Tecum Capital Announces Investment in Perimeter Insect Guard

Tecum Capital invests in Perimeter Insect Guard, the largest provider of insecticide treatment services for uniforms and garments used by the U.S. Military. Pittsburgh, PA (September 5, 2023) – Tecum Capital (“Tecum”) is excited to announce its investment in Perimeter Insect Guard (“Perimeter”). Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Perimeter has developed into […]

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Human Capital In PE: The Diagnosis is the Treatment

By Shannon Gabriel, Managing Director at TBM Consulting Group Key Takeaways: • The ability to solve the “people question” is fast becoming the lynchpin upon which value creation either takes hold or fails to gain traction.• A hyper-competitive labor market demands a new framework to assess human capital and where it fits into an investment […]

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Tecum Capital – 2021 Year in Review

The Tecum Capital team extends a sincere thank you to our friends and partners for a great year of growth at Tecum Capital! We invested in five new platforms, eight add-on acquisitions, and successfully exited three platforms. We also announced the inception of our third fund, Tecum Capital Partners III, L.P., introduced a new website and investor […]

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New $305M Wexford-Based Fund Attracts 21 Banks As Investors and Here’s Why

By Patty Tascarella  –  Senior Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times Tecum Capital Management has closed its new fund at $305 million, 10% above original expectations, with 21 banks as investors, attracted by local connections and Tecum’s relationship with the SBA. Pasta sauce may have played a role in bringing some of them together. Tecum Capital Partners […]

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Tecum’s New Fund at $240M, Expects Higher Close

By Patty Tascarella, Senior Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times The U.S. Small Business Administration is on board for the new fund of one of Pittsburgh’s biggest private equity firms, meaning it will match the capital raised on a two-to-one basis. Tecum Capital Management Inc., based in Wexford, on Wednesday confirmed it has received a license from […]

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Tecum Capital – 2020 – Our Year in Review

Despite the difficult challenges and ever-present uncertainty faced in 2020, Tecum Capital persevered to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a productive and successful year. We invested in 7 new platforms and realized exits of Allegheny Performance Plastics, TPS, Auburn Gear, Bolts & Nuts, and Convenience Valet. In addition, for which we are most proud, we […]

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Tecum Capital Video Retrospect

Despite the obstacles many of us encountered in 2020, Tecum Capital persevered to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a productive and successful year.  To welcome in 2021, we wanted to revisit our 2020 accomplishments and highlights with you! We hope you enjoy the journey through our last 12 months in the video below. We wish […]

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Tecum Capital Celebrates 15 Years of Investment in Lower-Middle Market Companies

Tecum Capital is pleased to celebrate 15 years of investing in small businesses. We are a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based investment firm with a multi-strategy approach to investing private capital in lower middle-market companies focusing on mezzanine and direct equity investments with an acute focus on ownership transitions. Currently, we are investing from our 2nd SBIC […]

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Capstone Headwaters Q&A With Sean Edmonson, VP at Tecum Capital

In the Capstone Headwaters September 2020 report of Precision Manufacturing: Private Equity Firms Drive M&A, Capstone spoke with Sean Edmonson, Vice President at Tecum Capital Management, to discuss what the firm looks for in precision machining investments and COVID-19 impacts on the industry. Tecum Capital is a Pittsburgh-based private equity firm that has invested over […]

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Tecum Capital Held Its Second CEO Summit

Tecum Capital held its 2nd CEO Summit last fall and welcomed over 30 portfolio company executives to the Pittsburgh Wyndham Grand and provided a day for them to reflect, re-energize and gain new perspectives. Not only was it an opportunity to network with their peers, but also to gain insight from a full agenda. A […]

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Tecum Capital – 2019 – Our Year in Review

Tecum Capital is pleased to announce a productive and successful 2019. We invested in 4 new platforms, 4 add-ons, and realized very favorable exits of Heat Seal, Hometown Hospice & Homecare, Winter Services, and Ohio Travel Bag. In addition, Tecum Equity acquired a controlling interest in Pinnacle Cranes and an add-on for Tidewater, Tidewater AG. […]

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Tecum Continues to Partner with Leading Independent Sponsors

