J. H. Whitney & Company

J. H. Whitney & Company
Company typeLimited liability company
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded1946 (1946)
HeadquartersNew Canaan, Connecticut, United States
ProductsInvestments, private equity funds
AUM$1.0 billion
Number of employees
9
Websitewww.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.