The firm partners with owners and managers of industrial companies to assist with operational improvements and support growth initiatives, leveraging the extensive experience of its team in both private equity investing and operational leadership. HCI Equity focuses on building relationships with proven management teams and prefers to make majority investments in businesses within North America in large, fragmented markets, with a sector focus on value-added distribution or outsourced manufacturing, niche and specialty manufacturing, and B2B services end markets such as aerospace and defense, automotive, building products, energy, foodservice, infrastructure, test and measurement, and transportation and logistics.