Kohlberg & Company works closely with management teams to develop strategic plans that seek to increase revenues through enhanced marketing, investment in new products and selected strategic acquisitions, and to increase profitability through operational improvements. Acquisition indebtedness is structured at a moderate level to support longer-term operational goals rather than maximized with the objective of generating high short-term returns on invested capital.

The firm typically makes investments in middle-market companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $500 million. Kohlberg & Company works with senior management to identify situations in which it can undertake exhaustive due diligence in order to understand fully the business fundamentals, identify any strategic risks and quantify opportunities for increasing revenue and profitability.

The firm’s primary focus to date has been on traditional manufacturing and service companies. Historically, Kohlberg & Company has not invested in companies that are in sectors such as technology and emerging telecommunications. Kohlberg & Company believes that established companies with recognized industrial or consumer brands and sizable market shares offer attractive platforms for long-term growth and profit optimization. Kohlberg & Company has also made selected investments in food, healthcare and service businesses where it perceived attractive opportunities. The firm also seeks companies where an equity infusion can reduce excessive leverage that is inhibiting operations and limiting growth.