01 · The Capital Gap
Power infrastructure is under-invested
Power infrastructure absorbs more strain every year than it was built for, and the capital flowing into the businesses that operate and maintain it hasn't kept pace.
Transforming power reliability for U.S. businesses
Investing in the BusinessesThat Power America.
Long-term capital partner for power services owners looking to capture the value of modern technology in their operations.
Our approach
Highline is focused on resolving a critical bottleneck limiting the modernization of U.S. power infrastructure: a bandwidth-constrained services industry. With the increased investment required in power infrastructure and a stagnant supply of qualified labor, service providers can't meet demand, leaving energy users with antiquated systems, high bills, and lost potential.
02 · Labor Misbalance
Stagnant supply, growing work.
Technical workforces are flat while the demand for their services grows. Productivity gains will enable workforces to meet untapped demand.
03 · Our Response
Close the gap with technology.
Highline deploys technology that expands capacity and drives superior customer delivery.
How We're Different
What makes our strategy distinct.
01 · Long-term hold
We don't flip. We build businesses for the long run.
We build durable and differentiated operating systems that create long-term change — not in a three-year playbook engineered to exit.
02 · Technology Centric
Powered by a proprietary technology platform.
We're building a modern operating system purpose built for solving bottlenecks in the power services industry and creating tech-enabled category leaders.
03 · Depth of Our Industry Knowledge
Maniacally focused on power
Business owners get a partner who understands their business and industry, with a value-add perspective on the challenges they are solving.
What We Look For
Our investment criteria.
Size
$1 – $10M EBITDA
We partner with businesses where we can have an impact and that want to embark on a technology journey.
- Industry
Power services, exclusively.
Mission-critical services providers in the power ecosystem.
- Ownership
Founder, family, management.
We provide liquidity to business owners while enabling continued, meaningful ownership.
- Market structure
Fragmented.
Sectors with many operators — where we can create a category leader.
- Technology Strategy
Alignment and Excitement
We do best with owners that are eager to leverage technology to deliver a better solution for customers.