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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The Private Equity Firm That Would Rather Own More and Owe Less
Vc · Enterprise

The Private Equity Firm That Would Rather Own More and Owe Less

Heartwood Partners built its pitch around an unfashionable idea in buyouts: use less debt, leave managers with meaningful ownership, and give operating teams room to grow. In a market trained to chase leverage, restraint has become the product.

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Wind Point Hires the CEO First. Then It Goes Shopping for a Company.
Vc · Enterprise · Consumer

Wind Point Hires the CEO First. Then It Goes Shopping for a Company.

For 42 years the Chicago firm has run the buyout playbook in reverse - recruiting a billion-dollar operator before it writes a check. In July it closed a $3.2 billion fund to keep doing it.

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