Harvey & Company LLC

Overview

Harvey & Company LLC is a prominent buy-side acquisition search and advisory firm that has been involved in over 1,100 buy-side transactions, including 166 in 2024. Founded in 1998, the firm has built a strong track record of successful investments and acquisitions within industrial, business, and financial services; manufacturing; healthcare; distribution; consumer; technology; education; and energy sectors. Their experienced teams act as industry-focused partners and advisers to well-capitalized private equity funds and corporations seeking to pursue new investments and buy-and-build strategies. Harvey & Company is unique in that they have advised the buyer on every one of their 1,000+ transactions. Their 100+ professionals are well-attuned to the needs of privately held companies, working with family and founder-owned businesses to explore options tailored to their goals and wishes. Harvey & Company has an extensive and successful track record, including initiating and advising buyers on 1,164 closed transactions, including 166 in 2024; initiating 133 new private equity investment/platform transactions and 1,031 strategic add-ons; co-investing alongside their private equity buyer clients/partners in over 80 transactions; and closing transactions with 262 Private Equity Firms and 483 corporations. The aggregate valuation of the transactions initiated by Harvey & Company is over $10 billion. In addition to North American-focused searches, their deal team professionals also have proven success sourcing proprietary deals throughout Europe, resulting in 15 buy-side transactions closed in the UK and Continental Europe over the past two years. Harvey & Company also operates HarveyCEO, a specialized, private equity-focused executive recruiting business connecting proven operators and former CEOs with private equity firms to serve as catalysts for new investments and to create value within existing portfolio companies. Their activity has resulted in 50 executive-led new platform investments and over 155 placements in CEO, Chairman, or Director capacities.

Investment Focus

• Well-capitalized private equity funds
• Corporations seeking new investments
• Buy-and-build strategies