Alexander Wolf
Founder at Kingswood Capital Management LLC
Profile
Alex is Managing Partner and Founder of Kingswood.
He oversees firm-wide management, the strategic direction of the firm and leads the firm’s investment team.
Alex has been a private equity investor since 1997, having completed dozens of investments, with several billion dollars deployed across a wide range of industry sectors, including, software, media, telecommunications and technology, business services, gaming, manufacturing, upstream energy and energy services, paper and packaging, retail and consumer products.
Alex has significant expertise in M&A, corporate strategy, turnarounds, restructuring and merger integration.
Before founding Kingswood, Alex was at two leading private equity firms, as an original member of both the Ares Management investment team and the Cerberus Capital Management private equity team.
As a Partner and Managing Director in the Cerberus Capital Management private equity practice, Alex led or co-led the acquisitions of companies from global Fortune 500 corporations, entrepreneurs and the public equity markets.
Alex began his career in the leverage finance group of Wells Fargo.
Alex founded Kingswood in 2013 with the goal of creating a private investment firm focused on building a portfolio of high-quality companies operating in the lower-middle market.
Kingswood’s investment philosophy is to partner with management teams to create long-term, sustainable value for businesses in transition or exhibiting the potential for operational improvement.
Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Alexander Wolf active positions
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Kingswood Capital Management LLC
Kingswood Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kingswood Capital Management LLC (Kingswood Capital Mgmt) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Alexander Wolf. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Founder | 01/01/2013 |
J.M. Waller Associates, Inc.
J.M. Waller Associates, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services J.M. Waller Associates, Inc. provides environmental, facilities and logistics consulting services. It offers logistics, program, project and asset management, professional services, architecture, engineering, master planning, construction and energy management, and environmental planning and remediation. The company was founded by James M. Waller and Charles Gardner in 1991 and is headquartered in Springfield, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Alexander Wolf
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Cerberus Capital Management LP
Cerberus Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2012 |
Training of Alexander Wolf
Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
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Cerberus Capital Management LP
Cerberus Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1992 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
J.M. Waller Associates, Inc.
J.M. Waller Associates, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services J.M. Waller Associates, Inc. provides environmental, facilities and logistics consulting services. It offers logistics, program, project and asset management, professional services, architecture, engineering, master planning, construction and energy management, and environmental planning and remediation. The company was founded by James M. Waller and Charles Gardner in 1991 and is headquartered in Springfield, VA. | Commercial Services |
Kingswood Capital Management LLC
Kingswood Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kingswood Capital Management LLC (Kingswood Capital Mgmt) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Alexander Wolf. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
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