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Michelle Thompson, CEO of Cherry Bekaert

Parthenon has been a great partner. They listened to our hopes and dreams and were instrumental in facilitating investment in technology, infrastructure and product offerings to better serve our clients. In turn, our clients share in our enthusiasm in the future of Cherry Bekaert, all creating a dynamic and rewarding environment for our professionals.

Jason Brown, CEO of MRO

We are grateful to have the backing of Parthenon. They’ve taken the time to understand our business, customers, market and organization. With that understanding, they’ve helped our company grow both strategically and operationally with additional services and capabilities, including the transformative acquisition of Q-Centrix Corp. We look forward to working with them as we enter the next chapter.

Steve DeCarlo, President and CEO of AmWINS Group

When Parthenon partnered with AmWINS, they immediately began to help us grow with thought leadership on acquisitions as well as capital markets. Parthenon helped us complete our largest acquisition to-date and also helped refinance our debt at favorable terms. Parthenon has been a valued resource for management and has helped us build a stronger company for our customers, employees and all shareholders. We were very pleased to have the run we did with Parthenon.

Henry Helgeson, Founder and CEO of Cayan

When we got to know Parthenon, our business was at an inflection point. The strategies that had led to substantial success since our founding 10 years prior were not going to achieve our goals for the next chapter. We needed help prioritizing specific growth investments, refining the ultimate vision of the business and building a team capable of executing on that vision. They listened to us and believed in our vision of investing in our technologies and our partners to build a leading integrated payments franchise. Parthenon played a vital role in the success of our business.

James Oberman, CEO of Payroc

Parthenon had a vision that aligned with my vision for Payroc: create the next generation multi-channel, multi-processor acquiring platform with proprietary back-end capabilities to transform the delivery of payments technology to integrated partners and merchants. We’ve made tremendous progress towards achieving our vision. Parthenon and their exceptional team enabled us to hit big strategic milestones and ultimately drive great financial results.

Amanda Eisel, CEO of Zelis Healthcare

Parthenon’s strategic vision and support of our growth initiatives has been instrumental as we’ve expanded our offerings through both internal product development and strategic acquisitions, including the combination of Zelis and Red Card. Through all of this, Parthenon has stayed focused on the long-term and been a key thought leader and investor for over 10 years and counting.  We would not be who we are today without Parthenon’s involvement.

Dan Laszlo, CEO of Inspira Financial

Parthenon identified us early in their benefits administration efforts and established a relationship years ahead of our transaction. As we got to know one another, Parthenon identified key opportunities in the self-directed IRA and auto-rollover IRA markets that allowed us to experience sustainable growth. In addition, they managed through a transition of the founders with both style and grace while setting up the organization for long-term success. It’s been a great partnership.

David Fitzhenry, CEO of Trinity Sciences

During our partnership with Parthenon, our business more than tripled its revenue, profits, employees and customers. Parthenon was early to understand the market opportunity in pharma and life sciences commercialization. As such, they worked closely with us to add products, capabilities and people to best position us to help our pharma and biotech customers. They pushed us when necessary but were also respectful of our culture and values.

Notice Regarding Testimonials

The testimonials appearing on this site reflect the business experiences of former portfolio company executives, and do not reflect the investment advisory experience of any client or investor in any Parthenon fund. No executive was compensated directly for their testimonial. Certain executives have received compensation for their services to Parthenon portfolio companies, including equity grants, profits interests, board of directors’ fees, consulting fees and other advisory fees, as well as co-investment opportunities. These individuals may also be offered opportunities to invest on a carry-free and management fee-free basis in certain of our “friends” funds, which typically incur lower expenses relative to Parthenon’s main funds. These opportunities create an incentive for executives to make positive remarks on their experiences with Parthenon.