Kensington Capital Partners overview
Stories about Kensington Capital Partners
Canada’s Whitecastle seals $150m food exit
The firm will sell Protenergy to TreeHouse Foods alongside Kensington Capital Partners and BMO Capital Partners.
Canadian PE firms strike deal with open-pit miner KMC
Fund of funds manager Kensington has committed C$1.9m to a 60-year-old Canadian oil sands mining company as part of a consortium including Calgary private equity firm TriWest.
Canadian middle market fund targets C$250m(3)
Canadian buyout firm Kilmer Capital is targeting C$250 million for its latest fund, to which Kensington Capital Partners’ publicly traded fund of funds has committed an undisclosed amount.
Canadian middle market fund targets C$250m(2)
Canadian buyout firm Kilmer Capital is targeting C$250 million for its latest fund, to which Kensington Capital Partners’ publicly traded fund of funds has committed an undisclosed amount.
Canadian middle market fund targets C$250m
Canadian buyout firm Kilmer Capital is targeting C$250 million for its latest fund, to which Kensington Capital Partners’ publicly traded fund of funds has committed an undisclosed amount.
Kensington Capital Partners contact information
Offices
Contacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Contact | Job titleSenior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity | LocationToronto, Canada | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titleVice Chair | LocationToronto, Canada | Email |
| Key Contact | Job titleVice Chair, Member of Investment Committee | LocationToronto, Canada | Email |
Job titleManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer | LocationToronto, Canada | Email | |
Kensington Capital Partners fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 77
| Fund | Manager | Commitment date | Commitment size |
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Kensington Capital Partners funds managed
Closed funds: 10
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
Fund size | Close dateJun 2024 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateOct 2019 | Strategy | |
Fund size | Close dateOct 2016 | Strategy | |
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