Heartwood Partners
Andrea Vandersall Nelson is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in investment management. Currently serving as Principal at Heartwood Partners since 2017, Andrea has held various roles including Vice President and Senior Associate within the firm. Prior experience includes a Senior Associate position at Cambridge Capital LLC, a Summer Associate role at Profile Capital Management, and positions as Associate and Senior Analyst at Seale & Associates, Inc. Andrea began a career in consulting as a Senior Consulting Associate and Consulting Associate at Cambridge Associates. Andrea holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Heartwood Partners
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.