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Tartavull Klein Capital
Tartavull Klein Blatteis Capital (TKB/C) is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that provides capital and operating expertise to unlock shareholder value...
Tartavull Klein Capital
Tartavull Klein Blatteis Capital (TKB/C) is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that provides capital and operating expertise to unlock shareholder value and accelerate growth. The firm focuses on investing in critical technologies that maintain American technological leadership, national security, and supply chain independence. Core sectors include advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, automation, data security, energy storage and power management, financial technology, industrial software, IoT, microelectronics, robotics, and wireless communications equipment. It makes control investments with enterprise values up to $2.5 billion in the United States and Allied Nations.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2017
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
El Segundo
Corporate office
El Segundo, CA, United States
Principals
Kyle Tartavull
Managing Partner
Ian Klein
Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Tartavull Klein Capital?
The partnership is led by Kyle Tartavull and Ian Klein, both serving as Managing Partners. Based on the firm's strategy profile, they appear to operate a lean decision-making structure where the principals directly source, underwrite, and execute transactions. No separate investment committee beyond the named partners has been disclosed publicly.
What distinguishes Tartavull Klein Capital's investment strategy from other lower-middle-market PE firms?
The firm pursues a six-pronged strategy encompassing buyout, divestiture, growth equity, management buyout, restructuring, and turnaround mandates. This breadth is unusual for a boutique platform: most lower-middle-market sponsors specialize in either healthy growth buyouts or distressed turnarounds, but rarely operate across the full corporate lifecycle under one roof.
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