Preserving
Legacy

We protect the founder's brand, culture, employees, and customer relationships.

Capital
for Growth

We deliver immediate liquidity while funding aggressive organic and inorganic expansion.

A Top-Tier
Bench

We surround every platform with a world-class network of operators, advisors, and strategic partners.

Our Story

Founded To Partner
With Elite SMBs

GTR Capital Partners was founded by George and Graham in 2025 with one clear purpose: to partner with talented small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners who share our vision of rebuilding America from the ground up.

We provide the capital, strategic guidance, and long-term partnership these exceptional operators need to scale, strengthen their companies, and create lasting impact.

The Platform

American Gridwork Partners

American Gridwork Partners (AGP) is an operator-led permanent capital vehicle that acquires and scales profitable, family-owned American infrastructure businesses powering the next generation of AI, electrification, data centers, and high-performance compute.

We build a cohesive, integrated portfolio across the critical infrastructure execution layer — delivering immediate synergies, operational excellence, and enduring value through targeted tuck-in acquisitions, strategic geographic overlap, and a centralized growth platform.

What We Look For
Family-owned businesses with strong fundamentals and decentralized teams ready to be amplified — never disrupted — by capital, systems, and AI.
8+ years of proven operation
Cash-flow positive from day one
Under $5M EBITDA at entry
Strong, decentralized operating teams
Focus Sectors
Industrial
Electrical
Underground
Utility
Fiber &
Data Networks
Water
Infrastructure
Heavy Civil &
Site Development
How We Create Value

We retain the original ownership teams who built these exceptional businesses and layer on AGP's centralized platform across sales, estimating, AI automation, accounting, HR, marketing, and procurement.

The result: faster growth, higher margins, shared resources across the Southeast, and a scalable national platform that enhances — but never replaces — what already works.

Centralized Platform
Sales Estimating AI Automation Accounting HR Marketing Procurement
Leadership

The Team

GTR was founded by two investment professionals with complementary backgrounds across bulge-bracket banking, institutional private equity, and real assets.

George Tilghman
George Tilghman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
George oversees investment underwriting, transaction execution, and strategic capital relationships at GTR. Prior to founding the firm, he worked at Barclays in Investment Banking covering Technology, Media, and Telecom, advising on transactions with aggregate value exceeding $30 billion. He also served as an analyst at Boxwood Partners specializing in founder-led home services transactions, and previously worked at Brown Brothers Harriman in FX and Treasury services. George holds an MBA from UVA Darden School of Business and a B.A. from Trinity College.
Graham Reinhard
Graham Reinhard
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Graham leads deal sourcing, network development, and portfolio operations at GTR. Previously, he worked as Senior Vice President at Elion Partners, a real estate private equity firm, and as an associate portfolio manager at Longfellow Real Estate Partners, a $10 billion private equity manager. Graham began his career at Credit Suisse in Investment Banking, advising on Merger Arbitrage and Special Situations across the capital stack. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Mathematics from Virginia Tech.
Contact

Get In Touch

We welcome conversations with founders considering a transition, investors exploring co-investment opportunities, and intermediaries active in electrical and digital infrastructure.

Headquarters
1155 6th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Email
info@gtrcap.com
Website
gtrcap.com
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