Leo Keevican
Chief Executive Officer at Renaissance Partners LLC
Profile
Since co-founding Renaissance Partners, LLC in 1986, Senior Managing Director and CEO, Leo (Lee) A.
Keevican, Jr. has steered the investment banking and business services firm with a clear vision: Focusing on the needs of entrepreneurial-minded clients.
Mr. Keevican has worked on acquisitions, recapitalizations and sales of a number of manufacturing, distribution and service companies.
His experience includes the structuring of complex acquisitions and financings for companies in a wide range of businesses and industries.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called Mr. Keevican a "middle-market merger maker"
Among his accomplishments, Mr. Keevican represented the private equity purchasers of Rouge Steel from Ford Motor Company.
Beginning with the management leveraged buyout of Motor Coils Manufacturing Company in Braddock PA, he orchestrated a series of transactions into the creation of MotivePower, the largest remanufacturer of railroad locomotives in the United States -- ultimately completing a merger with Westinghouse Air Brake Company to form Wabtec.
He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Allegheny County and the West Penn Chapter of the March of Dimes.
He currently serves as a Director of the Shadyside Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Keevican is also active in major fundraising campaigns for the Hillman Cancer Center and the Little Sisters of the Poor and Catholic Charities.
He is a 1971 honors graduate of Yale University where he majored in economics and was a member of the Yale Ivy League Championship Football team.
Mr. Keevican continued his formal training in economics at The Pennsylvania State University.
He received a law degree from Boston University Law School in 1975.
Leo Keevican active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Renaissance Partners LLC
Renaissance Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Renaissance Partners LLC (Renaissance Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC founded in 1986 by James F. Bauerle and Leo A. Keevican. The firm us headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/1986 |
Polar Delight, Inc.
Polar Delight, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Polar Delight, Inc. engages in the provision of food and beverage services. It develops a proprietary method for serving Gourmet Ice Cream. The compny was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH. | Director/Board Member | - |
Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC
Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC provides legal services. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/1988 |
Former positions of Leo Keevican
Companies | Position | End |
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Shadyside Hospital
Shadyside Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Shadyside Hospital is an American company. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2015 |
The United Way of Allegheny County
The United Way of Allegheny County Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The United Way of Allegheny County provided community development and fundraising services. The firm's programs and activities are focused on promoting financial stability, senior care, information access, individual safety and well-being. The company was founded in 1908 and was headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Leo Keevican
Boston University | Undergraduate Degree |
Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 5 |
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Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC
Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC provides legal services. | Commercial Services |
Renaissance Partners LLC
Renaissance Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Renaissance Partners LLC (Renaissance Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Keevican Weiss & Bauerle LLC founded in 1986 by James F. Bauerle and Leo A. Keevican. The firm us headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Finance |
The United Way of Allegheny County
The United Way of Allegheny County Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The United Way of Allegheny County provided community development and fundraising services. The firm's programs and activities are focused on promoting financial stability, senior care, information access, individual safety and well-being. The company was founded in 1908 and was headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. | Commercial Services |
Shadyside Hospital
Shadyside Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Shadyside Hospital is an American company. | Health Services |
Polar Delight, Inc.
Polar Delight, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Polar Delight, Inc. engages in the provision of food and beverage services. It develops a proprietary method for serving Gourmet Ice Cream. The compny was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH. | Consumer Services |
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