Astara Capital Partners Expands Team with Two Key Hires News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Astara Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce that Chris Curti and Brett Kravitt have officially joined the firm. Michael Ranson, Managing Partner of Astara, commented, "We are excited to continue to grow our team with these two important additions. Both Chris and Brett have already made valuable contributions to Astara's investment opportunities. Their combination of operational experience, restructuring expertise, and investing acumen will allow Astara to grow its investment portfolio." Mr. Curti brings decades of operational, financial, and investing experience. Most recently he served as the CFO of a private equity-owned aerospace and logistics company. Previously, Mr. Curti worked with members of the Astara team as an Operating Partner at Blue Wolf Capital where he led various value creation initiatives and served as interim CFO at portfolio companies in the Forest Products, Building Products, and Packaging and Converting industries, all of which are Astara target industries. Currently, Mr. Curti is deeply involved in executing the value creation plan at Garlock Printing & Converting, which Astara acquired in January 2021.