Ali Stewart

Ali Stewart joined Carlson Private Capital Partners (CPC) as an Associate, announced on January 10, 2019, alongside Emma Gergen, who joined as a Vice President. The two hires expanded the investment team of a firm that had launched only months earlier, in mid-2018.

Before CPC, Stewart was an analyst at Northwestern Mutual Capital, where she worked on the investment team evaluating and executing numerous private debt and equity transactions. She is a graduate of Boston College, where she earned her degree magna cum laude.

Carlson Private Capital Partners is the dedicated private-investment platform of the Carlson family, the Minnesota family behind the Carlson business empire (hospitality, travel, and marketing). The firm was founded by Andy Cantwell (Managing Partner) and Taylor Moore (Partner), who together spent twelve years at Norwest Equity Partners in Minneapolis before launching CPC. It positions itself as a long-horizon "family capital" partner — a third option for owners who don't want to sell to a strategic buyer or to a traditional, liquidity-driven private equity fund. As an Associate, Stewart would have supported deal evaluation, diligence, and execution rather than setting investment strategy or writing personal checks.

*(Note: Stewart does not appear on CPC's current team roster, suggesting she may have moved on; a person of the same name is listed elsewhere as a product manager in interventional oncology at Boston Scientific, though this could not be confirmed as the same individual.)*

• Invests committed family capital, not a time-limited fund — the firm explicitly markets "no outside pressure for short-term liquidity" and a focus on long-term value creation over "short-term gains or financial engineering."
• Targets established, profitable middle-market companies, typically founder- or family-owned businesses with ~$50–$500M revenue and ~$8–$40M+ EBITDA — a very different profile from angel/seed investing.
• Writes equity checks of ~$20–$100 million, taking meaningful ownership positions.
• Emphasizes ownership transitions and succession — partnering with owners and management teams who want continuity for their people, communities, and legacy rather than a quick sale.
• Sector-agnostic within the industrial/services middle market, with recent deals in broadband distribution, automation, security technology, and scientific instruments.