We Turn Potential Into
Long-Term Growth
We work with our employees, suppliers and partners to improve operational efficiencies and create growth opportunities.
We Navigate
Great Outcomes
Our private equity firm is focused on investing in niche manufacturing companies in the lower middle market. We drive value through focused initiatives in operational and process improvements, supply chain management and global expansion.
We enable our companies to thrive by empowering people, and our values are founded on the belief that discipline, experience and ethical conduct drive success.
Our Focus
Improve Operations with Manufacturing Sector Expertise
Expand Product Lines
and Global Markets
Maximize the Value of Operating Costs and Delivery
Commit to Long Term
Growth and Investments
Our Criteria For Success
Altair partners with management teams who understand the unique challenges and opportunities for taking their business to the next level.
Focus on established, mature business models with growth potential
Identify situations that
will benefit from our operational expertise
Create scalable channel development and geographic expansion
Recognize opportunities typically with $5 MM or
less in EBITDA
The culture of our companies is based on trustworthy relationships and a commitment to our core values:
Integrity • Embrace Change • Indomitable Spirit • Collaboration & Respect • Accountability
Our Portfolio
We partner with companies that bring an entrepreneurial spirit for collaboration and continuous improvement.
Our Team
Altair Investments’ leadership team has decades of experience in operational and financial management that has yielded significant revenue and earnings growth for many businesses.
View Bio“We work together to meet the needs of our customers and help the company win. We respect and value individuals and their diverse backgrounds, experience, styles and ideas.”
– C. Andrew Brickman, Partner
View Bio“It’s important to stay one step ahead and continually evolve. Change is necessary for growth as a business and a person; so, we will always seek new ways to grow and improve.”
– Kamal K. Tiwari, Operating Partner
C. Andrew Brickman, Partner
Andrew Brickman has spent the last twenty years at Baird Capital as an Investment Partner in the Industrial Solutions Team focused primarily on lower middle market acquisitions in more mature sectors.
During this tenure Andrew was responsible for sourcing, structuring, closing and managing multiple transactions.
Key themes of these investments included process improvement, human capital additions, Channel development, geographical expansion and selected add-on acquisitions.
Prior to joining Baird Capital Andrew served as VP of Operations, Manufacturing and Distribution for a regional retail chain. Prior to his operations background Andrew gained investment experience at several private equity firms in New York and Chicago.
Andrew received his BA from Middlebury College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, with highest honors.
Kamal K. Tiwari, Operating Partner
Kamal K Tiwari is Growth & Transformation Executive with extensive international business experience and a track record of developing and executing profitable growth strategies and building outstanding leadership teams.
Kamal has 25+ years of P&L management experience with manufacturing business units of large public (annual sales over $2B) and independent responsibility for mid-size PE held companies (annual sales ranging from $50M to $200M).
Kamal has managed companies manufacturing highly engineering products and supplying to the Automotive, Chemicals, Petrochemical, Metals, Building Material, Filtration, Food & Beverage industry.
Kamal earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Karnatak University. He is also a Black Belt in Design for Six Sigma and has extensive knowledge of implementing Toyota Production Systems.
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