Deep Sector Expertise in Private Equity: THL Partners’ Co-CEO Todd Abbrecht

Todd Abbrecht, Co-CEO, recently joined the Growth Investor podcast with GrowthCap’s RJ Lumba, to discuss deep sector expertise in PE.

Todd has spent more than 30 years at THL and has played a central role in the firm’s evolution towards sector specialization. The firm combines deep sector expertise through its Identified Sector Opportunity (ISO) process with dedicated internal operating resources from its Strategic Resource Group to transform and build great companies of lasting value in partnership with management teams. These resources aim to accelerate growth, improve operations, and drive long-term sustainable value. 

THL Partners was recognized as a Top Private Equity Firm of 2025 by GrowthCap*.

Read the full list and information on the award selection criteria and methodology here.

* The award referenced herein is the opinion of the party conferring the award and not of THL Partners. GrowthCap, LLC (“GrowthCap”), an independent third party that is not affiliated with THL, issued the award. The time period upon which the award was based was 1/25 – 8/25. The award was given on 8/19/25. THL submitted nominations, and once selected, paid a publishing and copyright fee to promote this award. In general, the receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to any granted award. GrowthCap’s recognition is not indicative of THL’s future performance and was not based on evaluations of clients or investors of THL. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusion as the foregoing.