Cartess Investment Partners is an active family office and entrepreneurial private equity firm based in Dallas, TX. We take a long-term approach to value creation using a combination of our diverse and relevant backgrounds as owners, operators, and investors. We invest our personal capital, and we seek active, engaging partnerships built on trust and respect. Current portfolio companies include firms in the paper and packaging, consumer packaged goods, furniture, and healthcare industries. We work primarily with small firms, and as such, are heavily involved from an operational perspective.
Our Company values include the following:
• People Focus: Great companies begin with great people. We strive to find like-minded talented, trustworthy partners that create a positive environment for a variety of investments
• Personal Investment: It’s our capital in every transaction. We selectively engage partners in larger transactions
• Diverse and Relevant Backgrounds: We have relevant backgrounds in executive management, private equity and entrepreneurship
• Long-term Investment Horizon: We seek to invest in 3-5 businesses at a time with 7+ year time horizons
• Active Partnership: We have the youth, desire, and capability to actively lead our portfolio companies in daily management or board engagement
