Great Hill Partners

Great Hill Partners recently hosted our second annual Growth Summit in Deer Valley, Utah, bringing together over 100 leaders from across our portfolio of industry-leading companies to explore the topic of “Accelerating Profitable Growth in Uncertain Times.” ? This year’s event was packed with valuable insights across key functional areas including Finance, Product, Tech, HR, Sales, and Marketing. Highlights included sessions on sustainable growth strategies, GenAI, and long-range planning, with industry experts, portfolio company executives, and the Great Hill team sharing actionable takeaways. ? Attendees also enjoyed team-building activities inspired by the Salt Lake City Olympics and other valuable networking opportunities. Thank you to everyone who shared their time, expertise, and creativity – and special shoutouts to our keynote speakers: Jordan Burton, Ryan Campbell, Jaclyn Rice Nelson, Michael Thompson, and Matthew Walsh. We’re excited to continue exploring opportunities for meaningful transformation and profitable growth together. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eRZtFzVs

Great Hill is thrilled to announce that we have agreed to sell Paytronix to The Access Group. Since investing in Paytronix in 2017, the company has been a trailblazer in the guest engagement space, helping restaurants and convenience stores enhance customer interactions and streamline operations. During our ownership, Paytronix achieved remarkable growth, including expanding its platform to over 50,000 sites across 1,800 brands. Our successful partnership is a testament to Paytronix's drive for growth as well as their team’s commitment to implementing innovative services for its customers around the world. We look forward to following Paytronix’s continued success for many years to come! Learn more:?https://lnkd.in/e254UQfU

Managing Directors Rafael Cofi?o and Mary Kate Bertke recently had the privilege of attending the PICTON Summit in Santiago, Chile to delve into the current state of private equity investing and to build relationships with blue-chip investors across Chile, Peru, and Colombia. ? Rafael participated on the “Private Equity in the Middle Market: Specialization and Scaling” panel, where he provided insights on the value of sector expertise, deep-dive research initiatives and price discipline when sourcing and executing investments, as well as liquidity trends in today’s market and our recent exit activity. ? Thank you to the PICTON team for organizing the event, and enabling us to connect with such high quality investors from across Latin America. We look forward to continuing to collaborate in the years ahead!?

We are thrilled and honored to be named to Inc. Magazine's Founder-Friendly Investors list! At Great Hill, we believe in building lasting partnerships with founders, providing them with the strategic resources, capital and support they need to help scale their businesses. This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to empowering visionary entrepreneurs and fostering innovation. We look forward to continuing to work alongside the highly skilled and passionate management teams within our portfolio of disruptive companies. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ebhzF2Xq Disclaimer: Past performance is not indicative of future results. Inclusion on Inc. Magazine’s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors List was awarded on October 29, 2024. The ranking evaluated approximately 450 private equity firms, venture capital firms and lenders between January 2019 and June 2024. Great Hill Partners paid an application fee to Inc. Magazine to be considered for this ranking.?

Great Hill is pleased to announce the partial sale of BigChange, a field service management software company for the service and transport sectors, to Simpro Software Group. Since forming our partnership with BigChange in 2021, the company has achieved tremendous growth, including increasing its revenue by 2.5x and expanding its customer base to over 2,200 clients. We’re excited to continue supporting BigChange in its next chapter as a minority investor. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZp6m7sW

Our team recently held a firmwide community service day at the YMCA of Greater Boston, which is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and families in the Boston community. In honor of the back-to-school season, our team packed backpacks, snack kits, and wrote encouraging notes of support for youth as they begin their next school year. We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute our time to an organization with a strong, direct impact on the greater Boston community!

Great Hill Managing Director Matt Vettel recently shared insights with Mergers and Acquisitions - themiddlemarket.com’s Demitri Diakantonis about the game-changing opportunities AI brings to logistics and transportation management. Matt highlights how AI data software will eventually make large parts of the supply chain sector fully autonomous. As AI adoption accelerates, we can expect increased strategic interest in supply chain platforms with embedded AI applications. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eM-gE5Qv

We’re thrilled to announce a number of recent promotions within our investment and finance teams. On the investment side, Chris Bravo, Amanda Fava and Ryan O'Malley have been promoted to Vice President and Clay Campbell and Erik Kreukniet have been promoted to Senior Associate. Within our finance team, Tom Curry, CPA has been promoted to Director of Tax and Vince Duong, CPA has been promoted to Director of Portfolio Monitoring. Great Hill is built on the contributions of our talented and driven team members, and we are delighted to celebrate the accomplishments of these valued professionals. Congratulations to all!

Managing Director Michael Kumin recently attended the Jefferies Private Internet Conference and spoke with Cameron Lester, Global Co-Head of TMT Banking, to discuss the transformative power of artificial intelligence in growth investing for private equity. Michael highlighted Great Hill’s forward-thinking mindset and rigorous diligence process as key factors to harnessing AI's potential, seeking to ensure our portfolio is future-ready and primed for exceptional growth. Read (and watch) more here:?https://lnkd.in/e4ScXT7t

We are excited to welcome David Doctorow as the new CEO of GHP portfolio company Custom Ink! David has an impressive thirty-year career building and growing leading digital businesses such as Realtor.com, eBay and Expedia. We look forward to working with him as he leads Custom Ink into its next phase of growth. ? We are grateful to Marc Katz, Custom Ink’s co-founder and outgoing CEO, for his exceptional 25 years of leadership and our incredible partnership over the last five years and look forward to continuing our collaboration in his role as Chairman of the Board. ? Read more about the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eebbDpW8