True North is a family of independent businesses with a nontraditional approach: Our leadership believes in servant leadership. We strive to keep a small family business feeling as we build our independent businesses, and we foster long-term cultural stability by equipping and empowering our team members. Often, we come alongside business owners who wish to see their legacies preserved.

Our current family of independently owned and structured companies spans diverse sectors: industrials (packaging, distribution, manufacturing services), transportation and logistics, precision manufacturing, business services, main street and lower middle market investment banking, sports, and hospitality. True North and the family of companies collaborate with The Slipka Companies, which performs due diligence on our acquisitions as well as providing management services for the companies. This includes people, infrastructure, systems, and uniquely positioned best practices and processes. We know small business.

At True North, we have acquired professional sales acumen and are experienced in financial execution and long-term cultural stability.

We elevate the business operations in our diverse family of independently owned companies.

Unlike most other holding companies, including many sponsor-backed PEGs (Private Equity Groups), True North does not rely on formal investment funds to capitalize acquisitions or growth. Rather, we structure our transactions with our own cash flow and bank leverage, with limited sub-debt. This uniquely positions us to take a long-term view on enterprise growth and value. We do not chase the normal 3-5 investment horizon, which fundamentally makes us different – especially for sellers who desire to have the next owner steward their life’s work into the next generation of leaders.