O2 Investment Partners Announces Appointment of Keenan Baldus and Gray Sasser

September 2026

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

O2 Investment Partners (www.o2investment.com) announced today the appointment of Keenan Baldus and Gray Sasser as the firm’s newest Associates. Luke Plumpton announced the additions saying, “O2 is thrilled to welcome Keenan and Gray to the team. They each bring meaningful industry and deal execution expertise, and we believe they can make an immediate impact on our portfolio and future opportunities.”

In their new roles, Keenan and Gray will be responsible for evaluating new investment opportunities, due diligence, underwriting, and collaborating with O2’s portfolio companies.

Prior to joining O2, Keenan was an Associate in BNP Paribas’ Investment Banking Group in New York, where he supported M&A clients across the industrial technology, chemicals, and business services sectors. Keenan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami.

Before O2, Gray was an Investment Banking Analyst in the Power, Utilities & Renewables group at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, where he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions across the power and renewable energy sectors. Gray holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.

About O2 Investment Partners:
O2 Investment Partners is a Midwestern-based private equity firm that seeks to acquire majority interests in lower middle market niche services, technology, and select industrial companies. The firm invests in businesses with earnings growth potential and a clear path to the creation of shareholder value. O2 invests with a view toward partnering with management to build and grow the business and take it to its next stage of development. This requires not only a clear vision and strategic plan to create shareholder value, but a close partnership and alignment of interest with management.

Additional information is available at www.o2investment.com

Contact:

Luke K. Plumpton
Managing Partner
O2 Investment Partners, LP
248.554.4215 | [email protected]

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