Derrick and I were honored to be named Crain’s Michigan 2025 Newsmakers of the Year, alongside Lions Coach Dan Campbell.
That is not a sentence we expected to write.
We are grateful for the recognition, and for the additional momentum following Sleeping Giant Capital’s Crain’s M&A Dealmaker of the Year award for our $100 million fundraise.
Both recognitions help bring more attention to our mission: preserving and growing the next generation of businesses in West Michigan.
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We are excited to announce our investment in Process Engineering & Equipment Company (PECO).
Based in Grand Rapids, PECO is a thermal and fluid systems platform providing engineered HVAC and industrial solutions, fluid handling equipment, and mission-critical aftermarket services within a variety of end-user industries.
Concurrent with the investment, Sleeping Giant also announces it has backed CEO-in-Residence Mitch Brownell as the next owner-operator and president.
Read the full release here.
Phil Bowman, CEO-in-Residence, is a seasoned leader searching for a West Michigan business in the technical services industry. To share more about his search and experience, we sat down with Phil for an in-depth interview.
In this episode of The Do Diligence Podcast, we sit down with Ben Greve and Rick Slater, the first co-CEOs at Sleeping Giant, as they share their journey from corporate careers into leading two manufacturing businesses; Portland Products in Portland, Michigan and Pro Stamp in Walker, Michigan.
Watch here, or listen on Apple Podcast or Spotify
Sleeping Giant Acquire graduate and Pondera Advisors CEO, Kelly Conway, recently joined Huntington Bank’s Leading Ladies for a panel discussion at our office in downtown Kalamazoo.
Leading Ladies is an initiative designed to bring professional women together to connect, grow, and champion one another as leaders. Having these great women leaders in our office also gave us an opportunity to introduce them to owner-operator paths offered through our Acquire and CEO-in-Residence programs.
Explore our Acquire Program and Kelly’s story to learn more.