Kingswood Capital Management

Our portfolio company Kodak Moments was featured in an NBC News report on the rising trend of young people buying disposable cameras. Check out the full clip linked here.

Kingswood is honored to have won the Private Equity Wire US Award for Buyout Performance of the Year (Under $500 Million). These awards recognize the best in private equity management across the country in a wide range of categories. See the award methodology here:   https://lnkd.in/eDYKpFQA Disclaimer: The shortlist and winners are decided by Private Equity Wire experts, staff and advisory board members, reviewing performance data gathered from sources like Pitchbook and Preqin. Nominations were based on annualized performance data over 12 months from May 31, 2023 to May 31, 2024. No persons or affiliates from Kingswood Capital are in the judging panel, and have not provided compensation to any person or entity involved with the shortlist or winning of this award.

Kingswood is pleased to announce the acquisition of Kichler Lighting, which we will merge with our portfolio company Progress Lighting to create one of North America’s leading residential lighting platforms featuring complementary, industry-recognized brands.    Kichler Lighting has an extensive portfolio of over 3,000 products, including landscape lighting and ceiling fans. The combination of the Progress and Kichler brands provides the business with unique, complementary strengths across all channels and end markets.   Read the full announcement:

Kingswood tops two rankings in Bloomberg's latest Private Equity League Tables of PE funds — best performing Buyout fund and best performing alternative investment fund overall — by net IRR (under $500 million raised). The tables rank top performances of private equity funds in Buyout, Growth, Venture Capital, Infrastructure (Real Assets), Real Estate, and Private Credit. Disclaimer: Bloomberg Private Equity League Tables ranks the top performing funds by net IRR in the Private Equity industry, inclusive of Buyout, Growth, Venture Capital, Infrastructure (Real Assets), Real Estate and Private Credit — using Bloomberg's Private Equity Database: PE <GO>. Kingswood did not directly provide Bloomberg with data for its database, and no persons or affiliates from Kingswood Capital were involved in the rankings, nor did they provide compensation to any person or entity involved with its creation. 

Kingswood is pleased to be adding Kodak Alaris to its portfolio.     “At Kingswood, our goal is to help companies reach their full potential by providing capital, bolstering its operations, and implementing avenues to achieve growth,” said Alex Wolf, Managing Partner of Kingswood. “We are excited to help continue Kodak Alaris’ strong recent performance and momentum.”    Kodak Alaris continues the Kodak legacy of excellence in photography and imaging services through its two business units, Kodak Moments and Alaris. Kodak Moments is a leading global provider of photo products and services to retailers, consumers, and entertainment properties. Kodak Alaris Business Unit is one of the largest global providers of data capture and processing solutions through its award-winning software, document scanners, and services. Kodak Alaris serves customers in more than 100 countries around the world with major locations in the US, UK, France, Germany, Mexico, and Australia.    Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gEHT-D8i

Kingswood is honored to be shortlisted by Private Equity Wire’s US Awards in the category of Buyout Performance of the Year (Under $500 Million). These awards recognize the best firms in the private equity industry nationally.   See the award criteria here:   https://lnkd.in/eFWGCE_S     Disclaimer: The shortlist and winners are decided by Private Equity Wire experts, staff and advisory board members, reviewing performance data gathered from sources like Pitchbook and Preqin. Nominations were based on annualized performance data over 12 months from May 31, 2023 to May 31, 2024. No persons or affiliates from Kingswood Capital are in the judging panel nor have they provided compensation to any person or entity involved with the shortlist or winning of this award.

We tend to dwell on the challenges of the #privateequity fundraising environment, while these stories fly under the radar: Kingswood Capital Management, which started life as an independent sponsor, has closed its third fund in just over 3 years. The firm, led by ex-Cerberus Capital Management PE exec Alex Wolf, took roughly 90 days to raise $1.5bn for Fund III, beating its initial target. How is the firm bucking the trends in fundraising, especially for emerging managers? Well defined strategy, strong performance and the ability to return proceeds to LPs in a reasonable time frame. “There’s been an increased receptivity towards strategies like ours that have a focus around complexity, a focus on value,” Wolf told Buyouts in a recent interview. “Both our strategy and our track record really resonated with investors in this environment.” Get the inside story here: https://lnkd.in/eGjXHtQV

Kingswood Capital Management (“Kingswood”) is thrilled to announce the closing of our third institutional fund. Fund III was substantially oversubscribed, closing with commitments of $1.5 Billion, inclusive of a 5% commitment from the general partner and its operating network. Our team is grateful for the support and trust of both our continuing and new investors, and we look forward to expanding our capacity to drive value and growth for partners in the middle market.