South Florida’s private equity community united in a powerful show of support for affordable housing, raising over $331,000 and lending a helping hand at Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County’s second annual Private Equity Community Build on January 24, 2025.
Led by AE Industrial Partners, Comvest Partners, Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, NMP Capital, and Sun Capital Partners, along with numerous financial, insurance, legal, and advisory firms, the initiative brought together industry professionals for a day of service. This high-impact effort raised critical funds to support affordable housing and essential home repairs across Palm Beach County.
Co-chaired by Russell Kreutter, Partner at Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, and Kevin Elwell, M&A Tax Partner at Crowe, LLP and Board Chair of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County, the event united more than 120 private equity professionals for a day of hands-on service in Lake Worth Beach. Participants were joined by Habitat homeowners and volunteers as they worked side by side on new home construction and neighborhood revitalization projects.
“We are so thankful to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County for their leadership of this high-impact event and the incredible support we received from so many across the private equity ecosystem. The energy and teamwork were inspiring, and we could not be more excited to continue to build on the success of this event in future years,” said Russell Kreutter and Kevin Elwell.
The participating private equity firms included AE Industrial Partners, Comvest Partners, Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, NMP Capital, and Sun Capital Partners. Along with them, multiple other firms in the private equity ecosystem, including Akerman LLP, Configure Partners LLC, Crowe LLP, DLA Piper LLP, EY (Ernest & Young), FTI Consulting, Gunster, Kirkland & Ellis, KTS (Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP), Lazard, Lockton, McDermott, Will & Emery, PwC, RSM U.S LLP, and WTW (Willis Towers Watson Northeast, Inc.), also participated in the event.
“We are incredibly grateful to our co-chairs, Russell Kreutter and Kevin Elwell, and the entire private equity community for coming together to make this year’s Private Equity Community Build such a success,” said Julia Murphy, Chief Advancement Officer for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County. “Their dedication, both in financial support and hands-on service, is creating lasting change by helping families achieve the stability and opportunity that come with homeownership.” To learn more, visit HabitatGreaterPBC.org or email Kristen Bardin, Director of Advancement, at kristen.bardin@habitatgreaterpbc.org
