Eric Polen

Vice President at MiddleGround Capital

Eric is a Senior Associate on their Lexington Operations team, joining them after a decade at the Goodyear Tire Company where he was the Finance Business Partner. He spent his last two years at Goodyear working in the plants each day, priming him perfectly to roll his sleeves up at their portfolio companies. While he’s originally from Ohio and holds his BBA from Ohio University, he’s excited to get to settle into Lexington with the help of all the Kentuckians in the office.

Much like the rest of the team, he’s a big sports fan; Eric’s claim to fame is that he went to the same high school as Bernie Kosar. During football season, you’re most likely to find Eric glued to the TV and cheering for the Steelers!

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MiddleGround Capital

MiddleGround Capital is an investment management firm that invests in B2B Industrial businesses in the North American middle market. MiddleGround makes control equity investments in fundamentally good businesses that align with our operational expertise, partnering with management teams, families and owner-operators as a preferred buyer due to our ability to add value after the transaction leveraging our extensive operating experience to improve all aspects of the business. MiddleGround is comfortable investing with businesses regardless of the previous ownership structure (including other private equity firms).


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