Andra Partners, LLC
Kristofer Kolstad is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, business development, and marketing across various sectors, including aerospace and defense. Currently serving as Director at Andra Partners, LLC and Entrepreneur in Residence at Yale Ventures, Kristofer previously held the position of VP of Mergers and Acquisitions at Kaman Corporation, overseeing strategic initiatives in Engineered Products for Aerospace, Defense, and Medical markets. Prior roles include VP of Marketing and Business Development at Kaman Corporation and Program Manager at Collins Aerospace, as well as VP of Marketing and Sales and General Manager at Standard-Knapp. Kristofer holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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.