Heartwood Partners

Heartwood Partners is a middle market private equity firm based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Founded in 1982, the company employs 30 people. Heartwood Partners specializes in a lower-leverage, current cash yield approach to private equity investing. This strategy is designed to foster partnerships with continuing management teams and support long-term growth through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. The firm provides value creation services to its portfolio companies through in-house specialists with expertise in areas such as eCommerce, digital marketing, human capital, IT, and acquisition integration. The firm currently manages over $1.7 billion in investments and commitments, and its principals have a history of investing in over 100 platform and add-on acquisitions. Heartwood Partners is actively investing from Heartwood Partners IV, LP and focuses on businesses in the food, agriculture, specialty chemicals, niche manufacturing, packaging, and industrial & consumer services markets. For more information about Heartwood Partners, please visit www.heartwoodpartners.com.