Heartwood Partners
Stephen Leibowitz currently serves as Fund Controller at Heartwood Partners since October 2023. Prior to this role, Stephen held the position of Fund Manager at Bessemer Venture Partners from July 2016 to September 2023 and worked as a Senior Associate at PwC from January 2014 to July 2016. Stephen's earlier experience includes being a Stage Hand at NBCUniversal, Inc. from September 2012 to December 2013 and serving as a Sales Leader at Pier 1 Imports from May 2008 to September 2012. Stephen earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting from Iona University in 2013, after completing a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting from the same institution in 2012.
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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.