Amit Bhargava

Managing Partner

About

Seasoned C-suite executive and board advisor with over 25 years of experience across private equity (PE) portfolio companies and Fortune 100 corporations. Proven track record of supporting PE firms with buy-and-build strategies, advising PE portfolio companies on value creation plan development and execution, programmatic M&A capability building, and exit positioning & preparation. Partnerships in place with boutique advisory firms with deep sector / functional expertise to deliver high-impact results.Experienced independent non-executive director with a strong track record in setting strategic direction, driving financial performance, and enhancing board governance. Alumnus of McKinsey & Company and the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Country

United States

City

Park City

Industry

Renewables & Environment

Skill

Corporate Advisory, Non-Executive Director, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Strategy, Mergers, Venture Capital, Strategy, Business Development, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Management, Leadership, Private Equity, Investments, Corporate Development, Acquisition Integration, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Competitive Analysis

Experience

Managing Partner

CalderaPartners

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Park City, UT, USA and London, UK

Caldera Partners is practitioner led firm and advises private equity (PE) firms and their portfolio companies on value creation across the investment lifecycle. Areas of expertise include: • Buy-and-build strategies: Supporting PE firms in identifying, developing, and executing buy-and-build strategies to create high-value scale platforms. • Portfolio company value creation: Partnering with portfolio company leadership to drive value creation plan development and execution. • Building programmatic M&A capabilities: Leverage experience gained via leading and executing 40+ transactions to establish portfolio companies as platforms for M&A based growth. • Equity story optimization & exit readiness: Developing and enhancing fact-based narratives, and preparing portfolio companies and their teams for exit.

Lay Governor of the Court (Board member)

Glasgow Caledonian University

2021-7 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Recruited pro-bono position. Member of the Court (Board) and member of the Finance & General Purpose Committee. Board Trustee at Glasgow Caledonian New York College (until 2024). Link Governor for the School of Engineering, Computing and Built Environment.

Senior Advisor

Aggreko

2023-9 - 2025-2 · 1 yr 6 mos

London, England, United Kingdom

Senior advisor to Chairman, CEO and CFO of private equity portfolio company. Role focused on developing the equity story and advising on strategic issues, including the company's growing leadership in the Energy Transition.

Vice President Business Development and Strategy

Howden, A Chart Industries Company

2020-2 - 2023-9 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Member of senior leadership team of PE (KPS Capital Partners) portfolio company with responsibility for mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, strategy execution, and equity story development. Established programmatic M&A processes (strategy, pipeline mgmt., deal execution, and post-acquisition value capture) and successfully completed and integrated multiple acquisitions with demonstrable value realization.

Board Member - Michigan region

Teach For America

2019-6 - 2020-12 · 1 yr 7 mos

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Recruited pro-bono position. Responsible for overall governance and supporting management on strategy and operations.

Executive

Sabbatical

2019-7 - 2020-2 · 8 mos

United States

Time to recharge.

VP Strategy & Corporate Development and Executive Officer

Masco Corporation

2015-1 - 2020-2 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Livonia, MI

Head of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions; Executive officer and member of the senior leadership team. Led portfolio strategy to exit unattractive businesses, established structured strategy and execution processes, and reinvigorated Masco’s M&A pipeline and execution capabilities to create momentum..

VP/Director Corporate Development (M&A) and Strategy

United Technologies

2011-6 - 2014-12 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Hartford, CT and Charlotte, NC

Vice-President, Enterprise Strategy & Development at UTC Aerospace Systems. Corporate Director, Corporate Development & Strategy at UTC HQ. Vice-President, Business Development (M&A) and Strategy at UTC Fire & Security.