Alliance Holdings

Alliance Holdings is a 100% employee-owned private equity firm specializing in lower middle-market industrial and manufacturing companies. Founded in 1995 and based in suburban Philadelphia, the firm focuses on control investments and has recently expanded into non-control investments across various industries. Their investment strategy includes sectors often overlooked by institutional investors, such as cannabis, firearms, and alcohol, as well as asset classes with inefficient tax structures like media royalties and real estate assets. The firm's ESOP structure enables tax-advantaged exit options for owners and offers innovative solutions for ongoing tax burdens. With no outside investors, Alliance Holdings operates independently, investing across capital structures and geographies, with check sizes ranging from $500,000 to over $20 million. Their portfolio includes companies in technology, healthcare, consumer products, and industrials, reflecting their flexible investment approach. The firm's leadership includes CEO Dipendra Rajbhandari, Chief Transformation Officer Alex Bertoli, Executive Chairman Joseph Kanyekanye, Vice President Ibrakhim Ibragimkhodjaev, and Executive Vice President Rob Patterson. Alliance Holdings' mission is to create a sustainable, diversified ESOP holding company that maximizes the value of participants' ESOP retirement accounts, partnering with leading manufacturing companies that share their belief in the power of employee ownership.