A substantial increase of independent sponsors have partnered in recent private equity deals Tecum Capital has witnessed the rapid expansion of independent sponsors in the private equity arena and continues to partner with many of those leading independent sponsors. In her article for Axial, Danielle Fugazy discusses the substantial increase of independent sponsors in recent […]

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Tecum Capital’s Matt Harnett Emphasizes the Importance of Investing in Strong Operators

Pittsburgh’s Smart Dealmakers Magazine interviewed Tecum Capital’s Matt Harnett about the importance of hiring strong operators to build and grow a successful portfolio company. As Matt Harnett points out, private capital firms with large portfolios cannot effectively scale a business due to the amount of work involved. Good operators are needed to run the companies […]

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Tecum Capital Lands on Inc. Magazine’s List of 50 Best Private Equity Firms for Business Owners

By Graham WinfreySenior editor, Inc. @GrahamWinfrey Inc.’s inaugural list of founder-friendly private equity firms highlights shops that treat entrepreneurs as partners and operators–rather than as part of the furniture. Private equity firms have been called all kinds of nasty names over the years: asset strippers, corporate raiders, vulture capitalists. Don’t be deterred by these labels. […]

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Tecum Capital Climbs to 3rd Largest PE Firm in Pittsburgh

Tecum Capital has climbed to the 3rd spot on the Pittsburgh Business Times List of Largest Pittsburgh-area Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms for 2019. Tecum Capital Partners has $750 million of capital under management. Our investments include mezzanine, equity, LBO/MBO, and structured financing. See more here.

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SBIA Presents Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) with Champion of Small Business Investing Award

By Catherine Kuerbitz, Small Business Investor Alliance WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 22, 2018) – Today, the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), the leading association of lower middle market private equity funds and investors, recognized Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-PA) for his support of small business investment and presented him with SBIA’s Champion of Small Business Investing Award. […]

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Tecum Capital Presents Champion of Small Business Award to Congressman Rothfus

Rothfus has supported greater capital access and investment in small business Tecum Capital’s Tyson Smith and Stephen Gurgovits, along with Greg Shoup, President of Allegheny Performance Plastics (APP), presented Congressman Keith Rothfus with the SBIA Champion of Small Business Investing Award for his work in Congress supporting greater capital access and investment in small business. […]

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Tecum Capital’s 2018 CEO Summit

Over 22 portfolio companies from 11 states were represented at Tecum Capital’s first CEO Summit on Thursday, Sept 13, 2018. The well-received event was held at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco, in downtown Pittsburgh, and 26 CEOs and various company representatives participated. In an afternoon with Tecum Capital professionals and an implementor, it was a dynamic […]

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Tecum Capital Featured in SBIC Article in American Banker Magazine

Steve Gurgovits, managing director of Tecum Capital, was interviewed for and is featured in a recently published article in American Banker Magazine regarding the increased attraction of a SBA program that had recently been overlooked of late. This program, called the Small Business Investment Companies program, or SBIC, involves business investments that are made with privately owned […]

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Tecum Capital Partners with Family Office to Launch New Equity Control Fund

Pittsburgh, PA — Tecum Capital, the $450 million investment firm based in Pittsburgh, Pa., today announced the launch of its new control equity buyout platform, Tecum Equity Partners, III. The entity is a committed pool of capital backed by Western Allegheny Capital, a family office focused on control equity acquisitions. The nature of the platform […]

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Tecum Capital Launches Second SBIC Fund

Pittsburgh, PA — Tecum Capital, the $450 million investment firm based in Pittsburgh, PA, today announced it received a license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to operate its second SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) fund and concurrently held its first closing for the new fund. This second fund is fully subscribed at $225 […]

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F.N.B. Capital Partners, LLC Changes Name to Tecum Capital Partners

F.N.B. Capital Partners, LLC has a new name: Tecum Capital Partners. The Pittsburgh-based small business investment company’s new name is Latin for “with you,” and is pronounced TEE-kum. “The Tecum brand reflects our persona and style both as business leaders and investors. The investments that we make are mutually beneficial partnerships with our clients,” said […]

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F.N.B.Capital Partners Closes $175 Million Private Equity Fund

F.N.B. Capital Partners, L.P. (“FNBCP”) today announced the launch of its Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) fund. The Fund closed in May 2013 and received its license from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to operate FNBCP as an SBIC on August 21, 2013, making it eligible for additional leverage financing from the SBA. Along […]

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