Kohlberg & Company

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 totalled $306 million (1988), $165 million (1994), $320 million (1997), $576 million (2000) and $800 million...