In this inaugural episode of the Private Equity Dealbook, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Senior Manager, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Russell Greenberg, Founder & Managing Partner of Altus Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Connecticut that invests in lower middle market manufacturing businesses throughout the U.S.  He discusses share his outlook for dealmaking in manufacturing businesses in North America, including which industries in the sector are poised for strong deal activity, which sectors will face challenges, his due diligence process for buying companies, what the firm is doing to champion ESG and more.