What this view answers
Directional spend by mode, value alignment band, and engagement status across the Apex Industrial Partners portfolio.
Portcos in Scope
17
11 High/Med shown · 6 collapsed
Directional Spend
$165.5M
Across 15 populated rows
High Value Alignment
6
Med 5 · Low/Unk/NA 6
Boost Coverage
88%
2 rows still $0
Top 10 portcos by directional spend Excludes 4-N/A (non-industrial)
Meridian Packaging Co.
$31.2M
Cascadia Metals Group
$26.8M
Northgate Industrial Sup.
$22.1M
Reliant Fluid Systems
$18.7M
Harbridge Logistics
$14.9M
Summit Coatings LLC
$12.2M
Ironwood Fabrication
$9.7M
Precision Polymer Grp.
$7.6M
Tidewater Composites
$5.5M
Vector Fastening Inc.
$4.1M
Spend by mode % of $165.5M total
FTL $78.2M · 47.3%
LTL $45.2M · 27.3%
3PL $25.4M · 15.3%
Parcel $12.1M · 7.3%
Air $4.1M · 2.5%
Ocean $500K · 0.3%
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PE Firm
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Inv. Type
Value Align.
Total Spend
FTL
LTL
3PL
Parcel
Air
Ocean
Sales Stage
Partner POC
Inv. Type
Inv. Fund
Inv. Date
GP Stakes
Industry
Cascadia Metals Group Apex Industrial Partners Cascadia Group Platform High $26.8M $19.2M $4.3M $2.9M $300K $100K $0 Implement S. Patel Apex III 6/8/2019 — Metals & mining
Harbridge Logistics Apex Industrial Partners Cascadia Group Strategic High $14.9M $7.4M $4.2M $2.8M $300K $200K $0 Initiate S. Patel Apex IV 2/5/2023 — Freight & logistics
Arkwright Conveyor Sys. Apex Industrial Partners Cascadia Group Strategic Medium $3.2M $1.1M $1.3M $500K $200K $100K $0 Engage S. Patel Apex III 5/3/2020 — Material handling
Meridian Packaging Co. Apex Industrial Partners Meridian Group Platform High $31.2M $14.8M $9.1M $4.6M $2.1M $400K $200K Customer J. Harmon Apex IV 3/14/2021 — Packaging
Northgate Industrial Sup. Apex Industrial Partners Meridian Group Strategic High $22.1M $8.6M $7.2M $3.9M $1.8M $500K $100K Persuade J. Harmon Apex IV 11/2/2022 — Industrial distribution
Ironwood Fabrication Apex Industrial Partners Meridian Group Strategic Medium $9.7M $3.2M $3.9M $1.7M $700K $200K $0 Initiate J. Harmon Apex IV 7/30/2022 — Metal fabrication
Vector Fastening Inc. Apex Industrial Partners Meridian Group Strategic Medium $4.1M $1.4M $1.6M $700K $300K $100K $0 Pre-Qual J. Harmon Apex IV 8/22/2023 — Industrial fasteners
Reliant Fluid Systems Apex Industrial Partners Reliant Group Platform High $18.7M $11.3M $3.8M $2.6M $900K $100K $0 Solution M. Torres Apex III 9/17/2020 — Fluid control & systems
Summit Coatings LLC Apex Industrial Partners Summit Group Platform High $12.2M $5.1M $3.8M $2.4M $600K $200K $100K Persuade M. Torres Apex III 4/19/2018 — Specialty chemicals
Precision Polymer Grp. Apex Industrial Partners Summit Group Strategic Medium $7.6M $2.9M $2.4M $1.6M $500K $100K $100K Engage S. Patel Apex IV 1/12/2024 — Plastics & rubber
Tidewater Composites Apex Industrial Partners Tidewater Group Platform Medium $5.5M $1.8M $1.9M $1.1M $500K $200K $0 Lead M. Torres Apex III 10/6/2021 — Advanced materials
Foxhaven Gear Works Apex Industrial Partners N/A $4.4M $0 $0 $0 $2.9M $1.5M $0 Customer M. Torres Apex III 7/4/2018 — Technology services
