Investors
The Investors in the Hastings Equity Funds represent the personal capital and talent of more than 50 business executives, many of whom have either led Fortune 1000 companies or large private equity firms. These individuals are instrumental to the success of our portfolio companies through their contributions of time and guidance. We have leveraged their significant operating experience to provide value in a number of ways, including: sourcing qualified CEOs, filling board of directors seats with industry experts, reaching new markets and seeking acquisition opportunities.
Selected Investors
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Christian Albert | Bowside Capital, Founding Partner
Norm Alpert | Vestar Capital Partners, Founding Partner
Paul Becker | Founder, Summit Investors
Dwight Black | Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co., Former Director Quality Assurance
John Brooke | Brooke Private Equity, Founding Partner
- Park Street Capital, Managing Director
- Advent International, Managing Director
Peter Brooke | Advent International, Chairman
- TA Associates, Founder
- Private Equity Hall of Fame
- Named member of Boston’s 100 Most Influential Business People of the 20th Century
- Harvard University; Former Overseer
- Colgate University; Former Trustee
Bernie Buonanno | Nautic Partners, Partner
Rich Caputo | Jordan Company, Senior Partner
- Prudential-Bache Capital Funding, High Yield Corporate Finance Group
Ed Carpenter | Campbell Soup, Director; Texaco, Director; Altra Holdings, Director; Dana Corporation, Director
- Barnes Group, President & CEO
- General Signal, Chairman & CEO
- ITT Corporation, President & COO
Paul Casey | Metapoint Partners, Chairman Emeritus; Comerica, Director
- Textron, Vice Chairman
- Ex-Cell-O, CEO
- Davidson Rubber Co., CEO
Michael Costello | Baldwin Brothers, Partner
Jim Eiting | Midmark Corporation, Chairman & Former CEO
Tom Fatur | Martel Electronics, CEO
Habib Gorgi | Nautic Partners, Founder
David Gruber | State Street Corporation, Director
- Wyman Gordon, Chairman & CEO
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mechanical Engineering Advisory Committee
Otto Happich | Gebr. Happich GmbH, Former Director
Elliott Hillback | Genzyme Corporation, Senior Vice President
- Cornell University, University Council
- Berklee College of Music, Trustee
- Biotechnology Institute, Board Member
- Biotechnology Industry Organization's Ethics Committee, Chairman Emeritus
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing, Past Member
Paul Hogan | FleetBoston (Bank of America), Vice Chairman & Chief Risk Officer
Chris Hynes | Street Corporation, Former Executive VP
- Hastings Equity Partners, Co-Founder
- Investment Technology Group, Founder
Jay Jordan | The Jordan Company, Founder
- Notre Dame University, Trustee & Chairman of Investment & Finance Committee
Jon B. Kutler | Admiralty Partners, Founder
- Quarterdeck Investment Partners (Jeffries Quarterdeck), Founder
Mike Lipscomb | Aircraft Component Solutions, Owner
- Argo-Tech Corporation, Chairman, President & CEO
Adam Max | The Jordan Company, Partner
Robert McCormack | Trident Capital, Founder; Illinois Tool Works, Director; Northern Trust Corporation, Director; DeVry, Inc., Director; Meadwestvaco, Director
- Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Morgan Stanley Ventures, Cofounder
- Morgan Stanley, Managing Director
Chris Morely | Guggenheim Capital
Lou Noto | Midstream Partners, Managing Partner; International Business Machines, Director; Penske Automotive Group, Director; Altria Group, Director
- Exxon Mobil Corporation, Vice Chairman
- Mobil Corporation, Chairman & CEO
Bob Nowak | Rhode Island Novelty, Founder & President; Chemical Light Technologies, President; Bancorp Rhode Island, Director
Burnell Roberts | Mead Corporation, Former CEO
- National City Corporation, Director
- Armco Inc., Director
- Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Director
- D.P.L. Inc., Director
John Shaefer, Esq. | Law Firm of John F. Schaefer, Partner
- Named to Worth Magazine’s list of top 100 lawyers in America
Larry Spitters | Memorex, Founder
Whitney Stevens | JP Stevens & Co., Former CEO
Will Thorndike | Housatonic Partners, Founding Partner
John Townsend | International Paper Company, Director; Belk, Inc., Director
- Goldman Sachs, Managing Director
Dan Tully | Merrill Lynch, Chairman Emeritus & CEO; Ireland-US Council, Director
Jeff VanderWolk | Holvan Developments, CEO
Ralph Wilson | Buffalo Bills; Owner; Ralph C. Wilson Enterprises, Owner
Mark Zittman | Guggenheim Capital
What Our Investors Say
Burnell Roberts | Hastings Investor
Mead Corporation, Former CEO
"The challenge facing any company is how to grow without comprising service. Hastings partnership with TSI provides real experience that makes a difference."
Mike Lipscomb | Hastings Investor
Argo Tech, Former CEO
"The combination of my industry experience with Hastings' operations competence is a powerful catalyst for a small, growing company like QAA. We're putting the pieces in place to allow the company to grow to the next level."
Ralph Wilson | Hastings Investor
Buffalo Bills & Ralph Wilson Enterprises
"Drake has the hallmarks of a great investment: well established brand coupled with a new market opportunity. Hastings provides the hands-on strategic support to realize this opportunity."
Robert McCormack | Hastings Investor
US Navy, Former Assistant Secretary
"Seacon Phoenix had grown beyond its operational capabilities. Hastings' investment of capital and expertise helped improve operations which resulted in the company nearly doubling its revenue and tripling its profitability."