Norwalk, CT November 9, 2025– Heartwood Partners is honored to receive the 24th Annual M&A Advisor’s Equity Financing of the Year award for the acquisition of The Amlon Group through Heartwood Partners’ inaugural single-asset continuation vehicle, a recognition that underscores our strategic expertise and commitment to partnership-driven value creation. The award was presented at the 2025 Future of Dealmaking Summit on November 19, 2025, in New York City.
“We are proud to win the 24th Annual M&A Advisor’s Equity Financing of the Year award for the acquisition of The Amlon Group through our first single-asset continuation vehicle,” said Demetrios Dounis, Managing Partner at Heartwood Partners. “Since our initial investment in 2021, The Amlon Group has delivered exceptional results through five add-on acquisitions and several organic growth initiatives. We saw a clear path to further scale the business over the next few years and, with backing from our investors, deployed this continuation vehicle to extend our partnership and capture that value creation.”
About 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 team who provide deep, subject-matter experience in strategic areas such as eCommerce and digital marketing, human capital and organizational design, IT improvement, and acquisition integration. We currently manage over $1.3 billion (as of 12/31/24) 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 niche manufacturing, specialty chemicals, food, agriculture, packaging, and industrial & consumer services markets. For additional information about Heartwood, please visit www.heartwoodpartners.com.