Private 
Equity 
Private Equity

Our approach encourages collaboration, engagement, creativity, and discipline — all of which are necessary to build highly productive partnerships and growth companies.

Clarion Private Equity makes majority and growth investments in a diversified portfolio of lower middle-market companies generating $7.5-30.0 million of EBITDA.

Through strategic vision, operational expertise and relentless dedication, we transform and professionalize businesses.

  • Origination 
    Origination

    We utilize a research and thesis-driven approach to identify industries and sectors that possess enduring growth prospects.

  • Foundation 
    Foundation

    Typically, we're the first institutional capital in our investments, which enables us to professionalize and mature businesses to take them to the next level.

  • Collaboration 
    Collaboration

    We partner and build a plan with the leadership teams to develop a vision and strategy to grow and scale our businesses.

Clarion's 
investing 
partners 
have 
all 
worked 
together 
for 
15+ 
years. 
Clarion's investing partners have all worked together for 15+ years.

our team

David Ragins, Head of Private Equity

“I 
appreciate 
the 
importance 
of 
continuing 
to 
drive 
the 
key 
pillars 
of 
our 
success—collaboration, 
engagement, 
creativity, 
and 
discipline—especially 
as 
we 
work 
to 
build 
on 
the 
success 
of 
our 
first 
three 
funds.” 
“I appreciate the importance of continuing to drive the key pillars of our success—collaboration, engagement, creativity, and discipline—especially as we work to build on the success of our first three funds.”

David Ragins

Head of Private Equity