On the record · Investment firm

Kelso & Company

PE firm focused on healthcare, consumer, and financial services

Research depth

Transactions sourced

At least one recorded transaction has a public source.

Record updated Sept. 27, 2026

Current ownership

Current owner not established

This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.

Ownership and transaction history

Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.

Oct. 20, 2015

Risk Strategies Company / Kelso & Company

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

May 20, 2019

J.S. Held LLC / Kelso & Company

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

Oct. 17, 2019

Individual FoodService / Kelso & Company

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

Sources and evidence

Recorded transaction sources

These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.

  1. R1
    Risk Strategies Company Announces Transaction With Kelso & Company

    Kohlberg & Company · Company announcement · Oct. 20, 2015

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  2. R2
    J.S. Held Secures New Investment Partner in Kelso & Company

    J.S. Held · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 20, 2026

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  3. R3
    Kelso & Company Acquires Individual FoodService

    Sole Source Capital · Company announcement · Oct. 17, 2019

    Supports: Recorded transaction

What we do not know

These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.

  • The organization's operating status has not been researched.
  • No current public ownership assessment has been published.

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