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Aligned Equity Partners
Aligned Equity Group (AEG) is built on the principle that its general partner group, developer, manager and contractor are all financially invested.
Aligned Equity Partners
Aligned Equity Group (AEG) is built on the principle that its general partner group, developer, manager and contractor are all financially invested. Partners are financially yoked in each step of the investment, development, and operating processes, aiming for superior investor returns. AEG uses disciplined asset management processes that the managing principals have utilized for over 20 years. The team is personally invested in its properties.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2011
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Warrenville
Corporate office
Warrenville, IL, United States
Principals
Casey Urkevich - Managing Principal & Operating Partner
co-founder
Jim Eisenhart - Managing Principal & Operating Partner
co-founder
Stephen Schott - Managing Principal & Operating Partner
co-founder and Chief Legal Counsel
Jeff Cook - Principal
Jerry Carlson - Financial Operating Partner
Missy Moore - Vice President of Operations
Janice Book - Vice President of Finance
Connor Eisenhart - Private Equity Associate
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What does Aligned Equity Partners do operationally after making an investment?
The firm's defining characteristic is a model where partners step into interim or advisory operating roles at portfolio companies — spanning go-to-market strategy, product roadmap development, revenue architecture, and organizational design. This commitment to hands-on, bandwidth-intensive support means the firm limits its portfolio size and investment pace to what the partner team can directly support.
Which sectors does Aligned explicitly avoid?
Aligned avoids consumer-facing technology, pre-revenue scientific or engineering risk, and capital-intensive manufacturing businesses. The firm's investment memos and public positioning consistently emphasize B2B enterprise software, applied AI/ML, industrial IoT, and cybersecurity, all areas where the partners bring direct operating experience and can add value beyond the capital they deploy.
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