About
Managing Partner and Investment Committee member with a background in private equity and M&A financial diligence. Previously at PwC's Transaction Services group and CFO of FE Clean Energy.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Heartwood PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Heartwood PartnersPartner2022 — 2024
- Heartwood PartnersManaging Director2018 — 2022
- Heartwood PartnersPrincipal, CFO & CCO2016 — 2017
- Heartwood PartnersInvestment Professional & CFO2009 — 2015
- NativeSeed GroupChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — present
- somafinaChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — present
- Patten Seed Company/Super-SodChairman of the Board2020 — 2026
- Sur-Seal, LLC.Chairman of the Board2018 — 2025
- VITALSpaceBoard Member2021 — 2024
- CMI Limited Co.Chairman of the Board2017 — 2022
- Artisant Lane Furniture CollectiveBoard Member2016 — 2020
- PricewaterhouseCoopersManager, Transaction Services (M&A Advisory)2004 — 2009New York, New York
- FE Clean EnergyInvestment Professional & CFO2002 — 2004Darien, Connecticut
- Arthur Andersen (1885 -> 2002) OfficialSenior Associate1999 — 2002New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningNegotiationManagement5Board of DirectorsBoard DevelopmentPrivate Equity35MergersInvestments9Due Diligence24Financial Modeling3Accounting11Mergers & Acquisitions25
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EquitiesFinanceExecutive ManagmentSmall BusinessCapital RaisingFinancial AnalysisVenture CapitalCorporate FinanceValuationFinancial Reporting- Eagle Scout — Scouting America
- Certified Public Accountant — AICPA
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Heartwood
Adams Robinson
Associate at Heartwood
Aidan Schraff
Associate at Heartwood
Alex Kleiner
Partner at Rubicon Technology Partners
Andrea V. Nelson
Managing Director at Heartwood
Berat Rifati
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer at Heartwood
Brian Chung
Vice President at Heartwood
Casey Gordon
Executive Assistant at Heartwood
David Levesque
Assistant Controller at Heartwood
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Sidwa?
- Managing Partner and Investment Committee member with a background in private equity and M&A financial diligence. Previously at PwC's Transaction Services group and CFO of FE Clean Energy.
- Where does James Sidwa work?
- James Sidwa is Managing Partner at Heartwood.
- Where did James Sidwa go to school?
- James Sidwa studied at University of Connecticut (B.S., Accounting & Finance).
Same school
Also attended University of Connecticut109
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Shared employers
Also worked at Heartwood Partners29
Robert TuckerCo-Founder at HeartwoodRon AhujaPrincipal at RFE Investment PartnersJack MackleVice President at RFE Investment PartnersJohn WillertInvestor at HeartwoodJohn NewmanInvestor at HeartwoodShaul KubaCo-Founder and Principal at CIM Group
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Also worked at Sur-Seal, LLC.1
Also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers1,751
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Also worked at Arthur Andersen (1885 -> 2002) Official7
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