Great Hill Partners

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Founded in 1998, Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm targeting investments of $100 million to $750 million in high-growth companies across the software, financial services, healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors. With offices in Boston and London, Great Hill has raised funds with over $19 billion in commitments and invested in more than 100 companies since 1998, establishing an extensive track record of building long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs and providing flexible resources to help middle-market companies scale. Great Hill has been recognized for its industry leadership, ranking in the top 5 of HEC Paris-Dow Jones’ Mid-Market, Large Buyout, and Upper Mid-Market Performance Ranking lists for five consecutive years (2021–2025). For more information, including a list of all Great Hill investments, please visit www.greathillpartners.com. Disclaimer: An additional HEC ranking was awarded that is not presented herein. Further information is available upon request. Great Hill Partners did not provide any compensation to HEC Paris-Dow Jones to be considered for any of these rankings.

Douglas WigleyVice President

June 2026

Sourced and Led Growth Equity Investment in Woof Gang

At Great Hill Partners, I identified and led an investment in Woof Gang, the nation's largest pet services franchise. I recognized that the company had strong unit economics but lacked the capital and operational infrastructure needed to accelerate its franchise growth and professionalize its digital presence, so I sourced the opportunity and led the diligence process from start to finish. Based on that diligence, we structured a growth equity investment specifically designed to fund Woof Gang's expansion. Following the close in June 2026, I joined the company's board of directors and now work closely alongside the CEO on key growth initiatives, bringing an investor's perspective to strategic decision-making as the franchise scales. As this is a recently closed deal, we are still in the early stages of the partnership, with the full impact of the investment and board involvement expected to unfold over the coming months and years as growth initiatives take hold.

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Douglas Wigley
Vice President
2022 – Present