Miami, FL, June 4th, 2026 – Inc., one of the the leading media brands and playbooks for entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, announced its seventh annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the investors with a track record of backing founder-led companies. The prestigious list celebrates the investors who believe in backing founder-led businesses and helping them thrive.

Boyne Capital is proud to be named on Inc.’s list for the sixth year in a row. Boyne forges lasting and collaborative relationships with companies whose founders and families are still deeply involved in growing their businesses.

Inc. utilizes primary research to compile its list, including reference checks with founders and CEOs and validation of portfolio companies’ growth trajectories under private equity ownership.

“We are honored to be recognized by Inc. as a Founder-Friendly Investor for 2025. In these choppy times, we believe our resources and partnership are valued more than ever by founders and entrepreneurs. At Boyne, we strive to provide the various financial, human capital and operational resources businesses need to make them resilient to today’s challenges, including supply chain disruption, tariff challenges, regulatory uncertainty and capital planning. We help our companies navigate these waters while laying the infrastructure to super-charge growth, all while preserving each company’s culture and vision,” said Derek McDowell, Founder and Managing Partner. “We seek to partner with founders to build resilient, growth-oriented companies that continue to make a positive impact in their industries and communities. The McKee Utility success story of a third-generation family business is a testament to this partnership approach.”

Click here (The PE Firm That Actually Listens to Founders) to read the full article about how Boyne helped McKee Utility realize its vision for growth. Boyne originally invested in McKee Utility in 2022, and during three years of significant investment and rapid growth, revenue had more than doubled and EBITDA had approximately tripled, eventually culminating in a sale to MasTec (NYSE: MTZ) earlier this year for $276 million. “Boyne Capital was a true partner in helping us organically increase revenue in three years and accelerate growth which we believe we could not have achieved on our own,” said Shane McKee, CEO and third-generation family leader of McKee Utility.

To compile the list, Inc. went straight to the source: entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms. Founders filled out a questionnaire about their experiences partnering with private equity, venture capital, and debt firms and shared data on how their portfolio companies have grown during these partnerships.

To see the complete list, go to: https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors/2025

Introduced in 2019, the Founder-Friendly Investors list quickly established itself as one of Inc.’s most resourceful franchises. It has become a go-to guide for entrepreneurs who want to grow their companies while retaining an ownership stake.

The November 2025 issue of Inc. magazine is available online now at https://www.inc.com/magazine.

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