Argand Partners Announces Promotion of Ryan Beres to Senior Associate

Argand Partners, the New York and San Francisco Bay Area-based middle market buyout firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Beres to Senior Associate.

“Ryan has demonstrated analytical strength and solid investment expertise during his tenure with the Argand team. His deal evaluation skills and ability to manage relationships with our portfolio company management teams and directors provide significant leverage to each deal team. We are excited to recognize Ryan’s contribution to the firm,” commented Tariq Osman, Partner of Argand.

Mr. Beres has most recently been an Associate at Argand, working with the Argand portfolio companies, Brintons Carpets, Ltd., and Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs in New York as an Investment Banking Analyst, where he focused on M&A and capital market transactions across a variety of industries including power, energy, chemicals and metals & mining. He graduated cum laude from Hamilton College with a B.A. in Mandarin Chinese.

ABOUT ARGAND PARTNERS

Argand is a New York‐ and San Francisco Bay Area‐based middle market buyout firm founded in 2015 by long‐time colleagues, Heather Faust, Howard D. Morgan, and Tariq Osman. Argand is a growth‐oriented, control investor focused on complex, often contrarian, situations that involve solid, market‐leading industrial businesses, often with significant global operations and expansion opportunities. Argand has approximately $600 million of capital under management. Argand’s portfolio includes Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corp., Brintons Carpets Ltd., Oase Living Water GmbH, and Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.

The Argand team has a disciplined approach of investing in businesses that have the potential for transformational value creation and growth through the implementation of managerial, operating, and strategic initiatives. Argand focuses on investments into manufacturers and service providers, where the team has deep sector experience and can leverage its senior executive advisory network to drive the rapid execution of an investment thesis.

Further information on Argand can be found on the website: www.argandequity.com.

For more information about Argand, contact:
Kay Blackwell
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Argand Partners
(212) 588-6470
kblackwell@argandequity.com