Whitney & Co.

J.H. Whitney & Co is a private equity firm in Connecticut that is often credited with pioneering the development of the private equity industry. Founded 1946 in New Canaan, Connecticut, United States, it invests in private equity rounds. The company provides private equity capital to small and middle market companies with strong growth prospects in a number of industries including consumer, healthcare, specialty manufacturing and business services. Its portfolio companies include Precision Medicine Group, PatientKeeper, iBiquity Digital Corporation, Grande Communications Networks LLC and NuVox. As of March 2020, J.H. Whitney & Co has made 42 investments. Their most recent investment was on December 19, 2017, when Precision Medicine Group raised $275M. J.H. Whitney & Co has had 11 exits, the most notable of which include PatientKeeper, Metro by T-Mobile, and Tallan. The company has raised a single venture fund, Whitney Private Debt Fund LP. This fund was announced on Jul 23, 2001 and raised a total of $322M.