J. H. Whitney & Company
| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | New Canaan, Connecticut, United States |
| Products | Investments, private equity funds |
| AUM | $1.0 billion |
Number of employees | 9 |
| Website | www.whitney.com |
J. H. Whitney & Company is a venture-capital firm in the U.S., founded in 1946 by partners John Hay Whitney and Benno Schmidt. Today, the firm focuses primarily on leveraged buyouts, turnarounds, acquisitions, and recapitalizations of more mature companies, particularly those it considers to be in the middle market. The firm is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.