Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC is a Michigan-based investment management firm that is 100% employee owned. Our Midwestern roots combined with our unconventional backgrounds provide the foundation for the investment philosophy we utilize to serve our clients.
Clarkston’s beginnings trace back to 2004 when brothers Jeff and Jerry Hakala founded Clarkston Capital Management, LLC after each started their career in a field other than investment management. After graduating from college, Jeff initially pursued public accounting while Jerry served in corporate finance. During this time, they developed a passion for investing. Unconstrained by a conventional portfolio management background—and the book of business that often follows when portfolio managers leave to start their own firm—they were able to take a patient approach to developing their own specific approach to investing. Over time, the brothers developed an investment philosophy that we refer to as “Quality Value” that relies on a combination of their Midwestern values and the patience and discipline developed through their unconventional beginnings.
“Quality Value” rests on the belief that the best way to grow wealth is through the long-term ownership of quality businesses. Our Value framework is used in conjunction with Quality to attempt to mitigate the risk of permanent impairment of capital. Clarkston Capital currently uses this investment philosophy to manage three equity strategies that are managed via:
ONE TEAM, ONE PROCESS, AND GUIDED BY OUR ONE INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY.
