Mainsail Partners is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a 2026 Top 50 PE Firm and a Top 50 PE Firm for Founders in the Middle Market by Grady Campbell Incorporated (GCI).

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According to GCI, the TOP 50 PE Firms in the Middle Market™ is a program is designed specifically to acknowledge and promote small and mid-sized leading private equity firms in the middle market. The TOP 50 PE Firms for Founders in the Middle Market™ award program acknowledges private equity firms that focus on partnering with family and founders-owned businesses.

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The 2026 Top 50 PE Firm in the Middle Market and Top 50 PE Firm for Founders in the Middle Market recognitions presented herein are awarded by Grady Campbell Incorporated (GCI), a third-party that is not affiliated with Mainsail Partners or an investor in Mainsail Partners-sponsored vehicles. The recognitions were awarded on 1/26/26 for the period 2025. GCI assessed nominees based on written responses to questions on GCI’s nomination form. The number of nominees reviewed for these recognitions was not disclosed to Mainsail, and therefore, it and the percentage of nominees receiving the recognitions, cannot be disclosed herein. GCI’s recognitions are based on its own evaluation and opinion and is not indicative of Mainsail Partners’ future performance, and do not reflect the experience of, or any rating by, Mainsail Partners’ investors. Mainsail Partners paid application fees to participate in the 2026 Top 50 Firms in the Middle Market and Top 50 PE Firm for Founders in the Middle Market process as well as a fee to use the logo. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to the rating. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusions as the foregoing. For more information regarding this recognition, please see the linked publication.