The Heico Companies is a privately owned company headquartered in the US, founded in 1979, with approximately 4,410 employees. Functioning as a Chicago-based, privately held family-owned private equity firm and holding company, it operates a highly diversified portfolio of over 70 global businesses with operations across 19 countries. The firm is certified as a woman-owned business and focuses on a buy-and-hold strategy across four core industrial platforms.