Norwest Equity Partners

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a Norwest Capital strategy, is a United States middle market private equity firm that partners with growing and profitable companies across three core sectors — Business Services, Consumer Products and Services, and Industrial Growth — often as the first institutional capital partner for founder-led and first-time buyout businesses. The firm targets companies with EBITDA of $10 million to $50 million and deploys equity investments of $75 million to $175 million per transaction in companies valued between $50 million and $500 million, pursuing management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital financings, and first-time institutional capital transactions. NEP seeks majority and control ownership positions and invests across the United States from offices in Minneapolis and West Palm Beach. The firm deploys its proprietary Performance Engine framework alongside management teams to scale product offerings, expand geographic reach, develop high-performance teams, and accelerate research and development, taking a respectful and collaborative approach to supporting portfolio companies in becoming industry leaders. Founded in 1961, the firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.