KPS Capital Partners

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Can anybody speak to KPS Capital Partners? Seems like a very sizeable firm that doesn't have its name tossed around as much. Any info on how they recruit, compensate and invest would be much appreciated!

neil88 · Accepted Answer

Of course, the PE industry is facing fee pressure. It's simply not very evident to observers outside the industry.

6xLeverage · Answer

Curious as to how you don't know a ton about their firm but somehow have insight into their fee structure haha

mtnmmnn · Answer

As mentioned above, they are a distressed fund that focuses on operationally distressed companies, ie. companies that are really fucked and need a phenomenal turnaround. They have managed to built a great track record by buying and turning around business that were heading to liquidation and that nobody wanted. Known to partner with Unions to save businesses. Due the the nature of the companies they buy, especially at the outset, it's a very hard-working place, there's just no getting around around getting your hands dirty when you invest in that space.

mtnmmnn · Answer

Not necessarily, as I mentioned in my earlier post, these guys buy EBITDA negative businesses that no one else wants to touch and then go and live on site while they turn around the operations. When I think of sweaty culture, I think more of places that have imported bad behavior from banking (ie. having to produce massive decks for their IC, having a "everything needs to by done by tomorrow am" and "we don't care about junior's time" culture with a lot of expectations for face time and over analysing everything).

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