A Connecticut senior private equity and investment management expert, Demetrios Dounis has focused on overseeing the entire private equity investment process throughout his career. Drawing upon more than a decade of private equity investing, Demetrios Dounis is a partner at Heartwood Partners, serving as the lead portfolio partner and chairman of The Amlon Group.
In December 2021, Heartwood Partners LLC announced an investment in The Amlon Group, a Plano, Texas-based environmental services firm. During the partnership, whose primary aim was to help Amlon grow its business presence, the founders and management of the group were expected to retain their leadership roles.
The Amlon Group processes metal and non-metal industrial and hazardous waste through processing, treatment, "waste to value" and management of waste streams. As federal and state regulations continue to change, companies are looking for sustainable ways of waste management.
CEO of The Amlon Group, Mr. Lee Lasher said Heartwood Partners' investment in the group was expected to significantly boost the company's future. According to Mr. Lee, Heartwood's Value Creation specialist team had an impressive record in stimulating growth, which would further enhance the company's industry leadership track record and over three decades of recycling and processing hazardous materials.
According to Mark Wayne, the group's President, the partnership with Heartwood Partners LLC, which has expertise in environmental service investment shall help improve human capital development, strategic, operational, and e-commerce initiatives to encourage long-term growth.
