Kelso & Company

Kelso & Company is an American private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and growth capital transactions. Kelso invests in a variety of sectors, including communication, manufacturing and restaurants. Kelso is based in New York City.

Kelso & Company
Company typePrivate Ownership
IndustryPrivate Equity
Founded1971 (1971)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States
Key people
Phil Berney (co-CEO)
Frank Loverro (co-CEO)
Frank Nickell (chairman)
ProductsPrivate equity funds, Leveraged buyouts, Recapitalizations, Growth capital
AUM$11.2 billion
Websitewww.kelso.com

Kelso also provides mezzanine capital through a joint venture with asset management firm BlackRock. Their joint venture, BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: BKCC), is organized as a type of publicly traded private equity company known as a Business Development Company.

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