Managing Partner, Growth Equity
David Walsh
David Walsh is a managing partner Kayne Anderson Capital advisors’ growth private equity strategies.
Walsh has a record of successfully starting, acquiring and turning around technology and telecommunications companies. Previously, Walsh worked in corporate finance at Ernst & Young. In 1988, he became a partner in the buyout fund Maiden Lane Associates. In 1991, Walsh acquired a bankrupt technology company, Card*Tel Inc., and later sold the company to Transaction Network Services, Inc. at a ten times return for shareholders. Walsh continued to develop the business for TNS until 1999, when TNS was acquired by PSINet. Walsh then started FortuneLinX, a provider of real-time revenue assurance systems to the telecommunications sector, which was acquired two years later.
Walsh earned a B.S. summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Geneseo and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Current Investments
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Search Optics
- Source Intelligence
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Zafin Labs
Past Investments
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3C (exited: IMIMobile)
3cinteractive – Enterprise Mobile Communications
Founded in 2015, 3C provides software that allows large companies to communicate with their customers via mobile devices. Leveraging 3C’s expertise connecting mobile to business results and its SwitchbladeTM platforms multichannel capabilities – including SMS and MMS messaging, mobile coupons, mobile wallet, mobile web, location based services and more – marketers can deliver timely, relevant engagement at the consumers’ moment of need.
Status: Exited
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Initial Investment: 2011
Industry: Media & Telecom
Exit Press Release
KPF Board Member: David Walsh -
ndover Healthcare (exited: Milliken & Company)
Andover – Medical Tapes Manufacturer
Founded in 1976, Andover Healthcare is a manufacturer of cohesive bandages, wound care dressings, and medical tapes for the healthcare, veterinary, and sports medicine markets.
Status: Exited
Location: Salsbury, MA
Initial Investment: 2012
Industry: Healthcare
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KPF Board Member: Terry Quinn -
Consero (exited: BV Investment Partners)
Consero – Outsourced Financial and Accounting Solutions
Founded in 2006, Consero provides finance and accounting (“F&A”) outsourced services to small and medium sized businesses, targeting companies with $0.5M-$50.0M in revenue. Consero’s services and integrated third party software applications help customers address complex finance requirements, scale operations, and reduce F&A expenses by up to 30% to 40%.
Status: Exited
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Initial Investment: 2015
Industry: Business Process Automation
Exit Press Release
KPF Board Member: Leon Chen Board Observer: Rob Shilton
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Cryptzone (exited: BC Partners)
Cryptzone – Enterprise Level Cybersecurity
Founded in 2003, Cryptzone is an enterprise-level cyber-security platform focused on identity access management and encryption. Cryptzone’s product portfolio enables an organization to security connect, collaborate, and comply with today’s digital workplace.
Status: Exited
Location: Waltham, MA
Initial Investment: 2015
Industry: Security & Compliance
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KPF Board Member: David Walsh -
Starmount (exited: Infor)
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You.i (exited: AT&T – WarnerMedia)
You.i – User Interface Software
Founded in 2008, You.i is a technology company whose patented engine allows a single universal codebase to run multi-screen video applications across media devices with the same user interface, such as mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, amert TVs, and set-top boxes. You.i targets blue chip media companies looking to launch over-the-top offerings competitive to Netflix.
Status: Exited
Location: Ottawa, ON
Initial Investment: 2015
Industry: Media & Telecom
Exit Press Release
KPF Board Member: Leon Chen
Board Observer: Andrew Deyoung