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Private Equity Intelligence
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Firms / H•••••••• P•••••••• L••
H•••••••• P•••••••• L••
H•••••••• Partners is a middle market private equity firm with an investment strategy rooted in stability, strength, and performance.
Classification
- Class
- Buyout firmprobable, confidence 80%
- Basis
- own website statement
- Size band
- Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $2.28bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-27
Classification history (2)
- Sep 15, 2026Buyout firm (probable, 80%, cls-pe-2)own website statement“H•••••••• P••••••• is a middle market private equity firm with an investment strategy rooted in stability, strength, and performance.”h•••••••••.com
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 19 of 19 distinct vehicles are sworn P•••••• Equity Funds; 17 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Feb 17, 2021 to Mar 27, 2024
- RAUM
- $1.4Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 19
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $2.3Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $2.3Bevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $2.3Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 100%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-03-27, latest gav Private Equity Fund $2.3B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 19, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 19
- Employees
- 24
- Headquarters
- Norwalk, CT
- Office address
- 301 MERRITT 7, THIRD FLOOR, Norwalk, CT, 06851
- Business phone
- 203-625-0770
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
61 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- $30.0M to $400M
- EBITDA
- $5.0M to $30.0M
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- We focus on working with founder, family and management-held businesses to help build and grow their companies by providing our strategic resources with a conservative capital structure.
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- add on 21, unknown 29, platform 10, standalone 2
- period
- to 2026-08-06, from 2017-08-28, undated holdings 33, dated observations 57
- window
- last 2026-08-06, first 2017-08-28
- control
- control 27, unknown 35
- companies
- 61
- geography
- count 2, share 0.033, value FL, count 2, share 0.033, value SC, count 2, share 0.033, value CA, count 2, share 0.033, value UT, count 1, share 0.016, value NY, count 1, share 0.016, value TX, count 1, share 0.016, value NE, count 1, share 0.016, value TN
- investments
- 62
- seller kinds
- family 5, corporate parent 1
- transactions
- 32
- cadence by year
- 2017 add ons 1, 2020 other deals 1, 2021 add ons 1, platforms 1, 2022 add ons 2, 2023 add ons 4, platforms 2, other deals 1, 2024 add ons 3, other deals 2, 2025 add ons 3, platforms 1, 2026 add ons 6
- platform add on
- add ons 21, platforms 10, add ons per platform 2.1
- sector known for
- 44
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 26, share 0.426, value industrial manufacturing, examples Ameritape, Chromacolors, Sur-Seal, LLC, Parkwayproducts, count 14, share 0.23, value industrial services, examples Norlee Group, Mastermelt America LLC, Amlongroup, Beaumont Electric Company, count 4, share 0.066, value agriculture, examples Nativeseedgroup, Supersod, Bush Brothers, Lonestarbeef
- holding period years
- n 2, median 5.7
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 16, share 0.262, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Ameritape, Parkwayproducts, Allentowninc, Royalproducts, count 5, share 0.082, value electrical contracting, examples Norlee Group, Beaumont Electric Company, Inter-Bay Electric Company, Ireland Electric Corporation, count 5, share 0.082, value chemical manufacturing, examples Chromacolors, Chromascape, Twitchellcorp, Uwsolutions, count 4, share 0.066, value agriculture, examples Nativeseedgroup, Supersod, Bush Brothers, Lonestarbeef, count 3, share 0.049, value plastics rubber products, examples Sur-Seal, LLC, LMR Plastics, Parkway Products LLC, count 3, share 0.049, value waste collection, examples Lion Industrial Resources, LLC, EcoWerks, Music City Group, count 3, share 0.049, value industrial machinery repair, examples Bhienergy, Industry: Commercial & Industrial Services, Norleegroup, count 2, share 0.033, value waste treatment, examples Mastermelt America LLC, Excel TSD of Tennessee LLC
61 companies on the graph (32 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (26); 10 platforms and 21 add-ons; median observed hold 5.7 years (n=2); observed 2017 to 2026
Funds
21 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C•••••• P••••••• P•••••• E••••• I••••• I••• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $551M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C•••••• P••••••• P•••••• E••••• I••••• F••• I•• L••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $239M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| C• M•• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $164M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| C• P••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $124M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| H•• G•••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $105M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| C• A••••••• L••••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $96.8M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| C• H•••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $94.2M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C• T••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $76.8M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C• T•••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $64.8M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| H•• C••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $54.2M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| H•• P••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $36.9M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| H•• E•••• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $19.6M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C• C••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $3.7M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| C• T•••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $2.1M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C• P••••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C• P••••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| H•• B••••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $76.1M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| H•• S•••• L•• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $63.0M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| H•••••••• P••••••• I•• L• ADV: P•••••• Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $506M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Active deployment | |
| H•••••••• P••••••• I••• L• | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | unknown | no reporting | no Form D | Unknown |
| H•••••••• C••••••••• V•••••• | Continuation vehicle | unknown | unknown | no reporting | no Form D | Unknown |
Team
40 current, 1 former
Managing partner (10)
- B•••• F••••••••• · Chairman Emeritus · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D•••••••• D••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D•••••••• D••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- E•••• T•• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• S•••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- J•••• S•••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••• A•••••••• · Co-Founder · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••• A•••••••• · Managing Member · since Feb 1, 2020 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- R••••• T••••• · Managing Member · since Feb 1, 2020 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- R••••• T••••• · Co-Founder · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (9)
- A••••• N••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- A••••• V• N••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D•••••••• D••••• · Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- E• T•• · Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- J•••• J••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• S•••• · Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- J•••• S•••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- J••• N••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••• W•••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Principal (2)
- M••••• S••••••••• · Principal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••• P••••• · Principal · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
Vice president (6)
- A••••• V••••••••• · Vice President · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- B•••• C•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D••• G••••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••• N•••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••• B•••••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••• B•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (4)
- A•••• R••••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A•••• S•••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••• B•••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N••• E••••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (9)
- B•••• N•• R••••• · Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Financial Officer · since Oct 1, 2023 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- B•••• N•• R••••• · Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C•••• G••••• · Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D•••• L••••••• · Assistant C••••••ler · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• P••••••• · Partner & Chief Operating Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K•••••• M••• · Chief Talent Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••••• T•••• · Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••••••• R••• · Chief C••••••••• and M•••eting Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- W•••• D••••• · Corporate C••••••ler · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
1 former (kept with end dates)
- A•••••••• K•••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Feb 1, 2020 to Oct 25, 2023 Inference
Portfolio
62 relationships, 10 platforms, 21 add-ons
Transactions
33 on record
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
6 relationships
Placement agents (4)
- C•••••••• A•••••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2024
- L••••• F••••• • C•• L•• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2024
- B•• S••••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2022
- W••• S••••• A••••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2012
Financial advisers (2)
- A•••••• A••••••••• I••• 1 shared · one time · last Dec 10, 2021
- L•••••• I••••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Apr 12, 2024
LP commitments
0 disclosed
No LP commitment collected yet. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote, such as a pension plan’s report or an announcement naming the LP.
Events
60 most recent
- Sep 15, 2026Growth Solutions for Owners
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• Investments
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Recognized for Fifth Consecutive Year on Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors List
