Heartwood Partners
James Sidwa serves as Managing Partner at Heartwood Partners, a position held since July 2009, and has also held multiple roles there, including Partner, Managing Director, and Principal, CFO & CCO. Additionally, James holds several board positions, serving as Chairman of the Board for NativeSeed Group, somafina, Patten Seed Company/Super-Sod, and Sur-Seal, LLC., and previously as Chairman for CMI Limited Co. James was a Board Member for VITALSpace from September 2021 to August 2024 and served on the Board of Directors for Artisant Lane Furniture Collective from April 2016 to October 2020. Prior professional experience includes working as a Manager in Transaction Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, focusing on accounting and financial due diligence, and as Investment Professional & CFO at FE Clean Energy, specializing in clean and renewable energy investments. James earned a B.S. in Accounting & Finance from the University of Connecticut in 1999.
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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.