Target Investments
KPS believes that its differentiated investment strategy consistently transforms its portfolio companies into industry-leading, profitable, cash flowing and growing enterprises.
BUSINESS PROFILE
KPS invests in companies that manufacture a wide variety of products across a diverse array of industries, including but not limited to aerospace & defense, automotive, building materials, capital goods, chemicals, consumer products, food & beverage, general industrial products, healthcare products & medical devices, metals, paper & packaging.
KPS targets businesses headquartered in North America or Europe that operate manufacturing facilities worldwide. KPS portfolio companies currently have over 55,000 employees across 21 countries.
KPS is an active control investor. KPS is willing to structure transactions to accommodate a stakeholder interested in retaining an ongoing interest in a divested business. KPS provides sellers with the opportunity to enhance overall returns by retaining an ongoing interest in a divested business. We partner with corporate and family sellers in highly bespoke transactions, providing immediate liquidity alongside continued ownership. This approach aligns incentives and supports long-term value creation for all stake holders.
KPS intentionally maintains ownership of a small group of portfolio companies enabling us to be deeply engaged owners. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide our portfolio company management teams with real-time decisions and immediate responsiveness which is a material competitive advantage.
KPS has provided many sellers with the opportunity to enhance overall returns by retaining an ongoing interest in divested businesses. We partner with corporate and family sellers in highly tailored transactions, providing immediate liquidity alongside continued ownership. This approach aligns incentives and supports long-term value creation for all stakeholders.
KPS creates new portfolio companies to acquire non-core assets or businesses of large, global corporations that it believes would benefit from becoming independent companies under its ownership with access to KPS’ experience, global network, capital, and resources. KPS has extensive experience completing highly complex corporate carve-outs on a global scale and the driving transformational improvement of large, global manufacturing and industrial companies.
KPS understands that carve-outs require precision and recognizes the critical importance — to the acquired business, its customers, vendors, employees and the corporate seller — of successfully executing the separation and establishing a thriving independent company.
KPS collaborates closely with sellers and management teams to maintain the continuity of operational performance during and after transition, including safety, product quality, on-time delivery and customer service, while building the systems, leadership and operating structure required for long-term success.
KPS creates new companies to acquire manufacturing and industrial businesses in connection with highly complex financial restructurings and change-of-control situations.
KPS has extensive experience navigating complex stakeholder environments and executing transactions involving multiple constituencies.
KPS creates new companies to acquire manufacturing and industrial businesses from families, founders and long-term owners seeking a thoughtful transition of ownership. KPS is acutely sensitive to the special needs and circumstances involved in the sale of family and entrepreneur-owned companies and understands that these transactions involve more than capital; they involve people, culture and legacy.
KPS provides sellers with speed and certainty of closing. Sellers deal directly with a KPS Partner who can commit the resources of the Firm, allowing for expeditious closing.
INVESTMENT PROFILE
Up to $1.6 Billion of Capital Investment Per Platform
- Can substantially scale with co-investment
Up to $340 Million of Capital Investment Per Platform
- Can substantially scale with co-investment