Established in 2012, Brookside Equity Partners operates as a private equity investment firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Specializing in growth-stage companies, the firm focuses on buyouts and venture capital investments. Its investment interests span the business products, business services, and financial services sectors across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Mr. Donald L. Hawks III serves as the Managing Director and President of Brookside Equity Partners, overseeing investment activities. Before co-founding the firm, he worked in private equity and mezzanine investments at The Brookside Group. Earlier, he was a Strategy Consultant at Monitor Group, advising on corporate strategy for Monitor-Clipper Partners (MCP). Hawks co-founded a company in defined contribution medical benefits. He holds degrees from Georgetown University and The Wharton School and serves on multiple private company boards and the Investment Committee of the Rockefeller Family Fund.
Brookside Equity Partners serves 23 clients and manages discretionary assets totaling $1,255,383,885, as reported in their Form ADV filed on July 2023.
