Kian Capital Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsNorth Carolina, United States11-50 Employees
Proud to be recognized on Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors list for three consecutive years, Kian seeks to forge partnerships to ignite growth and build enduring value. Our goal is to provide flexible financial resources and additional operational horsepower to scale middle-market businesses, realize aspirations and deliver long-term investment returns through genuine partnership. Kian is a private investment firm with $425 million of capital under management and 16 current investments. Our team of seasoned investors has over 80 years of collective experience providing transformational capital solutions and board-level strategic and operational guidance to founder/owner operated businesses. Investment Characteristics: • REVENUE: $10 - 100M • EBITDA: $2 - 15M • INVESTMENT SIZE: $7 - 30M • FLEXIBLE APPROACH: We invest both debt and equity in every deal and have the flexibility to be either a control or minority owner • TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPITAL: We want to be the first institutional partner for founder/owner operated businesses • TRANSACTION TYPES: Includes buyouts, recapitalizations and growth financings