Incline Equity Partners

Incline Equity Partners is a private equity firm investing in and growing middle-market companies. It drives value through strategic transformations, operational enhancements, mergers and acquisitions, and talent acquisition. The firm focuses on durable businesses within models like services, value-added distribution, software and technology, and specialized light manufacturing, applying a consistent strategy over two decades.

Founded in 2011 by Jack Glover, Justin Bertram, and Wali Bacdayan, Incline Equity Partners emerged from a spin-out of PNC Equity. The founders brought an established equity strategy, focusing on distribution, business services, and light manufacturing, honed at PNC, for immediate application in their new venture.

The firm collaborates with management teams, intermediaries, and investors, targeting companies in the United States and Canada with enterprise values between $25 million and $750 million. Incline Equity Partners’ vision is to unlock the next phase of growth for these businesses. They pursue a long-term strategy of identifying and investing in resilient companies, creating value through a collaborative "people powered success" approach.