Kelso & Company

Kelso & Company

Kelso & Company was founded in 1971 and is based in New York, New York. Kelso & Company is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged acquisitions and 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. The firm also seeks to purchase significant blocks of stock from public or private companies seeking equity capital or persons seeking liquidity. It does not pursue hostile transactions, substantial dismantling or liquidation of companies, and break-up opportunities. The firm invests for a period of over five years and exits its investments through an IPO, recapitalization, or strategic sale. It takes a board seat and usually has control through majority ownership in its portfolio companies. The firm can also make 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.

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