Eric Haufler
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- Full Name
- Eric Haufler
- Title
- Managing Director
- Firm
- Incline Equity Partners
- Firm Type
- Private Equity
- Investment Stage
- Middle-market buyouts, ownership transitions, corporate divestitures, minority recapitalizations
- Target Company Profile
- Growing companies with enterprise values of $25 million to $750 million
- Sector Focus
- Services, value-added distribution, software & technology, specialized light manufacturing
- Geographic Focus
- United States and Canada
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Background
Eric Haufler is a Managing Director at Incline Equity Partners, a Pittsburgh-based private equity firm. He joined Incline in July 2018 and is responsible for evaluating, analyzing, and monitoring investments made by the firm.
Before Incline, Haufler was an Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at KeyBanc Capital Markets. In that role, he focused on sell-side advisory work across industrials, chemicals, distribution, packaging, and oil & gas sectors.
Haufler graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a B.S. in Finance and a minor in Accounting. Incline announced his promotion to Vice President in June 2021, to Principal in April 2023, and to Managing Director in June 2024.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Incline invests across the middle market, generally targeting growing companies with enterprise values of $25 million to $750 million.
- The firm’s stated business-sector focus is services, value-added distribution, software & technology, and specialized light manufacturing.
- Typical transaction types include buyouts, corporate divestitures, ownership transitions for privately held businesses, and minority recapitalizations in the U.S. and Canada.
- Incline describes its approach as active ownership: “strategic transformations, operational enhancements, M&A and talent acquisition.”
- The firm emphasizes business-model quality over narrow end-market specialization, stating: “Our focus is on business models: services, value-added distribution and light manufacturing.”
- Haufler’s recent public quote on Accredited Labs highlights a buy-and-build and capability-expansion lens: Incline plans to continue scaling the company by expanding its geographic footprint, service capabilities, and strategic M&A.
Notable Investments
- Accredited Labs — Provider of calibration and repair services for mission-critical test and measurement equipment; Incline made the initial investment in partnership with the founder and management, then closed an approximately $300 million continuation vehicle in October 2025 after 24 acquisitions since the 2023 initial investment.
- MCCi — Provider of enterprise content management and workflow automation solutions to public-sector clients; Incline partnered with management to acquire the company from its prior private equity owner.
- Advanced Solutions International — Engagement management software provider serving associations, trade unions, and nonprofit customers; Incline partnered with management to recapitalize the business for growth.
- Certified Collision Group — Subscription-based membership network for independent collision repair shops; Incline partnered with the founders to recapitalize the business and later marked it as a realized investment.
- White Label Communications — Portfolio company referenced by Incline in its portfolio materials and founder/management testimonials.
- GME Supply Co. — Value-added distribution portfolio company listed by Incline.
- VMG Health — Healthcare valuation and advisory services portfolio company listed by Incline.
- Raney’s — E-commerce distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck parts and accessories listed in Incline’s portfolio.
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