Responsibilities
| Collins works closely with management teams on buyout, recapitalization, and growth financing transactions, primarily in the food/beverage, ingredients, and consumer products areas. He spends his time assessing potential investment opportunities with a particular focus on valuation, structuring, financing, and negotiating transactions. He also plays a role in sourcing new platforms and add-on opportunities with firm portfolio companies.
Experience
| Collins joined Highlander Partners in 2025 with seventeen years of corporate strategy, principal investing, and M&A advisory experience. Prior to joining Highlander Partners, Collins held corporate development leadership roles at two growth-oriented, mid-cap public companies, The WhiteWave Foods Company and Ingevity Corporation, and was an investment banker with Truist Securities, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, and Deloitte Corporate Finance.
Education
| B.S. in Financial Management, Clemson University
