Andrew Nikou

Who is Andrew Nikou?

Andrew Nikou is the founder, Managing Partner and CEO of OpenGate Capital, a global private buyout firm. The firm is focused on the acquisition of lower middle market, non-core divisions of larger companies located around the world. From its offices in Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Paris, France, and São Paulo, Brazil, the firm seeks to acquire change-intensive and underperforming businesses ripe for turnaround situations. To date, the firm has completed more than 30 transactions and has acquired more than $3.2 billion in gross consolidated revenues. The firm and its founder are best known for their acquisition of TV Guide Magazine in December 2008, and the publication’s turn to profitability in the first quarter of 2010.

Nikou serves as chairman of the board or lead director at the companies in which his firm invests including Kem One SAS, AGIS Fire & Safety, PennySaver USA, Aluminium France Extrustion, Profialis, Hamilton Scientific, Zodiac Recreational, Getronics LATAM, Fusion Paperboard, Fleurus Presse, NorPaper, Kotka Mills, TV Guide Magazine, Pacific Crest Transformers, and Sopho.

Nikou has received recognition for his business achievements. In 2012, Andrew Nikou was a recipient of The M&A Advisor's "Top 40 UNDER 40" Award,for the West Region. In 2010, Nikou was named a Top Dealmaker of 2010 by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine, and was dubbed a “private equity whiz" by international business and private equity publications.