Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Kayne Anderson

Los Angeles, California, United States

Alternative investment management firm founded in 1984, pursuing cash-flow-oriented niche strategies across real estate, credit, infrastructure, and energy for institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients. The firm manages approximately $43 billion in assets as of May 2025. Its former Kayne Partners growth-equity team launched Composition Capital in 2024.

Focus Areas
Alternative asset management, Real estate, Credit

Tracked deals

9

9 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

9 growth capital

Kayne Anderson Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Kayne Anderson. 5 2019 1 2020 1 2022 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Apollo Global Management, BlackRock, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Composition Capital, GeoWealth
    Target
    GeoWealth
    Seller
    Freedom Advisors

    GeoWealth raised $38 million in a Series C round led by Apollo, with participation from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Kayne Anderson (sub-advised by Composition Capital), to accelerate its UMA and public-private model portfolio capabilities. In conjunction with the funding, GeoWealth formed a strategic partnership with Apollo and completed the acquisition of TAMP assets from Freedom Advisors to strengthen its product and operations offering for RIAs.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Private Energy Income Fund III (managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors), Members of South Wind management team
    Target
    South Wind Exploration & Production, LLC
    Industry
    Oil & Gas

    South Wind Exploration & Production, a newly formed Oklahoma City-based oil and gas E&P, received over $400 million of equity commitments from Kayne Private Energy Income Fund III (managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) and members of South Wind’s management team. The capital will be used to acquire and operate large, producing onshore U.S. oil and gas assets under a leadership team of industry veterans including Co-CEOs Tyler Bolton and Greg Boxer.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Partners, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
    Target
    Shipfusion

    Shipfusion, a Chicago-based eCommerce fulfillment and order management platform, secured a $40.0 million growth equity investment from Kayne Partners (the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors) to accelerate growth, expand strategic warehouse locations, and enhance its proprietary technology. As part of the financing, Leon Chen of Kayne Partners will join Shipfusion’s board to support the company’s continued expansion across North America and product development.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Partners Fund (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors)
    Target
    Signal Automotive
    Industry
    Automotive
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada

    Signal Automotive, a technology-enabled wholesale automotive platform, raised $20 million in growth financing led by Kayne Partners Fund (the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors). The capital will be used to expand Signal's dealer network across North America and further develop its technology platform and data analytics capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Partners
    Target
    3Cinteractive
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Kayne Partners (Kayne Anderson) has invested in 3Cinteractive, a Boca Raton–based provider of mobile commerce and customer engagement platform services. The transaction is a growth-capital investment intended to support 3Cinteractive’s product and market expansion.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Partners
    Target
    Elevate
    Industry
    Legal Services

    Los Angeles-based law company Elevate secured a $25 million minority growth investment from Kayne Partners to scale operations, support continued acquisitions, and enhance its Cael enterprise legal management software. The capital will help Elevate meet increasing customer demand and accelerate product and service expansion to corporate legal departments and global law firms.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, ROCA Partners
    Target
    Riviera Partners
    Industry
    Staffing & HR

    Riviera Partners, a San Francisco-based executive search firm, closed a $25 million minority growth investment led by the growth equity teams at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and ROCA Partners. The financing will fund geographic expansion, strategic acquisitions, enhancements to Riviera's Sutro machine-learning recruiting platform, and additional hires to support growth.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Partners (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors)
    Target
    Ideas United

    Kayne Partners, the growth equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, committed $15 million in growth equity to Ideas United to support the creative studio's global expansion and scaling of its content production, sales, and marketing capabilities. The investment will help Ideas United deepen its sales and marketing teams, expand its production infrastructure, and accelerate development of original content and experiential offerings.

  • Buyer
    Kayne Partners
    Target
    Decisiv, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS

    Kayne Partners, the growth equity group of Kayne Anderson, provided $30 million in equity funding to Decisiv, Inc. to accelerate its product roadmap and support global expansion across commercial vehicle, heavy equipment, construction, agriculture and mining markets. As part of the financing, Kayne Partners will be represented on Decisiv's board to support the company's continued growth of its cloud-based Service Relationship Management (SRM) platform.

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