Kevin Kenealey

Bio

As a Managing Director of Mason Wells Buyout Funds, Mr. Kenealey is primarily responsible for supporting the investment activities of the firm. In this capacity, Mr. Kenealey is responsible for initiating investment opportunities, negotiating transactions, supervising due diligence, serving on the Board of Directors of portfolio companies and working with portfolio company management teams. Mr. Kenealey is a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Kenealey has over 15 years of experience in the private equity industry. Prior to joining Mason Wells in 1999, he was an attorney in the private equity group of Kirkland & Ellis, a Chicago-based law firm with a national private equity practice. Mr. Kenealey has been involved in more than 40 private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, venture capital financings and private equity fund formations. He joined Mason Wells shortly after the formation of the firm and is a member of the General Partner of Mason Wells Buyout Fund I, II and III. Mr. Kenealey is a member of the Board of Directors of NGI Holdings Corp., Prime Distribution Services, Inc, and Paris Presents, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Children's Museum. Mr. Kenealey has a JD Degree from the Northwestern University School of Law, a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Minnesota.