Avance Investment Management has appointed Carl Stanton as a senior partner to bolster its industrial services strategy. Stanton, a three-decade private equity veteran, previously led Invesco Private Capital and Focus Impact Partners. He has advised Avance since 2025 and currently chairs Lexxel, a portfolio company specializing in critical infrastructure maintenance. Avance focuses on founder-owned, middle-market businesses in business services, industrial services, and consumer sectors across the US. Its industrial portfolio includes Opifex-Synergy, one of the largest independent equipment rental companies in the country. Co-founder Luis Zaldivar emphasized the firm’s focus on technical, human-capital-driven businesses benefiting from long-term trends like electrification and infrastructure renewal. Stanton’s appointment signals Avance’s deepening commitment to the industrial services space.
The firm operates offices in New York and Miami, targeting sectors with durable demand. Stanton’s track record includes co-leading three private equity investment groups and driving deals in industrial products, business services, and consumer markets. His move to Avance reflects a strategic alignment with the firm’s mission to invest in specialized, under-served businesses.
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