Dan Dickinson, ’87, Named Executive Chairman of HCI Equity Partners
HCI Equity Partners Announces Transition of Dan Dickinson, Managing Partner, to Executive Chairman
HCI Equity Partners ("HCI"), a leading lower middle market private equity firm that focuses on partnering with founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and service companies, today announced the planned transition of Dan Dickinson from Managing Partner to become Executive Chairman. Doug McCormick, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, will lead the firm, and will be joined by Scott Gibaratz, Partner, and Bob Hund, Operating Partner, to lead HCI's operations, investments and strategic direction.
Mr. Dickinson will continue to assist Mr. McCormick in overseeing HCI's management company, strategy, continued deployment of its most recent fund and investor relations. Mr. McCormick will work alongside Mr. Gibaratz, who leads the firm's transaction processes, and Mr. Hund, who oversees the operations team, to continue deploying HCI's strategy of portfolio company consolidation, organic growth and extensive operational engagement. Each partner brings deep experience in the U.S. industrial space, having held leadership positions at industrial businesses previously in their careers and, within HCI, have overseen 11 platforms over the last decade that have collectively completed 36 add-on acquisitions.
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