BOSTON: Ethos Capital LP announced today that Brent Stone has joined the Firm as a Managing Partner, alongside fellow Managing Partners and Co-Founders, Erik Brooks and Fadi Chehade.

Mr. Stone brings more than 25 years of experience, having completed investments with combined enterprise values of over $20 billion across multiple industries with a particular focus on insurance, financial services, and media and entertainment. Mr. Stone was most recently Co-Head of the Flagship Fund at Abry Partners, where he worked for over 20 years and served on the firm’s investment committee.

Mr. Brooks commented, “When Fadi and I founded Ethos in 2020, we implemented a new approach to both partnering with and supporting middle market businesses through our operating partner-centric model and values-driven philosophy. Having worked alongside Brent for almost 20 years, I have seen firsthand how he develops innovative investment theses in targeted sectors and partners with management teams to support their vision.”

Mr. Chehade added, “Brent brings deep domain expertise and a vast network of industry relationships that will profoundly enhance the operating partner focus of Ethos and its pipeline of proprietary deal flow. I couldn’t think of someone more ideally suited to represent the Ethos values-driven approach to capitalism.”

Mr. Stone shared, “I am excited to join the Ethos team and am a huge believer in the Ethos operating partner-focused model of providing deeply experienced and actionable expertise to portfolio companies. Erik and Fadi have built a values-driven firm that is truly collaborative with all stakeholders, and I am excited to continue the work of building a world-class organization dedicated to adding value at all stages of the investment process.”

Ethos Capital was established to make majority and control minority investments in middle-market information service companies, primarily across North America and Europe. The organization provides operational expertise to companies through a dedicated team of 18 Executive Partners. Ethos’ strategy is to add value by partnering with existing management teams to strategically enhance operations and accelerate growth.

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