Halifax Group Adds Zack Spear and Spencer Mueller as Vice Presidents
Appointments Expand Firm’s Investment and Business Development Teams
Washington, D.C. – October 2, 2026 – Halifax Group (“Halifax”), a middle-market private equity firm that partners with management to invest in market-leading companies, announced today that Zack Spear has joined the firm as Vice President and Spencer Mueller has joined as Vice President of Business Development.
Mr. Spear is responsible for identifying, evaluating and executing investments, as well as supporting Halifax portfolio companies. Prior to joining Halifax, Mr. Spear was an Associate at Silver Oak Services Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm. Previously, he was an Associate Analyst at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and began his career as an investment banking analyst at Wells Fargo. Mr. Spear earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma and graduated with High Honors as a Wallman Scholar. He earned a BS, magna cum laude, in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University and is a CFA charterholder.
“We are pleased to welcome Zack to Halifax,” said Scott Plumridge, Managing Partner at Halifax. “His combination of private equity, investment banking and public-markets experience will be valuable as we evaluate new opportunities and work alongside our management teams to execute focused growth strategies. Zack brings strong judgment, a collaborative mindset and a genuine enthusiasm for helping businesses reach their full potential.”
Halifax also welcomed Mr. Mueller to its business development team. Mr. Mueller is responsible for identifying and evaluating investment opportunities and supporting the firm’s business development efforts. Before joining Halifax, Mr. Mueller was an Associate at Cogenuity Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, where he focused on investments in industrial and business services companies. He began his career at Cascadia Capital in Seattle, providing buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory services within the firm’s Industrials group. Mr. Mueller earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.
“Spencer’s experience developing investment opportunities and advising companies across the industrial and business services sectors makes him an excellent addition to our business development team,” said Chris Cathcart, Managing Partner at Halifax. “Our strategy depends on building trusted, long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, executives and intermediaries. Spencer’s thoughtful and relationship-driven approach will help us continue expanding those connections and identifying compelling opportunities where Halifax can be a strong partner.”
About Halifax Group
Founded in 1999, Halifax Group is a private equity firm that partners with managers and entrepreneurs to recapitalize and invest in lower middle-market businesses with total enterprise values generally between $100 million and $300 million. Halifax specializes in equity recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs and management buyouts and invests across a variety of industries, including health and wellness, outsourced business services and franchising. The firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and maintains an office in Raleigh, North Carolina.
