Kayne Partners Named to GrowthCap’s List of Top 25 Growth Equity Firms of 2020

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kayne Partners, the growth equity strategy of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (“Kayne” or the “Firm”), a leading alternative asset management firm with over $32 billion under management, today announced that it was named to the 2020 GrowthCap’s Top 25 Growth Equity Firms List.

In naming Kayne Partners to its Top 25 Growth Equity Firms of 2020 award list, GrowthCap recognized Kayne Partners, along with the other firms, for its sustained outstanding performance. According to GrowthCap, they considered over 350 firms for this year’s awards process and selected the awardees by focusing on the “uniqueness of each Firm’s approach to growth equity investing as well as how effective and consistent they were in building value for their portfolio companies.”

This year’s award follows GrowthCap’s recognition in prior years of four members of the Kayne Partners team, including, Managing Partners, Nishita Cummings, Nathan Locke and Leon Chen and Vice President, Robert Shilton, in the Top 40 under 40 Growth Investors category.

“We are thrilled for Kayne Partners to be recognized as one of GrowthCap’s Top 25 Growth Equity Firms of 2020,” said Nishita Cummings, Managing Partner and Co-head of Growth Equity at Kayne Partners. “Kayne Partners is being recognized for having established a proven platform for driving value and accelerating the growth path of the businesses we partner with. We thank the exceptional entrepreneurs and leaders we have had the benefit of partnering with and who have looked to us for our industry knowledge, strategic guidance, unique set of resources, and successful track record of building lower middle market growth companies into must-have assets. 2020 was an unforgettable year and I am proud of our team, as well as our portfolio companies for the resiliency they have shown in adapting and thriving in our new remote work environment. This past year also gave us an opportunity to further invest in our own platform by implementing new ESG processes in our diligence, as well as instituting trainings for our team and portfolio companies on diversity and inclusion.”

“Kayne Partners has always had an appreciation for nimble and innovative founders who have strong conviction in their businesses and have built companies with clear competitive advantages,” said Nathan Locke, Managing Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity at Kayne Partners. “These companies share common qualities of capital efficient growth, ROI-driven value propositions, and loyal blue-chip customer bases. Since 2002, Kayne Partners’ strategy has been to partner with these high-growth software companies at a critical inflection point and support them with capital and stage-specific expertise to drive growth and unlock value. As an active partner, we have been able to leverage Kayne’s broader institutional knowledge, relationships, and large firm capabilities in the lower middle market of technology investing, contributing to the accelerated growth of some of the most innovative software companies.”

For two decades, Kayne Partners has maintained a disciplined focus on partnering with management and founder-owned technology businesses in the lower middle market. Kayne Partners portfolio of 40 enterprise software and technology-enabled companies are located throughout North America within six primary high-growth industries and various sub-sectors across media & telecommunications, supply chain & logistics, financial technology, healthcare IT, security & compliance, and business process outsourcing & automation.

About Kayne Partners

Kayne Partners, the Los Angeles-based dedicated growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., is a leading provider of capital and connections to privately held, high growth, enterprise software and tech-enabled service businesses in North America. Kayne Partners seeks to partner with driven entrepreneurs and provide capital to high growth companies at a transformative point in their life cycle in the following industries: media & telecommunications, supply chain & logistics, financial technology, healthcare IT, security & compliance, and business process outsourcing and automation. For more information, please visit www.kaynepartners.com.

About Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., founded in 1984, is a leading alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, credit, infrastructure/energy, renewables, and growth equity. Kayne’s investment philosophy is to pursue niches, with an emphasis on cash flow, where our knowledge and sourcing advantages enable us to deliver above average, risk-adjusted investment returns. As responsible stewards of capital, Kayne’s philosophy extends to promoting responsible investment practices and sustainable business practices to create long-term value for our investors. Kayne manages over $32 billion in assets (as of 12/31/2020) for institutional investors, family offices, high net worth and retail clients and employs over 350 professionals in five core offices across the U.S.

For more information, please visit www.kaynecapital.com.