Cardinal Equity Partners is a family office and private equity firm. Team members are concentrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Among the 2 companies in the known portfolio are Guardian Pharmacy Services and Cubist Pharmaceuticals.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- Consumer ServicesDistributionLife ScienceMiddle-Market BuyoutsPharmacy
Who to pitch at Cardinal Equity Partners
Cardinal Equity Partners portfolio companies (2)
- Guardian Pharmacy Services
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals
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About Cardinal Equity Partners
The firm's listing covers sectors Consumer, Education, Healthcare and Real Estate, and focus areas Consumer Services, Distribution, Life Science and Middle-Market Buyouts; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Series A.
John Ackerman (Investor), James Smeltzer (Investor) and Pete Munson (Investor) are listed as the contacts to pitch at Cardinal Equity Partners.
Across the known portfolio, one co-investor appears alongside Cardinal Equity Partners: Bindley Capital Partners.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cardinal Equity Partners?
Cardinal Equity Partners is a family office and private equity firm whose team is concentrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, with a known portfolio of 2 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Cardinal Equity Partners invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, Education, Healthcare and Real Estate; listed focus areas include Consumer Services, Distribution, Life Science and Middle-Market Buyouts. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Cardinal Equity Partners invest at?
The known deals of Cardinal Equity Partners include Growth, Late-Stage and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Cardinal Equity Partners?
All 3 people on file at Cardinal Equity Partners are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Cardinal Equity Partners?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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