Kelso & Company, L.P.
PE/Buy-Out · New York (United States)
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Kelso & Company, L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged acquisitions, Follow-on Acquisitions, management buyouts and purchase of significant ownership of private companies, divisions, or subsidiaries of public or private companies; public companies through recapitalizations or going private transactions. It does not pursue hostile transactions, substantial dismantling or liquidation of companies, and break-up opportunities. The firm also invests in upper middle market companies and makes mezzanine investments. The firm seeks to invest in energy, materials, retailing, industrial and consumer products, telecommunication services, transportation, logistics, financial services, and healthcare sectors. It prefers to invest in North America focusing on United States. It targets investing between $50 million and $600 million in firms which have an enterprise value of between $250 million and $2500 million. The firm also seeks to purchase significant blocks of stock from public or private companies seeking equity capital or persons seeking liquidity. It takes a board seat and usually has control through majority ownership in its portfolio companies. The firm can also make majority and minority investments in conjunction with board representation or other significant shareholders' rights, or may join with other investors as a member of a control group. The firm invests for a period of over five years and exits its investments through an IPO, recapitalization, or strategic sale. Kelso & Company, L.P. was founded in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.
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