Andra Partners, LLC
Jake Varteresian is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategic leadership and business development. Currently serving as Director at Andra Partners, LLC since July 2020, Varteresian previously held the position of Director of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions at IGT from February 2008 to July 2020. Additional roles include Sr. Analyst in Business Development at Nortek between July 2005 and January 2008 and a position in Investor Relations at Teradyne from August 1998 to June 2005. Varteresian holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island - College of Business (2006-2011) and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Bentley University (1994-1998).
Andra Partners, LLC
As a buy-side mergers and acquisitions origination firm focused on the middle market, Andra Partners aligns with leading private equity investment firms and corporate clients in support of their strategic growth objectives. Andra Partners is committed to enhancing its current long term client partnerships, and selectively building new client partnerships with appropriate acquirers and investors in collaborative pursuit of these objectives. To that end, Andra Partners utilizes a rigorous targeted search process leveraging best in class research protocols and resources to identify proprietary acquisition and minority investment opportunities with industry leading middle market companies. These targeted searches support client-defined platform and add-on initiatives, and engage the ownership of middle market companies in confidential dialogues with industry focused acquirers and investors. As a result, Andra Partners has delivered over $2B in change of control and minority investment opportunities to its clients, and enabled the ownership and leadership of many middle market companies to explore enhanced business growth and wealth capture strategies that further capitalize on their success.