Belmont Fire Protection Apex Industrial Partners Low/Unknown $2.1M $800K $900K $300K $100K $0 $0 Pre-Qual Apex IV 3/9/2023 — Fire & safety
Centurion Valve Co. Apex Industrial Partners Low/Unknown $1.8M $600K $800K $300K $100K $0 $0 Lead Apex IV 6/15/2024 — Industrial valves
Greystone Analytics Apex Industrial Partners N/A $1.2M $0 $0 $0 $800K $400K $0 Customer J. Harmon Apex IV 9/1/2023 — Healthcare it
Drakefield Abrasives Apex Industrial Partners Low/Unknown $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Engage Apex III 11/19/2019 — Abrasives & cutting tools
Edgemont Rubber & Seal Apex Industrial Partners Low/Unknown $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Lead Apex IV 2/28/2022 — Sealing solutions
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Active Deals
9
Stage 3+ pipeline
Addressable Spend
$147.9M
Across 9 deals
Projected Savings
$4.6M
7 of 9 deals populated
Stage Breakdown
Persuade (2) · Solution (2) · Initiate (2) · Closed Won (2) · Implement (1)
By current stage
IDENTITY
OPPORTUNITY
ACTION
Portco / Deal
PE Firm
Stage
Opp Type
Addr. Spend
Proj. Savings
Savings Areas
Portco Sign-Off
Next Action
Deal Owner
Op Firm POC
Main POC
Last Activity
Meridian — Modal Shift
Apex Industrial Partners
Persuade
FTL;Parcel
$31.2M
$1.1M
FTL;Parcel
Pending
Present final ROI model to ops leadership
S. Patel
J. Harmon
K. Wu
6/25/2026
Cascadia — FTL Optimization
Apex Industrial Partners
Implement
Multi-Modal
$26.8M
$1.4M
FTL;LTL
Approved
Conduct lane analysis review
J. Harmon
S. Patel
D. Reyes
6/28/2026
Northgate — 3PL Consolidation
Apex Industrial Partners
Persuade
3PL;LTL
$22.1M
$700K
3PL;LTL
Pending
Schedule ops alignment call with GM
M. Torres
J. Harmon
—
6/20/2026
Reliant — Carrier Network
Apex Industrial Partners
Solution
FTL;LTL
$18.7M
$500K
FTL;LTL
In Review
Submit RFP responses by 6/30
J. Harmon
M. Torres
R. Nazari
6/22/2026
Harbridge — Full Scope
Apex Industrial Partners
Initiate
FTL;3PL;LTL
$14.9M
$0
—
Not Started
Kick off discovery call with CFO
J. Harmon
S. Patel
—
6/15/2026
Summit — Parcel Program
Apex Industrial Partners
Solution
Parcel;Air
$12.2M
$300K
Parcel;Air
Pending
Finalize parcel benchmark comparison
S. Patel
M. Torres
—
6/18/2026
Ironwood — LTL Optimization
Apex Industrial Partners
Initiate
LTL
$9.7M
$0
—
Not Started
Confirm data sharing agreement
S. Patel
J. Harmon
—
6/12/2026
Meridian — LTL Annual Bid
Apex Industrial Partners
Closed Won
LTL
$9.1M
$460K
LTL
Approved
Live — tracking LTL savings vs. benchmark
J. Harmon
J. Harmon
—
2/28/2026
Cascadia — Parcel Bid 2025
Apex Industrial Partners
Closed Won
Parcel
$3.2M
$140K
Parcel
Approved
Live — monitoring quarterly savings
M. Torres
S. Patel
—
5/1/2026
Projected Annual Run-Rate
$4.0M
ARR at 6-month pace
Realized YTD
$2.0M
Active plays only
Active Plays
14
Across 6 portcos
Months Elapsed (YTD)
6
Jan–Jul 2026
Realized YTD & Projected ARR by portco $ savings
Northgate Industrial Sup.
CI plays by category count
Cascadia Metals Group
3 active plays
Meridian Packaging Co.
3 active plays
Northgate Industrial Sup.
2 active plays
Reliant Fluid Systems
2 active plays
Summit Coatings LLC
2 active plays
Ironwood Fabrication
2 active plays
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