Gryphon's commitment to three core market sectors allows us to develop deep domain knowledge and industry understanding. Our three core areas of investment include:
Business Services
Gryphon is attracted to the superior growth prospects and high fragmentation of this relatively young $2.5 trillion sector, as the U.S. continues to evolve to a knowledge-based economy with an increasingly important role for service providers. Our conviction in this sector is borne from our belief that people matter, long-term cycles will prevail, and the customer will always be king. Our portfolio companies in this sector have ranged from Allied Security, a $500 million provider of outsourced security guard services, to Miller Heiman, a small but leading provider of sales force training and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies around the world.
The consumer/retail sector, representing $2 trillion of the United States' gross domestic product (GDP), is well suited for Gryphon’s attraction to fundamental value within stable markets. Our consumer/retail group generally looks for companies at the crossroads of demographic trends, lifestyle changes, and brand power. When relevant targets are identified, we are prepared to execute with speed and agility. The collective investment and operating history of Gryphon professionals in the consumer/retail arena is rich, including experience with such household products leaders as Clorox, P&G, and Hunt Wesson, as well as our portfolio companies Bright Now! Dental, Eight O’Clock Coffee, and The Gingiss Group.
Our definition of "General Industry" brings together 11 industry sectors which, in aggregate, represent more than $4 trillion of the United States' GDP. The professionals of Gryphon have extensive experience in many segments of our general industry sector, including automotive, chemical, general manufacturing, health care, and hotels. General industry portfolio company investments of Gryphon range from the buyout of MSD Ignition, a leading manufacturer of branded performance automobile parts for the aftermarket, to the formation of Intelligrated, a company dedicated to becoming the industry leader in high speed automated material handling solutions.
