Kelso & Company

New York, New York, USAwww.kelso.com1expert edge

American private equity firm founded in 1971, focused on leveraged buyouts and growth capital for North American middle-market. Currently manages ~$16B in capital across multiple funds.

Why interesting to a deal team

Predecessor PE sponsor of US LBM (2015-2020) representing successful building materials platform investment and value creation exit to Bain Capital.

Experts connected to this company

L.T. GibsonPrior majority PE owner of US LBM, 2015-2020

L.T. Gibson

President and Chief Executive Officer

US LBM

FounderBuffalo Grove

Founder-CEO who built US LBM from a 16-location buyout into a $3B+ national platform through three successive PE ownership cycles.

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