Kingswood Capital Management

What Kingswood Capital Management does

Kingswood Capital Management, L.P. is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm founded in 2013 by Alex Wolf that invests in middle-market companies. The firm currently manages a $1.5 billion fund (Fund III) and targets control or minority investments with protections, deploying $30-$500 million of equity per transaction (with co-investment capability) in businesses generating at least $100 million in revenue with positive or negative EBITDA. Kingswood's stated focus is on "win-win" partnerships with strong underlying businesses where the firm can drive significant operational improvement, with particular emphasis on corporate carve-outs, complex transactions, family-owned business transitions, and businesses undergoing change. The firm primarily invests in North America, with growing international exposure through portfolio companies in the UK, Canada, and continental Europe.

The firm operates a diversified portfolio of approximately 24 active holdings across consumer products (The Vitamin Shoppe, G Fuel, World Market, Obsession Holdings), food and beverage (Soulshine Farms, Branding Iron Holdings), retail grocery (The Save Mart Companies, Mountain Equipment Company), aerospace (RAVE Aerospace), healthcare (Quipt Home Medical, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare), automotive aftermarket (Daramic, Turbo Wholesale Tires), industrial services (Versar, Support Services Group), packaging (Paranova Print and Packaging), lighting (Coleto Brands), energy services (One X), cybersecurity (IDX), and workforce solutions (Infotree Global Solutions). Revenue mechanics follow traditional private equity economics: management fees on committed fund capital plus carried interest on successful exits. The firm received a strategic passive minority investment from Bonaccord Capital Partners in November 2025, expanding its permanent capital base.

Go-to-market relies on direct origination, investment banking relationships, and industry networks to source middle-market opportunities, with a stated preference for partnering with incumbent management teams and retaining founders. Recent strategic activity has been high-velocity: in 2025-2026 alone Kingswood acquired or invested in The Vitamin Shoppe (with Performance Investment Partners, $193.5M), Branding Iron Holdings, IDX, Daramic (from Asahi Kasei), Quipt Home Medical (with Forager Capital, ~$260M), Safran Passenger Innovations / RAVE Aerospace ($460M), Coveris Paper / Paranova, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare (from CD&R), and Soulshine Farms, while executing its first disclosed exit (Lind Marine sold to Tallvine Partners in May 2026 after a four-year hold). Kingswood was recognized on Inc. Magazine's 2025 List of Founder-Friendly Investors.

Name

Kingswood Capital Management

Legal name

Kingswood Capital Management, L.P.

Website

https://kingswood-capital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kingswood Capital Management is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm founded in 2013 by Alex Wolf that invests $30-$500M of equity in North American middle-market companies with at least $100M in revenue, currently deploying a $1.5 billion fund across carve-outs, complex transactions, and operational improvement partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity / Middle-Market Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Private equity investing
• Middle-market buyouts
• Corporate carve-outs
• Private equity fund management
• Control and minority investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund Management and Carried Interest: Kingswood Capital Management generates returns through traditional private equity fund management, including management fees and carried interest from successful portfolio company exits. The firm raised $1.5 billion for Fund III, targeting middle-market investment opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kingswood Capital Management is a private equity firm that invests $30–$500M in middle-market companies with at least $100M of revenue, pursuing control or minority investments with protections. The firm is currently investing out of a $1.5 billion Fund III, targeting opportunities in Aerospace & Defense, Automotive Aftermarket, Consumer, Distribution, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Industrials, and Services, primarily across North America. Kingswood partners with management teams on operational improvement, corporate carve-outs, family-owned business transitions, and complex transactions.

Product overview

Kingswood Capital Management is a private equity firm (not a product/technology company) that operates a diversified portfolio of portfolio companies across multiple sectors. The portfolio includes 24 portfolio companies spanning industries such as consumer products (G Fuel, The Vitamin Shoppe, World Market), food and beverage (Soulshine Farms, Branding Iron Holdings), industrial services (Versar, Support Services Group), aerospace (RAVE Aerospace), packaging (Paranova Print and Packaging), healthcare (Quipt Home Medical, Drive Medical, IDX), automotive (Daramic, Turbo Wholesale Tires), energy services (One X), retail (MEC, The Save Mart Companies, Obsession Holdings), and business services (Infotree Global Solutions). Kingswood focuses on partnering with businesses in transition, providing capital and operational expertise to drive value creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fund III Private Equity Investment Vehicle Limited-partner private equity fund vehicle from which Kingswood deploys $30–$500M equity investments into middle-market companies; targets North American opportunities with at least $100M of revenue across Aerospace & Defense, Automotive Aftermarket, Consumer, Distribution, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Industrials, and Services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed multiple corporate carve-outs and complex transactions across various industries

Named customers1 record

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Platinum Equity: Los Angeles-based middle-market private equity firm specializing in corporate carve-outs, complex transactions, and operational turnarounds — the same playbook Kingswood employs. Direct overlap on deal sourcing and target company profiles.
• Comvest Partners: Middle-market private equity firm focused on control and structured equity investments across business services, consumer, healthcare, and industrials — closely mirroring Kingswood's sector focus and deal size band.
• Cerberus Capital Management: Large alternative investment firm with deep middle-market control investing and carve-out experience; founder Alex Wolf spent significant time at Cerberus before launching Kingswood, sharing operational DNA and process.
• Madison Dearborn Partners: Chicago-based middle-market PE firm investing in business and consumer services, with comparable deal sizes and a similarly diversified sector mandate.
• Centerbridge Partners: Multi-strategy alternative asset manager with a middle-market control investing franchise focused on distressed, value, and special situations — directly comparable in deal size and complexity.
• KPS Capital Partners: Industrials and manufacturing-focused middle-market PE firm pursuing operational turnarounds and corporate carve-outs — directly comparable on sector overlap (industrials, consumer products) and thesis.
• Sterling Group: Operationally-focused middle-market PE firm with parallel focus on corporate carve-outs, family/business transitions, and industrial portfolio companies.
• American Industrial Partners: Industrial-focused middle-market PE firm with deep carve-out experience — overlapping target profile (industrial, consumer) and similar per-transaction equity check size.

Broad incumbents

• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice: Larger, more established operationally-focused PE firm with significant carve-out franchise (Drive DeVilbiss was sold to Kingswood from CD&R) and overlapping sector coverage.
• Apollo Global Management: Global alternative asset manager with a sizable middle-market private equity franchise that increasingly competes for the same carve-out and complex-deal opportunities as Kingswood.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingswood-capital-management

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A21 records

Investments5 records

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