William G Freels

About William G Freels

Andra Partners is a specialized buy-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A) originations boutique that has been listed four times in the Inc. (2020, 2021, 2023 and 2025) and has successfully closed approximately $1.5B in transactions with its clients to date. We execute thematic targeted searches on behalf of the nation’s leading middle market private equity firms and strategic industry acquirers. These targeted searches identify acquisition opportunities with growing middle market companies across the continental U.S, Canada, and offshore. Our firm’s proprietary framework operates on client-specified mandates, and we only contact acquisition candidates that have been selected by our clients from our research.The firm effectively utilizes its differentiated 6-step process to generate pure proprietary acquisition and investment opportunities across an array of industry sectors and sub-sectors in support of its client\'s objectives.Based on this proven model Andra Partners has delivered over $5B in proprietary acquisition opportunities to its clients to date. For more information go to:

Experience

1. Managing Director and Founder

   Andra Partners, LLC

   Jul 2011 — Present · Greater Nashville Area, US

   Managing Director and Founder of Andra Partners, a process-driven buy-side advisory firm supporting thematic private equity clients across the continental U.S. with current investment fund sizes ranging from $100M -$20B+ as well as corporate clients. Andra Partners aligns the thematic targeted platform and add-on acquisition interests of financial and strategic corporate acquirers with the ownership and leadership objectives of middle market and lower middle market companies. Target companies generate approximately $1M -$250M in annual revenue and exhibit consistent increases in revenue and profitability over time. Andra Partners supports leading private equity firms and strategic industry companies across the U.S. that are interested in change of control and growth equity investment transactions with companies fitting this profile across industry sectors. Andra Partners has successfully closed almost $1.5B in transactions with its clients to date.

Education

• Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee

  B.S. - Business Administration, Marketing (cum laude)

  1978 — 1982

• Emory University - Goizueta Business School

  MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

  2004 — 2005