Craig Kahler
Director/Board Member at RoadSafe Holdings, Inc.
Profile
Craig Kahler is a Managing Director at ORIX Capital Partners (“OCP”).
In this role, he develops the middle-market private equity business by designing and executing investment strategies that leverage the firm’s capabilities and competitive advantages.
Other responsibilities that contribute to growth include overseeing the New York-based investment team’s activities as well as maintaining and developing client relationships.
Mr. Kahler also serves on the investment committee, playing a key role in investment strategy and assessing performance.
Mr. Kahler also serves on ORIX USA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Group and leads the Talent Development & Leadership taskforce.
Mr. Kahler has more than 16 years of private equity investing experience and previously served as Senior Director of Private Equity at Safanad, a global principal investment firm with $2 billion in assets under management.
Prior to joining Safanad, Mr. Kahler was a Portfolio Manager of Private Capital at BlueMountain Capital, a global alternatives asset manager with more than $20 billion under management.
He also spent several years with H.I.G.
Capital as a Principal in the middle-market buyout group in New York after serving as a Vice President in 2007 with the firm’s Miami-based lower middle-market buyout group.
At H.I.G., Mr. Kahler completed investments in manufacturing and healthcare as well as business and financial services.
Mr. Kahler earned an M.B.A with a concentration in General Management and Economics from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in International Politics & Economics and German from Middlebury College (magna cum laude).
Craig Kahler active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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ORIX Advisers LLC
ORIX Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance ORIX Advisers LLC (ORIX Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/10/2019 |
IX Capital SWAT Holdings LLC
IX Capital SWAT Holdings LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance IX Capital SWAT Holdings LLC provides investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
RoadSafe Holdings, Inc.
RoadSafe Holdings, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services RoadSafe Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in traffic control and protection services for the roadway construction industry. It also supplies equipment for television shows, feature films, commercials and video production. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Craig Kahler
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Rimstock Holdings Ltd.
Rimstock Holdings Ltd. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Part of Safanad, Inc., Rimstock Holdings Ltd. is a leading alloy wheel manufacturer. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in West Bromwich, UK. Rimstock manufactures high quality, lightweight, and optimized cast alloy wheels for OEM customers, motorsport, the defense sector, and its own aftermarket ranges under the Team Dynamics brand. | Director/Board Member | 01/11/2019 |
Safanad, Inc.
Safanad, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Safanad, Inc (Safanad) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Kamal Abdullah Bahamdan. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Dubai. | Private Equity Investor | 01/10/2019 |
Safanad, Inc.
Safanad, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Safanad, Inc (Safanad) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Kamal Abdullah Bahamdan. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Dubai. | Private Equity Investor | 01/08/2016 |
BlueMountain Capital Management (Private Equity)
BlueMountain Capital Management (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Blue Mountain Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) (Blue Mountain Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Assured Investment Management LLC founded in 2012 by Andrew Todd Feldstein. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Chief Investment Officer | 01/06/2015 |
H.I.G Capital LLC (Private Equity)
H.I.G Capital LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East. | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2014 |
Training of Craig Kahler
Middlebury College | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Willis Stein & Partners
Willis Stein & Partners Investment ManagersFinance Founded by John Willis and Avy Stein in 1995, Willis Stein & Partners is a private equity firm located in Chicago. | Finance |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker)
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world. | Finance |
Lake Capital Management LLC
Lake Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance 5AM Venture Management LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by Terry M. Graunke and Paul G. Yovovich. 5AM Venture Management LLC is headquartered in Chicago. | Finance |
H.I.G Capital LLC (Private Equity)
H.I.G Capital LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East. | Finance |
BlueMountain Capital Management (Private Equity)
BlueMountain Capital Management (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Blue Mountain Capital Group LLC (Private Equity) (Blue Mountain Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Assured Investment Management LLC founded in 2012 by Andrew Todd Feldstein. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Rimstock Holdings Ltd.
Rimstock Holdings Ltd. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Part of Safanad, Inc., Rimstock Holdings Ltd. is a leading alloy wheel manufacturer. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in West Bromwich, UK. Rimstock manufactures high quality, lightweight, and optimized cast alloy wheels for OEM customers, motorsport, the defense sector, and its own aftermarket ranges under the Team Dynamics brand. | Non-Energy Minerals |
ORIX Advisers LLC
ORIX Advisers LLC Investment ManagersFinance ORIX Advisers LLC (ORIX Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
IX Capital SWAT Holdings LLC
IX Capital SWAT Holdings LLC Financial ConglomeratesFinance IX Capital SWAT Holdings LLC provides investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
RoadSafe Holdings, Inc.
RoadSafe Holdings, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services RoadSafe Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in traffic control and protection services for the roadway construction industry. It also supplies equipment for television shows, feature films, commercials and video production. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Distribution Services |
Safanad, Inc.
Safanad, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Safanad, Inc (Safanad) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Kamal Abdullah Bahamdan. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Dubai. | Finance |
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