We Invest in Legacies
We acquire highly successful industrial MRO and distribution companies that specialize in critical-to-process rotating equipment.
A Different Type of Acquisition Strategy
Grow Your
Grow Your
Company Legacy
Join forces with a network of industrial service companies built to grow what makes your business successful—not erase it.
- Committed Partnership
- Accelerated Growth
- Company Autonomy
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Your LegacyBuilt Forward
01 / BrandThe name customers trust stays
02 / PeopleYour team gets room to grow
03 / CultureThe local spirit remains
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Leadership PerspectiveJim Richard, CEO of ISG
Built on What Works
We acquire companies that are great at what they do. We do not try to “fix” what already works.
Too many times, companies have been acquired and a couple of years later the legacy, charm, and what made that company special is gone. We seek to be different—to build upon each legacy through three tenets.
Jim Richard · CEO, Industrial Service Group
01Stick to our knitting
02Build a service culture
03Maintain the local entrepreneurial feel
How It Works
Local expertise. Network strength.
The model is straightforward: invest in proven industrial service businesses, expand the network, and give customers access to more.
Our Network Grows
Our network of local expert service providers expands to include new geographies, capabilities, supplier relationships, areas of expertise, and product inventory.
Your Customers Get More
Working with ISG means working with a local provider backed by the network capabilities to serve broader MRO and industrial equipment distribution needs.
Why Partner with ISG?Build the next chapter
Build the next chapter
without losing the first.
Choose a partnership priority to explore what joining ISG can mean for your company, employees, customers, and legacy.
Committed PartnershipA network that helps you reach your goals
When You Join the Family
We are committed to helping you reach your goals while giving you more time to focus on what truly matters.
Shared Services Support
Service capabilities that help move the needle in your business and free your team to focus on the work that matters most.
Cross-Selling & Sourcing Collaboration
Reach new customers while gaining access to additional equipment and services your team can sell.
Industrial Minds
ISG leaders come from down-to-earth industrial backgrounds, and that culture shapes how decisions are made.
Accelerated GrowthBring the long-term vision closer
More Resources. More Momentum.
Capital, facilities, talent, and shared resources can help move a five- or ten-year horizon into a three- to five-year window.
10 Years in 3
Capital, equipment, facilities, and human resources help bring long-range plans closer.
Committed Capital
Capital is in place to fund the investments you may have had to hold back.
Financial Security
Reduce concentrated risk, use outside capital to grow, and retain a second-bite opportunity.
Employee Retention & Benefits
Better resources, benefits, and growth opportunities strengthen the employee experience.
Time Re-Allocation
Shared resources support more efficient operations so you can spend more time on growth initiatives.
Company AutonomyKeep leading the business you built
Decentralized by Design
Your company remains local, recognizable, and empowered to continue doing what made it successful.
Autonomous Structure
Our decentralized approach allows you to continue doing what you do best: managing a successful business.
Same Brand. Local Service.
You keep your brand—and we help you grow it. Your name and service legacy remain.
Non-Corporate Culture
Each brand keeps its own culture while joining a like-minded, practical, and supportive environment.
Specialized Industrial CompaniesKeep the work local.
Keep the work local.
Expand what is possible.
ISG combines the expertise customers already trust with the resources, reach, and collaboration of a larger network.
Investment Criteria
What we look for
We partner with established industrial service businesses that share our commitment to specialized expertise, safety, customer service, and problem-solving.
$10M+Revenue
$1M+EBITDA
Located in the US or Canada
Leadership desire to stay post-transaction
Repair and service focus
Diverse customer base
Strong safety record
Culture of solving problems
From Company Leaders
Hear from owners who joined ISG
I conducted extensive and meticulous research about ISG, thoroughly interviewing over five previous owners and presidents from ISG, as well as groups associated with Jim Richard’s past endeavors. Remarkably, each of them echoed a consistent narrative of “as advertised” with how Jim Richard companies are run.
Danny MorinPresident at Morin
The possibilities and potential for our company have increased exponentially. We have access to opportunities we would not have had access to without the ISG network.
Roger StewartPresident at Soles Electric
Start a Conversation
Protect the legacy.
Protect the legacy.
Accelerate the future.
Speak with our V.P. of Corporate Development about how ISG’s strategy can help grow your company while maintaining your culture.
Jeff PrattV.P. of Corporate Development · Connect on LinkedIn
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