Vintage Stone Capital announced the appointment of Kevin K. Albert as Senior Partner and Head of Capital Markets, marking a significant step in the firm’s effort to expand its industrial acquisition platform and institutional capabilities.
The New Jersey-based private equity firm, which focuses on acquiring and modernizing U.S. industrial and manufacturing businesses, said Albert will lead capital strategy and institutional governance as it accelerates acquisitions in the lower middle market. The firm targets companies with enterprise values between $25 million and $125 million, aiming to transform legacy businesses through operational and technological improvements.
Albert brings more than four decades of experience in private equity fundraising and capital markets. During his tenure as Global Head of the Private Equity Placement Group at Merrill Lynch, he helped launch inaugural buyout funds for firms including TPG, Silver Lake, and Cinven. He later served as Partner and Global Head of Business Development at Pantheon Ventures, where he contributed to the firm’s global expansion and growth in assets under management.
Vintage Stone said the appointment strengthens its ability to attract institutional capital and reinforces its positioning as a scaled buyer in the lower middle market. The firm emphasized that Albert’s experience will support its strategy of combining operational execution with institutional capital expertise to drive growth across its portfolio.
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“Vintage Stone Capital is built on the conviction that the next era of industrial alpha requires more than financial engineering, it requires profound technological and operational modernization. We acquire fundamentally sound legacy businesses and deploy our operational playbook to unlock their next phase of growth. By bringing Kevin into the partnership, we are marrying our elite operational execution with the exact institutional capital expertise that helped build the largest buyout funds in the world.”
Ziad Danasouri, Managing Partner, Vintage Stone Capital
“Throughout my career, I have observed that the most consistent outperformance comes from firms that possess a genuine operational edge. Vintage Stone has developed a highly sophisticated framework for digitizing and scaling traditional industrial assets. I am thrilled to join Ziad and the team to help institutionalize this platform and aggressively scale our acquisition strategy.”
Kevin K. Albert, Senior Partner & Head Of Capital Markets, Vintage Stone Capital
