The Kelso Difference Kelso is a North American-focused middle market private equity firm. Kelso was founded on the principles of partnership and alignment of interest espoused by Louis Kelso, the inventor of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (or ESOP).
Kelso evaluated the assets with multiple strategic partners during Kinder Morgan’s FTC-mandated divestiture of certain pipelines and other midstream assets prior to working with Tallgrass.
Kelso Fund XI Announces Investment in WilliamsMarston Kelso is pleased to announce that our affiliate funds have signed definitive documentation to acquire WilliamsMarston. WilliamsMarston is a boutique advisory firm that provides non-audit Accounting Advisory, Tax, Valuation, and Managed SEC Services to over 1,100 clients.
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Stefan joined Kelso in 2025. Before joining the firm, he was a member of the Private Capital team at MSD Partners where he invested in business and industrial services companies. Prior to MSD Partners, Stefan worked in investment banking at Evercore and Deutsche Bank. Stefan is currently a director of Beacon Communications. He received a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting, magna cum laude, from ...
Nick joined Kelso in 2018. He spent the preceding three years in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Moelis & Company. Nick is currently a director of Armada Materials. He is active in the Firm's investments in BradyPLUS, Inovar, Newport Group, Pathstone, Savant and Wellington-Altus. He was active in the Firm’s investment in Augusta Sportswear. He received a B.S. in Finance, magna cum laude ...
Benjamin joined Kelso in 2021. He spent the preceding two years as an investment banking analyst within Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring at Solomon Partners. Benjamin is active in the Firm’s investments in Bridgenext, Eagle Foods, Premia Re, Valenz and Wellington-Altus. He received a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Economics, magna cum laude, from Brown University in 2019.
Baily joined Kelso in 2024. She is focused on marketing, fundraising and investor relations. She spent the last three years at BC Partners where she was a Managing Director on their US LP coverage team raising capital for their equity and credit funds. Prior to BC Partners, Baily worked in various investor relations roles for over a decade. Baily received a BA with Distinction from Yale ...
Phil joined Kelso in 1999. He spent the preceding eight years at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., eventually becoming a Senior Managing Director and Head of the High Yield Capital Markets group. He was previously in High Yield Finance at The First Boston Corporation. Phil is currently a director of Eagle Foods and Ferraro Foods. He has served as a director on the boards of many Kelso portfolio ...
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