the middle market private equity firm founded in 1987 by jerome kohlberg . for the large buyout firm founded in 1976 see kohlberg kravis roberts . this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message kohlberg & company type limited liability company industry private equity founded 1987 headquarters mount kisco new york united states products investments private equity funds website www.kohlberg.com kohlberg & company is a private equity firm that focuses on leveraged buyout transactions founded by industry pioneer jerome kohlberg jr. today the firm invests in a variety of transactions including leveraged carveouts buyouts of divisions from larger companies take private transactions and acquisitions of privately held companies . the firm focuses on companies facing operational or financial challenges particularly middle market companies . as of the end of 2007 kohlberg & company had raised six private equity funds since its inception with approximately 3.7 billion of investor commitments . kohlberg s previous funds totaled 306 million 1988 165 million 1994 320 million 1997 576 million 2000 and 800 million 2004 respectively . additionally kohlberg also operates a series of debt investment funds under the banner of katonah debt advisors which it founded in 2000 as katonah capital . as of the end of 2007 katonah capital and its successor katonah debt advisors had raised approximately 3.5 billion through 9 collateralized debt obligation funds . in 2006 the firm completed an initial public offering for kohlberg capital corporation nasdaq kcap to provide senior debt and mezzanine financing . kohlberg has approximately 25 investment professionals based in mt. kisco new york new york city and palo alto california . contents 1 history 2 selected portfolio 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the firm was founded in 1987 when jerome kohlberg jr. resigned from kohlberg kravis roberts & co. over differences in strategy . kohlberg did not favor the larger buyouts including beatrice companies 1985 and safeway 1986 highly leveraged transactions or hostile takeovers being pursued increasingly by kkr . 1 2 typified by their 1989 takeover of rjr nabisco . instead kohlberg chose to return to his roots acquiring smaller middle market companies and in 1987 he formed a new private equity firm kohlberg & company along with his son james at that time a kkr executive . their intent was to concentrate on transactions that could generate returns through revenue growth and operating improvements using only moderate leverage . 1 jerome kohlberg retired from kohlberg & company in 1994 . 3 selected portfolio edit bauer hockey central parking corporation katy industries svp worldwide trico see also edit jerome kohlberg jr. history of private equity and venture capital references edit a b sterngold james . buyout pioneer quitting fray . new york times june 19 1987 . bartlett sarah . kohlberg in dispute over firm . new york times august 30 1989 antilla susan . wall street ; a scion of the l.b.o. reflects . new york times april 24 1994 external links edit kohlberg & company company website katonah debt advisors company website kohlberg capital corporation company website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kohlberg % 26 company & oldid 647239822 categories private equity firms of the united statescompanies based in westchester county new yorkkohlberg kravis robertscompanies established in 1987companies listed on nasdaqhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2013all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 12 49 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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