Private credit platform leveraging a credit-intensive model across a range of industries in North America.

$5.8B

In Assets Under Management

200+

Closed Transactions

80%

Deals as Lead/Co-Lead Arranger

Kayne Anderson is a leading provider of financing solutions to middle-market borrowers with strong, sustainable cash flows.

Over the past two decades and through a variety of cycles, our team has executed more than $8 billion (with over 150 private equity sponsors) in financings and earned a reputation as a valued partner. Targeting senior and junior secured loans, mezzanine securities, and equity co-investments in traditional middle market companies across a wide array of industries.

Private Credit

Investment Fundamentals

We commit long-term capital to invest in “all-weather” credit asset classes as well as opportunistic “point-in-time” or anecdotal strategies. Integrated, scaled platform combines direct origination, strong fundamental credit analysis, and a relative-value perspective.

For Limited Partners

  • Attractive yields with floating rate upside
  • Low correlation to broader market volatility
  • Maintain discipline: return “of” capital, before return “on” capital
  • Demonstrated underwriting strategy and credit selection methodology
  • Ability to invest in sponsored and non-sponsored opportunities
  • Companies with $50M to $500M+ in revenues and $10M to $50M in EBITDA

For Financing Partners

  • Vertically integrated staffing model where all investment team members participate in all components of origination, execution, and portfolio management
  • Team offers extensive experience underwriting and syndicating transactions with an exclusive focus on the middle market niche for over 25 years
  • $10M to $100 investment sizes, with the ability to underwrite over $250M and an intention to hold to maturity
  • Transaction types include leveraged buyouts, growth capital, mergers & acquisitions, refinancings, and recapitalizations

Investment Structures

  • Senior secured loans
  • Second lien loans
  • Equity
  • Unitranche facilities
  • Mezzanine debt
All Investments

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Our People

Founders of Kayne’s private credit platform have been working together for over 30 years.