Our Approach

More than 60 years of operational experience spanning 60+ companies

We are able to leverage a vast number of relationships, resources, and learnings to build new platforms. We are open to new industries and are always willing to explore various transaction types—from buyouts to joint ventures and partnerships—on a case-by-case basis.

We make majority investments across many industries

Our capital is long-term and our terms are flexible

We value people, partnerships, and transparency

Our Portfolio

For more than 50 years, we’ve partnered with exceptional businesses


A number of those companies remain in our portfolio today, and those who have entered into subsequent phases of growth remain valued friends and partners to our team.

About Us

Delivering exceptional growth since 1957

Fairfield was founded in 1957 by Kay Sugahara, whose family remains an active part of the business today. With each new generation comes growth and evolution, though Fairfield has never lost sight of its roots in creative risk taking, nor its core values of loyalty, partnership, integrity, flexibility, and development

Where It Began

The history and evolution of our business over time

Who We Are

Meet the leadership team at Fairfield-Maxwell