About Us

Harvey & Company is a leading buy-side acquisition search and advisory firm that has been involved in over 1,000 buy-side transactions, including 166 in 2024. 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 energy 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. Harvey & Company is unique in that we have advised the buyer on every one of our 1,000+ transactions. 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 1,070 closed transactions, including 166 in 2024
  • Initiated 122 new private equity investment/platform transactions and 948 strategic add-ons
  • Co-invested alongside our private equity buyer clients/partners in over 71 transactions
  • Closed transactions with 251 Private Equity Firms and 446 corporations
  • The aggregate valuation of the transactions initiated by Harvey & Company is over $10 billion
  • 102+ 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 13 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 48 executive-led new platform investments and over 147 placements in CEO, Chairman, or Director capacities.
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