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Rob Michalik

Robert Michalik

Managing Director

Rob Michalik is a Managing Director at Kinderhook.  He has 25 years of business services investing experience with a particular focus on environmental services.  Prior to Kinderhook, Rob was a Managing Director at Thayer Capital Partners, a middle market buyout fund, where he sourced, financed and negotiated private equity investments.  Rob started his investment career in the Investment Banking division of Morgan Stanley, where he specialized in mergers & acquisitions.   Rob graduated from Yale University and received his MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Rob serves on the Board of Directors of Apex Waste Solutions, Capital Waste Services, CARDS Recycling, Compactor Rentals of America, EcoSouth Services, Gold Medal Environmental, Ironclad Environmental Solutions, JDC, Mersino, and Rent-A-Container.

Companies Supported

Apex Waste Solutions

Capital Waste Services

CARDS Recycling

Impactor Rentals of America logo

Compactor Rentals of America

EcoSouth Services

Gold Medal Environmental Logo

Gold Medal Environmental

Ironclad Environmental Solutions

JDC

Mersino logo

Mersino

Rent-A-Container

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