Description Clarion Capital Partners is putting out the call, loud and clear: The company makes private equity investments in middle-market companies, specializing in industries including consumer products, financial services, business services, and media and entertainment. The company makes investments of between $15 million and $50 million, targeting firms valued between $50 million and $200 million. It participates in transactions including leveraged buyouts, growth equity, and recapitalizations, preferring to take a controlling stake in its investments. Portfolio holdings include premium luggage company Hartmann and china and tableware firm Lenox. Clarion Capital Partners was founded in 1999.