Kelso & Company Employee Directory
Financial ServicesNew York, United States51-200 Employees
Kelso & Company is a mid-sized private equity firm in the financial services sector, based in New York City, New York. The firm has operated for nearly four decades with a focus on private equity investments, and its alignment of interests with management traces back to founder Louis Kelso, who is commonly identified as the inventor of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Through a long-tenured investing team, Kelso is described as a reliable partner to management teams and corporate clients. Since 1980, Kelso has raised eleven private equity funds and completed more than 140 investments, representing about $16 billion of capital. In April 2026, Kelso, together with ARA Services Partners, invested in Beacon Communications LLC, a national provider of critical communications and security technology solutions.
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