Hicks Equity Partners was formed in April 2007 as the private equity arm for Hicks Holdings LLC of Dallas, a family office that owns and operates the Hicks Family’s assets. Thomas O. Hicks, our founder, chairman and chief executive officer, has 35 years of private equity experience. Mr. Hicks founded Hicks & Haas, where he pioneered the “buy and build” strategy of investing, and later founded Hicks Muse Tate & Furst, Incorporated, which raised more than $12 billion of private equity across six funds and completed over $50 billion of leveraged acquisitions.
Hicks Equity Partners seeks investment opportunities in media, branded foods, consumer products, energy, and industrials, but we are also opportunistic with our capital. We look for established companies with proven track records, strong free cash flow, a solid, competitive industry position, with an experienced management team looking to partner with long-term capital. We invest in divested or "orphan" assets or divisions of larger corporations, acquisitions of privately or publicly traded companies, growth equity opportunities, and distressed businesses. Our typical transactions range in value from $5 million to over $1 billion.
Hicks Equity Partners invests its own family capital and that of other families and partners, and looks for investments with time horizons longer than most dedicated private equity funds.