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Northvale Holdings · Since 1998
Permanent capital for enduring businesses
We acquire and build durable companies in essential industries, then hold them for decades.
14
Operating companies
27 yrs
Longest hold
9
Countries
6,200
Employees
What we own
Four sectors. One long view.
We focus on industries that keep economies running. Each company keeps its name, its leadership, and its culture.
Industrial
Precision components, specialty materials, and the plants that make them.
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Logistics
Freight, cold chain, and regional distribution networks across two continents.
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Real assets
Commercial property and land held through full market cycles.
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Consumer
Heritage brands with loyal customers and room to grow.
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How we operate
Built to own, not to flip
Our capital comes from the founding families and long-term institutions, so we measure decisions in decades.
Stewardship
We protect what founders built. Management teams stay, and decisions stay close to the business.
Discipline
Conservative leverage, clear capital allocation rules, and a board seat at every company.
Partnership
We work alongside owners and operators, sharing resources across the group when it helps.
Selected holdings
The companies we hold
Every company we have bought is still part of the group.
Company
Sector
Headquarters
Acquired
Ardent Pressworks
Industrial
Columbus, OH
2004
Corvel Freight
Logistics
Rotterdam, NL
2009
Mercer Street Properties
Real assets
Chicago, IL
2012
Halverson Cold Chain
Logistics
Toronto, ON
2016
Lantern Goods Co.
Consumer
Portland, ME
2019
Fieldline Materials
Industrial
Lyon, FR
2023
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From the chair
“We have never sold a company. That is not a rule. It is the result of buying businesses we would be glad to own forever.”
Eleanor Vance, Chair
Insights
Notes on long-term ownership
Annual letter · March 2026
What twenty-seven years of holding taught us
Our chair on capital, succession, and patience.
Perspective · September 2026
Why family businesses choose permanent owners
Three founders on what mattered when they decided to sell.
News · July 2026
Fieldline Materials opens second plant in Lyon
The expansion doubles capacity for specialty ceramics.
Selling your business?
We buy companies we would be glad to own for decades. Conversations are confidential.
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