Investment criteria:

• North American Focus

• Control Equity and Influential Minority

• Platforms: $3-$35 million EBITDA

• Revenues of $10-$300 million

• Add-ons: EBITDA of any size

• Negative EBITDA: Distressed Companies

Industry Focus:

• Industrial Manufacturing & Services

• Consumer Products & Retail

• Food & Beverage

• Value-Added Distribution

• Packaging

• Healthcare

• Business Services

• Technology-enabled Services

Transaction types:

• Family/founder & entrepreneur-led businesses

• Corporate Carve-outs

• Add-on acquisitions

• Underperformers

• Turnarounds

• Complex & Special Situations

Equity Structures:

• Traditional Buyouts

• Owner Operator Recapitalizations

• Minority Equity

• Preferred / Structured Equity

• Restructurings

Investment products:

• Senior Loans

• Unitranche Loans

• Subordinated / Mezzanine Loans

• Debtor-in-Possession Financings

• Purchase of Distressed Securities

• Special Situation Lending

• Transaction Size: $5-$100 million

Industry Focus:

• Industrial Manufacturing & Services

• Consumer Products & Retail

• Food & Beverage

• Value-Added Distribution

• Packaging

• Healthcare

• Business Services

• Technology-enabled Services

Kevin Smith | KSmith@sandkeycapital.com | (305) 467-1120

Kevin has over 20 years of experience in private equity and capital markets.

He began his career in private equity at H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm with a focus on the mid-cap segment of the market. While at H.I.G. for eight years, he concentrated on business development and transaction sourcing for the firm’s various investment funds and strategies. Following H.I.G. Capital, Kevin was Vice President of Business Development at Audax Private Equity, a capital provider for middle and lower middle market companies through its private equity and strategic capital strategies.  Kevin has also led business development efforts for Granite Street Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm focused on industrial manufacturing companies and for a family office investing in essential, non-discretionary services businesses.

Kevin began his professional career in equity capital markets at Goldman Sachs and Prudential Securities.

An active member of M&A and business networking organizations, Kevin has served on Membership and Sponsorship Committees for ACG South Florida and the PE/IB Committee for ACG Boston.  He is also involved in several charitable organizations.  

A native and resident of Miami Beach, FL, Kevin earned a B.A. in Finance at the University of Florida.  In his free time, he enjoys outdoor activities, including golf, fishing and hiking, and spending time with his family.