Kelso &
Private Equity SEC-registered adviser
Legal name: Kelso & Company, L.P.
AUM
$14.3B
Regulatory AUM
Private funds
54
Private Equity 54
Private fund assets
$16.6B
Gross asset value
Employees
64
Last Form D raise
Jul 2024
Most recent fund filing
From SEC Form ADV filing (filed Apr 30, 2026). View on SEC
People(25)
Owners and executive officers named on the firm's SEC Form ADV.
A
A
C
Limited Partner and Managing Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer
C
D
D
F
F
F
Limited Partner and Managing Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer
F
G
H
Funds(54)
Private funds reported on Form ADV, with amounts raised from the funds' SEC Form D filings.
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Raised (Form D) | Investors | Last Form D | Recency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso XI Bison Co-Investment, L.P. | Private Equity | $48.0M | — | — | Jul 2024 | Cold |
| Kia X Knight SPV, L.P. | Private Equity | $439.3M | — | — | Jun 2024 | Cold |
| Kia X Knight SPV (de), L.P. | Private Equity | $439.3M | — | — | Jun 2024 | Cold |
| Kelso Investment Associates XI, L.P. | Private Equity | $3.4B | $2.8B | 148 | Oct 2023 | Cold |
| Kelso XI Tailwind Co-Investment (de), L.P. | Private Equity | $158.2M | — | — | May 2023 | Cold |
| Kelso XI Tailwind Co-Investment, L.P. | Private Equity | $104.3M | — | — | May 2023 | Cold |
| Kelso XI Indigo Co-Investment II, L.P. | Private Equity | $46.7M | — | — | Jan 2023 | Cold |
| Kelso XI Heights Co-Investment, L.P. | Private Equity | $230.0M | — | — | Aug 2022 | Cold |
| Kelso XI Heights Co-Investment (de), L.P. | Private Equity | $230.0M | — | — | Aug 2022 | Cold |
| Kia XI Waterloo SPV, L.P. | Private Equity | $412.3M | — | — | Jun 2022 | Cold |
| Kia XI Waterloo SPV (de), L.P. | Private Equity | $412.3M | — | — | Jun 2022 | Cold |
| Kelso XI Indigo Co-Investment, L.P. | Private Equity | $82.0M | — | — | May 2022 | Cold |
| Kelso X Pie Co-Investment, L.P. | Private Equity | $175.5M | — | — | Mar 2021 | Cold |
| Kelso Breathe Investor, L.P. | Private Equity | $627.6M | — | — | Feb 2021 | Cold |
| Kelso Breathe Investor (de), L.P. | Private Equity | $627.6M | — | — | Feb 2021 | Cold |
Board seats(3)
Companies whose SEC Form D filings name one of this firm's people as a director, matched by name and office ZIP code.
Shares boards with
Firms whose people sit on the same company boards.
Regulatory identifiers
- CRD number
- 131471
- SEC file number
- 801-73793
Sources
- SEC Form ADV Oct 14, 2026