Astara Capital Partners

Overview

Astara Capital Partners is an integrated team of investors and operators with over 100 years of cumulative experience in the middle market. The firm focuses on providing capital, strategic, and operational resources to build sustainable value and position companies for long-term success. Astara targets a variety of sectors where it has deep experience, including packaging and converting, food manufacturing and distribution, building products, forest products, and industrial manufacturing, distribution, and services. The firm seeks to partner with companies that have strong business models and are undergoing, or need to undergo, significant transformation, bringing financial, operational, and strategic resources to help management teams transform their businesses into industry leaders. Astara's approach emphasizes building sustainable companies that are good corporate citizens, manage healthy and safe workforces, and play a positive role in their local communities. The firm is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) and utilizes ESG principles to inform its investment decisions and approach to operating companies. Astara's investment strategy includes targeting sectors experiencing dislocation or companies undergoing significant transformation, with a focus on buyouts, growth, turnaround, and distressed situations. The firm invests in companies with revenues over $40 million and enterprise values up to $250 million, with equity investments ranging from $20 million to $100 million. Astara's portfolio includes investments in companies such as Wyandot Snacks, a premier contract manufacturer of high-quality snack foods and cereals, and Ally Building Solutions, a leading provider and installer of interior finishes to the residential home market.

Investment Focus

• Revenue over $40 million
• Enterprise value up to $250 million
• Equity investment between $20 million and $100 million

Portfolio Companies