Heartwood Partners
Sarah Paquet is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in investment management and consulting. Currently serving as Principal at Heartwood Partners since July 2016, Sarah has held progressive roles including Vice President and Senior Associate. Prior experience includes an MBA candidacy at Kellogg School of Management and an Associate position at Baird Capital. Additionally, Sarah worked as a Financial Analyst at Houlihan Lokey and as a Disputes & Investigations Consultant at Navigant Consulting. Sarah holds degrees in Accounting & Finance and a Master of Accounting Science with a minor in IT from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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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.