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Recognized in Inc. Magazine’s 2024 Top Founder-Friendly Investors List
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Signs Agreement to Sell UW Solutions
- Sep 15, 2026Inc. Magazine Puts H•••••••• P••••••• In Top Founder-Friendly Investors List For Third Straight Year
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Signs Agreement to Sell P•••••• P•••••••
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Named in Inc.’s 2022 Founder-Friendly Investors
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Named in Inc.’s 2021 List of Founder-Friendly Investors
- Sep 15, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Exits APG
- Sep 15, 2026CMI acquires Mantle I•••••••••
- Sep 15, 2026M&Q Packaging Acquires Flavorseal
- Sep 15, 2026Capital Partners Acquires F•••••••-T••••
- Sep 15, 2026P•••••• P••••••• Completes Strategic Acquisition of L•• P•••••••
- Sep 15, 2026Capital Partners Exits Derby Fabricating
- Sep 15, 2026Roll-Rite, LLC Acquires Pulltarps M•••••••••
- Sep 15, 2026M&Q Acquires Outlook Group – Capital Partners® Strengthens Plastic Packaging Platform
- Sep 15, 2026A••••••n L•••••• Acquires LEE I•••••••••
- Sep 15, 2026The Importance of Integration in an Add-on Acquisition Strategy
- Aug 12, 2026H•••••••• P•••••••’ Portfolio Company N••••• G•••• Announces Seventh Add-on Acquisition of V•••••• E•••••••• I•••
- Jun 10, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Announces the Sale of Super Sod
- Jun 10, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Announces the Sale of Super Sod
- May 14, 2026H•••••••• P•••••••’ Portfolio Company N••••• G•••• Announces Sixth Add-on Acquisition of I•••••• E••••••• C•••••••••
- Apr 21, 2026T•• A•••• G•••• Expands Hazardous W•••• Treatment Capabilities Through Third Add-on Acquisition of E•••• TSD
- Apr 6, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Portfolio Company VITALSpace Expands Modular Platform with Acquisition of B.I.G E•••••••••
- Mar 27, 2026H•••••••• P•••••••• L••: P•••••• Equity Funds on Form ADV 19 (2024 extract) -> 18 (roster 2026-09-01)
- Mar 25, 2026T•• A•••• G•••• Completes Second Add-On Acquisition Since C••••••••• V•••••• Close
- Jan 20, 2026T•• A•••• G•••• Expands Through Acquisition of M••••••••• A••••••
- Jan 5, 2026H•••••••• P••••••• Announces Sale of S•••••••
- Nov 24, 2025H•••••••• P••••••• Closes Oversubscribed C••••••••• V•••••• for T•• A•••• G••••
- Nov 12, 2025N••••• G•••• Announces Acquisition of I•••••••• E••••••• C••••••
- Oct 14, 2025N••••• G•••• Acquires B••••••• E••••••• C••••••
- Aug 13, 2025H•••••••• P••••••• Exits its Investment in MicroCare
- Jul 7, 2025H•••••••• P••••••• Exits its Investment in M&Q holdings with Sale of M&Q Packaging
- Jun 12, 2025H•••••••• P••••••• Announces Growth Investment in N••••• G••••
- Mar 11, 2025H•••••••• P••••••• Broadens M•••••• Capabilities for its Custom Engineering and Converting Platform, S•••••••, with its Acquisition of K••• M•••••••••
- Feb 25, 2025BluWave Recognizes H•••••••• P••••••• with 2025 Top Innovator Award
- Feb 4, 2025Super-Sod Expands Geographic Footprint into Texas with the Acquisition of T•••••• G••••
- Feb 4, 2025Super-Sod Expands Geographic Footprint into Texas with the Acquisition of T•••••• G••••
- Nov 5, 2024H•••••••• P••••••• Realizes Successful Exit of Outlook Group
- Oct 28, 2024H•••••••• P••••••• Announces Growth Investment in N••••• G••••
- Sep 16, 2024H•••••••• P••••••• Invests in R•••• P••••••• to Support Growth
- Jul 24, 2024N••••••••• G•••• Acquires A•••• S•••, Doubling Down on Commitment to Provide Conservation and Premium Forage S•••
- Apr 28, 2024H•••••••• Appoints Three as Managing Partners
- Apr 12, 2024H•••••••• P••••••• Invests in R•••• P••••••• to Support Growth
- Feb 21, 2024BluWave Recognizes H•••••••• P••••••• with 2024 Top PE Innovator Award
- Feb 8, 2024A•••• Adds Scale and Expands Processing Capabilities with the Acquisition of E•••••••
- Feb 6, 2024S••••••• Strengthens Nutraceutical M••••••••• Expertise with UST Add-on Acquisition
- Jan 25, 2024N••••••••• Expands Product Offering and Geographic Footprint with the Acquisition of Star S•••
- Dec 20, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Exits Its Investment in High Bar Brands
- Dec 14, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Announces Investment in B••• B••••••• P•••••••• C••
- Sep 26, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Invests in S••••••• to Support GrowthPlatform investmentFactS•••••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- Sep 26, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Invests in S••••••• to Support Growth
- Aug 17, 2023High Bar Brands Expands Its Iconic Brand Portfolio with the Acquisition of Dieter’s A•••••ories
- Aug 14, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Portfolio Company S••••••• Acquires A••••••••, Expanding Custom Engineering, Converting, and M••••••••• Capabilities
- Aug 10, 2023H•••••••• P•••••••’ Portfolio Company A•••• Group Accelerates Its Transformation With Two Add-On Acquisitions
- Aug 7, 2023MicroCare LLC Announces the Acquisition of I•••••••• C•••••• T••••••••• L••
- Jul 7, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Announces Investment in B••• B••••••• P•••••••• C••
- Jun 1, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Promotes J•••• P••••••• to Partner & Chief Operating Officer
- Mar 27, 2023H•••••••• P••••••• Announces the Acquisition of N••••••••• G••••, a Pioneer in Providing Native S••• and Erosion C•••••• Solutions
Across the graphs
H•••••••• P•••••••• L•• is the same institution as 2 records in Independent Sponsors and RIA and Wealth.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on. The Data Factory holds all nine graphs and the identity layer between them.
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