DFX Intelligence
Kian Capital Partners, LLC
As of · the mandate; last verified Sep 22, 2026, 3 sources, 27 observations
- Sponsors financed
- 4
- Repeat sponsors
- 2
- Announced deals
- 6
SEC RIASEC RIAequity
As of · the mandate; last verified Sep 22, 2026, 3 sources, 27 observations
What the rest of DFX holds on this provider
- Provider type
- Private credit fund · registry: private credit graph lender or credit fund
- Also on DFX
- Private Credit, Private Equity, RIA
- Form ADV
- $1.1B regulatory AUM · 7 private funds · 19 employees · filed Mar 31, 2026 IAPD
- Named owners (ADV)
- CHIEF FINANCIALOFFICER; MEMBER AND MANAGER; MEMBER AND MANAGER; CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
- PE portfolio
- 64 companies, 23 active
6 additional people, 10 additional sponsor relationships, 3 additional announced deals
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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Observed financing independent sponsors
4 sponsors, 6 observed deals as capital provider, co sponsor: Perimeter Holdings USA (2), Crescendo Capital Partners (2), ECS / My IT (1).
Observed financing in consumer services (3), industrial services (1), tech-enabled services (1).
Which sponsors in their sectors has DFX not observed them besideHow this is orderedOrdered by the sponsor's depth in your sectors. The capital named on their deals is printed beside each one so the absence can be checked rather than taken on trust.
DFX has not observed these firms together on any transaction in our coverage. That is a statement about what DFX has read, not about the firms: a deal that was never announced, or announced without naming its capital, cannot appear here.
Coverage behind this list: 3 sponsors observed closing in your 3 sectors · 5 of your own financings read in those sectors · most recent of theirs observed Sep 1, 2026.
- Capital named on their deals: Align Collaborate
- Capital named on their deals: Associated Bank, Highland Bank, Bank of CMG, First Business Bank, Johnson Bank
- Capital named on their deals: Corbel Capital Partners, Harbert Credit Solutions, Route 2 Capital Partners, SharpVue Capital
What do they fund, equity or debt, how much, what structures
- Sectors transacted
- Healthcare services (1)Factvertical of the acquired targets· 85%· DFX's own graph
- Provider kinds
- Observed sponsor backer; Pe adviserFactsources in which the provider appears· 100%· Federal regulator filings
- Capital side
- EquityFactForm ADV private fund type· 85%· Federal regulator filings
- Aum private funds
- $1.1BFactForm ADV 7B gross assets of private funds· 95%· Federal regulator filings
- Pe fund count
- $7FactForm ADV 7B· 95%· Federal regulator filings
- Independent sponsor friendliness
- ObservedFact6 observed sponsor transactions· 90%· DFX's own graph
- Adviser since
- 2024-05-14FactForm ADV SEC status effective date· 95%· Federal regulator filings
- Adviser class
- Pe manager midInferencegross private fund assets: small <$300M, mid <$2B, large· 80%· Federal regulator filings
What they say they fund
- Founder or family owned
- yes“Our team of seasoned investors has over 100 years of collective experience providing transformational capital solutions and board-level strategic and operational guidance to founder/owner-operated businesses.”
In the firm's own words, quoted from its site, from kiancapital.com.
Announced transactions naming them
- Dec 10, 2025Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%Skyline Global Partners · Capital providerKian Capital Partners, LLC · Capital providerBochi Investments · Capital provider
The platform was formed by combining two leading regional operators, Salem Westchester LLC ("Salem Westchester"), backed by Bochi Investments, and Riverside Fence Company ("Riverside").
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) kiancapital.com - Dec 10, 2025Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%Skyline Global Partners · Capital providerKian Capital Partners, LLC · Capital providerBochi Investments · Capital provider
The platform was formed by combining two leading regional operators, Salem Westchester LLC ("Salem Westchester"), backed by Bochi Investments, and Riverside Fence Company ("Riverside").
