Carr's Hill Partners

Carr’s Hill Partners is a lower middle-market private equity firm based in New Orleans, founded in 2019, with $595 million in assets under management. It invests in industrial and infrastructure services companies that offer mission-critical services, sustainable growth, and innovation-driven expansion, with a focus on the Gulf Coast and Southern U.S. Its sub-sectors include environmental and waste, facility, marine, road, and rail, safety and compliance, testing and inspection, transportation and logistics, utility, and water services, plus niche manufacturing. It targets family- and founder-owned companies with $10 million or more in revenue and $3 million to $20 million in EBITDA, making equity investments of $15 million to $60 million or more, typically with majority control. Portfolio companies include Matthews Brothers Dredging, Arrow Waste, Axis Industries, Smart Safety Group, Freedom Intermodal, Vision Industrial Services, and Omni. The firm creates value through buy-and-build acquisitions, industry-experienced board directors, management incentive plans, and operating partners.