as a preferred buyer for owners and management teams because it can “speak the language” of industrial operators and bring an Operations Team into value creation.