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) kiancapital.com - Dec 19, 2022Platform acquisitionconfidence 90%RF Investment Partners · Equity providerMedEquity Capital, LLC · Equity provider
Kian Capital Partners ("Kian"), a middle-market focused private investment firm, announced today that it has completed a strategic investment in Riverside Oral Surgery Management, LLC ("ROS Management") alongside RF Investment Partners, LLC ("RF") and MedEquity Capital, LLC ("MedEquity").
DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) kiancapital.com
What recent evidence says they are active
- Dec 19, 2022Acquisition announcedKian Capital Partners, LLC acquired Riverside Oral Surgery, LLC (NJ) with MedEquity Capital, LLC, RF Investment PartnersDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) kiancapital.com
Sponsors this provider has financedWhat these counts meanCounts are the financings DFX has read in announcements. Most come from lenders' own deal archives, which list a lender's repeat deals with a sponsor but not the sponsor's deals with other lenders, so a repeat relationship shows where one lender publishes and is not a rate at which sponsors return to a lender. Counts undercount and record past financing; DFX does not predict who will finance a deal.
4 sponsors observed, 2 of them more than once.
- Repeat relationshipKian Capital Partners, LLC has financed 2 observed Crescendo Capital Partners transactions (2017).Roles: capital provider, co sponsor
- May 4, 2017Automated Gate Services, Inc.crescendocap.com
- Westcoast Gate & Entry Systems, Inc.no URL
Observed once
- Kian Capital Partners, LLC financed Perimeter Holdings USA on its deal for Riverside Fence Company (2025). Roles: capital provider, co sponsor. kiancapital.com
- Kian Capital Partners, LLC financed ECS / My IT on its deal for The Purple Guys (2021). Roles: capital provider, co sponsor. kiancapital.com
Who works here
- David DukeThe single named Business Development partner, "primarily responsible for sourcing new platform investment opportunities, developing and managing relationships with new and existing sources of deal flow," which is exactly the sponsor-coverage / origination role the motion targets first.Partner, Business Development kiancapital.com
- Jordan LeePartner "active in all aspects of Kian's investment origination, structuring, diligence and portfolio monitoring efforts," formerly a Managing Director at Starr Investment Holdings "responsible for sourcing, executing and managing middle-market companies."Partner kiancapital.com
- Scott BuschmannPartner "active in all aspects of Kian's investment origination, structuring, diligence and portfolio monitoring efforts," previously responsible for "sourcing, executing and managing middle-market companies" at Arcapita, making him a senior deal-team decision owner.Partner kiancapital.com
Who to call
the organisation, the role and the published line, with the filing or website that published it; revealed to signed-in accounts
The firm's published line
Revealable: 2 business phones (the firm's own page), 1 website (Form ADV) · as of 2026-09-26
- David DukePartner, Business Development · Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
- Jordan LeePartner · Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
- Scott BuschmannPartner · Revealable: 1 business phone (the firm's own page), 1 professional profile (the firm's own page), 1 work email (the firm's own page)
Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan
Kian Capital Partners (“Kian”) provides growth capital to established lower middle-market companies. Our investments generally take the form of subordinated debt and/or preferred or common equity.
In the firm's own words.
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adv firm type | RIA | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv latest filing date | 2026-03-31 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status | Approved | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adv status effective date | 2024-05-14 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Adviser class | PE manager mid | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Description | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) no URL | ||
| Employee count | 19 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Entity kind | Private equity fund manager | Inference | 2026-09-19 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Entity kind | Private equity fund manager | Inference | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL |
| Hq location | Charlotte, NC | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Investment thesis | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) no URL | ||
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Pe fund count | 7 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund count | 7 | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Private fund gross assets usd | $1.1B | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
| Stated buy box | Fact | Independent sponsor firm websites (the firm's own contact and team pages) no URL | ||
| Website | Fact | 2026-03-31 | SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Form ADV data adviserinfo.sec.gov |
15 further observations are on the record behind these, each with its own source and date. Ask and we will send the lot.