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Business Partner First

HCI Equity Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm focused on partnering with family and founder owned manufacturing, service and distribution companies.
We build solid partnerships with company owners and management teams to develop and execute their growth strategies. With meaningful, diverse operating experience and an active approach, we strive to be more of a business partner than an investor.
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What We Believe

At HCI, we believe our substantial operating experience differentiates us from other financial partners—the majority of our senior team members have been a CEO, President or CFO of an industrial business during their careers. We bring extensive capabilities gained from senior leadership roles at a variety of leading industrial and service companies. Our combined experience enables us to have a deeper understanding of industry sector trends and business fundamentals which enhances the operating performance of our portfolio companies.

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HCI Expands Investment Team with Justin Boyles

WASHINGTON, DC, September 22, 2022—HCI Equity Partners (“HCI”), a leading lower middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that Justin Boyles has joined the firm as an Associate within the firm’s investment team. Mr. Boyles will be responsible for …

Doug McCormick Featured on Bluwave’s Karma School of Business Podcast

HCI Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Doug McCormick, recently joined Sean Mooney, CEO of Bluwave, LP, on his brand new podcast, the Karma School of Business. Listen in to hear Doug and Sean discuss building world-class teams and …

HCI Names Lisa Costello CAO & Amy Stremmel CFO

WASHINGTON, DC, August 29, 2022 – HCI Equity Partners (“HCI”), a leading lower middle market private equity firm that partners with founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and B2B service companies, announced today the promotions of Lisa Costello to Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”), …

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