Astra Capital Management LLC (“Astra” or the “Firm”), a Delaware limited liability company,
was founded May 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. Astra is comprised of an
accomplished team of senior executives with decades of collective experience as investors,
operators, entrepreneurs, consultants and regulators in the communications and technology
industry. Astra’s founders (the “Co-Founders”) offer a blend of skills and experience across key
disciplines for the successful deployment of Astra’s strategy. The Co-Founders include Kevin L.
Beebe, former Group President of Alltel Communications; Todd M. Crick, former Founder of
InCode Consulting and SVP of System Integration and Consulting at Ericsson; Mark J. Johnson, a
former Global Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group; William E. Kennard, former
FCC Chairman, former Global Partner and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, and U.S.
Ambassador to the European Union; and Matthew M. Murphy, former President of Grande
Communications.
Santee Capital Management LLC is a member and majority owner of Astra and Mark Johnson is
the managing member and principal owner of Santee Capital Management LLC.
Astra currently has one fund, Astra Partners I, LP, (the “Private Equity Fund”) which is managed
by Astra Partners I, GP, Astra’s affiliate, which was created for the purpose of managing the Fund.
Astra was formed to provide discretionary investment advice to private equity pooled investment
vehicles that focus on acquisitions of growth companies in the communications and technology
services industries. Astra targets a specific set of investment opportunities in three core sectors:
broadband, mobility and tech-enabled business services (the “Target Sectors”). Astra employs a
set of financial, operational, and strategic measures to facilitate the investment objective of
accelerated growth and outsized returns within the Target Sectors by utilizing the investment,
operating and technical experience of its Co-Founders.
The limited partnership agreement of the Private Equity Fund allows the General Partner of the
Private Equity Fund to establish one or more co-investment vehicles to facilitate additional
investment by certain investors in some or all of the investments made by the Private Equity Fund.
The Co-Invest Funds, as defined below, are structured as either limited
partnerships or limited
liability companies.
Astra provides investment advisory services to Astra-LOGIX Co-Invest I, LLC, Astra Partners-
LOGIX Co-Invest I, LLC, Astra LOGIX Co-Invest II, LLC, Astra LOGIX Holdings, LLC, WRA-
Astra LOGIX Investors LLC, Astra Galaxy Partners LP, Astra Knightsbridge Coinvest-I, Astra
Knightsbridge Holdings and Astra Bullseye Holdings (each a “Co-Invest Fund” and, collectively,
the “Co-Invest Funds”). The Private Equity Fund and the Co-Invest Funds (collectively, the
“Funds”) are private equity pooled investment vehicles.
General Partner and Manager to the Funds
Astra Capital Management LLC, Astra Galaxy Partners GP, Astra Partners I GP, LLC, Astra
Knightsbridge Manager, LLC and Astra LOGIX Manager, LLC (as a special member with respect
to WRA-Astra LOGIX Investors LLC) are hereinafter referred to as a “General Partner” or
“Manager” and collectively as the “General Partners” or “Managers.”
Through the General Partners or Managers, Astra provides investment advisory services solely to
the Funds and not individually to the investors in the Funds. Astra does not tailor its advisory
services to the individual investors or provide the individual investors with the right to specify or
restrict the investment objectives of the Funds or any of the executed investment or trading
decisions. Each an “Investor”, and collectively “Investors”, refers to investors, limited partners
or members in the Funds, subject to the direction and control of the General Partner.
Advisory Board of Investors
An advisory board of Investors of Astra Partners I, LP (the “Advisory Board”) has been established
consisting of at least three representatives of the limited partners of the Private Equity Fund selected
by the Astra Partners I GP, LLC, who are not affiliated with Astra Partners I GP, LLC. The Advisory
Board meets as requested by Astra Partners I GP, LLC to (i) review any matters identified by Astra
Partners I GP, LLC as involving potential material conflict of interest, (ii) review valuations of assets
held by Astra Partners I, LP, and (iii) give or withhold consent to certain matters provided for in the
Limited Partnership Agreement of Astra Partners I, LP.
Astra does not participate in wrap fee programs.
As of December 31, 2023, the Firm’s regulatory assets under management were US $ 499,803,551
managed on a discretionary basis.