Heartwood Partners

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

1982

AUM

$1 300 M

Location

Norwalk, California, United States

$10-50 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+)

Investment Stage

Strategic acquisition, Add-on acquisitions, Sale to trade, Mergers and Acquisitions

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

Heartwood Partners, a middle market private equity firm founded in 1982, is differentiated by a unique lower-leverage, current cash yield approach designed to create partnership with continuing management.

Our approach combines a conservative capital structure with strategic execution to support long-term growth, including organic and acquisition-driven expansion into new products, services, and end markets.

In addition, we support each management team with our in-house Value Creation Specialists who provide deep, subject-matter expertise in strategic areas such as eCommerce and digital marketing, human capital and organizational design, and IT improvement and acquisition integration.

We currently manage over $1.7 billion in investments and commitments, and our principals have invested in more than 100 platform and add-on acquisitions.

Heartwood is currently investing from Heartwood Partners IV, LP, and is focused on founder, family and management-held businesses serving the food, agriculture, specialty chemicals, niche manufacturing, packaging, and industrial & consumer services markets.

For additional information about Heartwood, please visit www.heartwoodpartners.com.

Industry

Education Healthcare Services SaaS Security Software Sports/SportsTech Energy HealthTech Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment

Region of investment

North America

Heartwood Partners Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Heartwood Partners Continuation Fund
Private Equity (PE)
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Energy
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$245 M
November 2025

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FAQs about Heartwood Partners

Heartwood Partners is located in Norwalk, California, United States.
Heartwood Partners was founded in 1982.
Heartwood Partners invests in companies and startups in Education, Healthcare Services, SaaS, Security, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Energy, HealthTech, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment.
Heartwood Partners invests in companies and startups in North America.
Heartwood Partners invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Heartwood Partners usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Heartwood Partners has around $1 300m assets under management.
Heartwood Partners last fund was created/launched in 2025-11-04