PE/VC investors
Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.
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Keen Growth Capital
KEEN Growth Capital identifies food, beverage and wellness companies with great potential started by revolutionary-thinking, passionate entrepreneurs. We apply our trusted skill and passion to invest in and develop them into highly successful and respected companies.
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Infusion of intellectual and financial capital delivers positive outcomes for stakeholders - and ultimately the consumer. Our investors benefit from outstanding returns and society is enriched by healthier products.
Keen Venture Partners
We are the radically human venture capital firm. We are here to make sure you’re always in good company on the rather bumpy ride of fast-paced growth. We’re a team that knows scaling. Its many paths and painful pitfalls. Of course, more money can make a difference. However, being in good company makes all the difference.
Keensight Capital
Keensight Capital is a European Growth Buyout investor with deep expertise in IT and Healthcare. We partner with the management teams of fast growing and profitable companies providing capital, strategic guidance and operational support.
Keiretsu Forum
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Keiretsu Forum is a global investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors. Keiretsu Forum members invest in high-quality, diverse investment opportunities. The community is strengthened through its involvement in social and charitable activities. "Keiretsu" definition Keiretsu is a Japanese term describing a group of affiliated corporations with broad power and reach. Keiretsu Forum is described as a conglomeration of individuals or small companies that are organized around private equity funding for mutual benefit. Keiretsu Forum believes that through a holistic approach that includes interlocking relationships with partners and key resources, they can offer an association that produces the highest quality deal-flow and investment opportunities.
Kejora Ventures
Kejora invests and guides passionate founders in building successful and high-growth tech companies. Providing entrepreneurs with the right network of strategic partners and resources, Kejora enables startups to scale in a rapid pace throughout Southeast Asia.
Kelso Place Asset Management
Kelso is a specialist London-based private equity firm that makes a limited number of investments in what we believe will be exceptional opportunities. We have a flexible investment philosophy and are not constrained by rigid investment criteria.
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We started investing in 2000, and have generated a significant multiple of cash invested since then. Our strategy has evolved over that period to include a particular focus on buy and build opportunities. We look at businesses in all sectors although we specialise in technology and luxury brands, where we have historically generated our greatest returns. We invest selectively and sequentially in order that we are able to focus on only a very limited number of investments at any time.
Kennet Partners
Kennet is a technology growth equity investor. We invest in established, fast-growing companies providing information technology products and business services that leverage technology.
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Kennet provides expansion capital to businesses that want to accelerate growth and build exceptional shareholder value in partnership with an experienced investor. We currently have over $700 million under management and have offices in London, Frankfurt and Silicon Valley.
Kensington Capital Partners Limited
Kensington Capital Partners Limited is a leading Canadian alternative investor. To date, Kensington has $1.5b in assets under management through its investment programs. Institutional and individual investors hold Kensington funds in their portfolios. Kensington believes that alternative strategies should be considered for every investment portfolio.
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Kensington is best known for its private equity investment programs and is also an active investor in hedge funds, infrastructure assets, mortgage income and venture capital. With a strong and robust Management Team leading the firm, collectively the Kensington team has extensive operating experience and professional designations in the fields of engineering, law, accounting, financial analysis, and portfolio management.
Kerala Ventures
Kerala Ventures operates as a venture capital firm. The Company invests in online booking platform and management software companies. Kerala Ventures serves clients in France.
Kernel Capital
We partner with people of exceptional vision and ability from first time founders to seasoned entrepreneurs – pioneers who innovate and create new products and services.
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The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds, investing in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, are one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance for technology companies on the island of Ireland. Kernel Capital funds are industry performance leaders having delivered Gross IRRs in excess of 20% per annum. Our strategic alliance with Bank of Ireland, the wide range of institutional investors in our funds and our network of over 80 institutional portfolio co-investors ensures Kernel Capital deliver ‘access to funding’ for all stages of company growth. To date, we have raised €210m / £165m in venture capital funds, the latest being in 2015 and with our assistance our portfolio companies have raised over €500m / £420m in equity and debt funding. The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds are independently managed by Kernel Capital. Our team based in Cork, Belfast and Dublin, leverage our extensive network to enable our portfolio companies to recruit the highest calibre people, to break into new international markets and to generate revenues of scale.
