Harvey & Company is the leading buy-side acquisition search and advisory firm and has been involved in over 1,100 buy-side transactions, including 151 in 2025. Since our founding in 1998, we have built a strong track record of successful investments and acquisitions within industrial, business, and financial services; manufacturing; healthcare; distribution; consumer; technology; education and ene
rgy sectors. Our 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. Where we have strong industry interest, we are proactive about our investment process and strategically attempt to engage business owners and industry executives in a direct dialogue. Our 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. We recognize that management is the key to creating long-term value and that a successful and profitable company is developed by preserving both the culture and entrepreneurial spirit upon which it has been built. Harvey & Company has an extensive and successful track record including:
- Initiated and advised buyers on 1,199 closed transactions, including 151 in 2025
- Initiated 133 new private equity investment/platform transactions and 1,066 strategic add-ons
- Co-invested alongside our private equity buyer clients/partners in over 80 transactions
- Closed transactions with 272 Private Equity Firms and 500 corporations
- The aggregate valuation of the transactions initiated by Harvey & Company is over $10 billion
120+ professionals, plus an in-house and overseas research staff, all focused on specific industry sectors
In addition to North American-focused searches, our deal team professionals also have proven success sourcing proprietary deals throughout Europe, resulting in 10 buy-side transactions closed in the UK and Continental Europe over the past two years. HarveyCEO is 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 52 executive-led new platform investments and over 165 placements in CEO, Chairman, or Director capacities.
