Kennedy Lewis Investment Management

Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC is a private equity firm established in 2017, headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Miami, Florida. The firm specializes in middle-market investments, focusing on event-driven situations where catalysts can unlock value independent of overall market trends. Kennedy Lewis primarily targets distressed debt and companies experiencing disruption, often characterized by unsustainable capital structures or limited access to traditional financing. The firm employs a rigorous fundamental credit approach, emphasizing tactical capital deployment to enhance capital structure stability or support growth. Its investment strategy spans various sectors, including healthcare, automotive, financial services, and leisure, and is marked by a preference for highly structured investments with significant asset coverage.

David K. Chene

Co-Founder, Co-Portfolio Manager and Co-Managing Partner

Douglas Logigian

Co-Managing Partner, President and Member of Investment and Executive Committee

Robert Nitkin

Director

Darren L. Richman

Managing Partner

14 past transactions

Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Post in 2024
Established in 1911, Douglas Elliman has grown to become the largest regional and the nation's fourth largest real estate company, with a current network of more than 5,000 agents in over 70 offices throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island (including the Hamptons and North Fork), Westchester and Putnam Counties, as well as South Florida and California. In addition, through a strategic partnership with Knight Frank Residential, Douglas Elliman's powerful network extends to 43 countries across six continents. At Douglas Elliman, they are passionate about delivering exceptional consumer experiences. By offering a complete suite of real estate services, they ensure that they meet their consumers' every need. From sales and rentals, to mortgage, new developments and title insurance, they have experts in every field to guide you skillfully from beginning to the end of your real estate journey. Douglas Elliman's outstanding track record, unique brand promise, and exceptional agent support system attract top talent, ensuring that their team of experts represents the very best in the industry. At Douglas Elliman, they believe that access to the best and most timely information can dramatically shape their decisions. Today's consumer needs a trusted resource that can separate signal from noise and help them navigate the complex process that real estate has become. With their extensive knowledge in every aspect of the field, and fueled by consumer research and insights, they are the go-to source for information and education. Their critically acclaimed website, Elliman.com, serves as a singular destination where consumers can search properties throughout the entire New York, South Florida and California markets, and access the most current market information as well as comprehensive building and neighborhood guides, among a host of interactive content. As committed to growth and innovation as they are to their consumers, they have launched AskElliman.com, their groundbreaking new web feature that facilitates open communication with consumers, allowing them to tap into the wealth of knowledge from real estate to mortgage financing, to specific neighborhoods, legal, and more.

Brightside Health

Series C in 2024
Brightside Health, Inc. is a telemedicine platform that specializes in providing evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company has developed a mobile application that offers personalized mental health care through video visits, messaging, and medication delivery. Its platform enables users to evaluate their mental health, access treatment and support, and communicate with healthcare providers for consultations and ongoing care. Brightside Health utilizes a care model that combines precision psychiatry with continuous monitoring, ensuring members receive effective treatment tailored to their needs. The company’s mission is to help individuals manage their mental health, leading to healthier and more productive lives.

Five Fitness Group

Post in 2023
F45 offers consumers functional 45-minute workouts that are effective, fun and community-driven. F45 utilizes proprietary technologies: a fitness programming algorithm and a patented technology-enabled delivery platform that leverages a rich content database of over 3,900 unique functional training movements to offer new workouts each day and provide a standardized experience across the Company’s global footprint.

Sanctuary Wealth

Convertible Note in 2022
Sanctuary Wealth is a platform designed for elite financial advisors who possess an entrepreneurial mindset and aim to build and manage their own practices. The company offers a comprehensive technology and operations platform, along with support from a community of like-minded advisors and affiliated businesses, thereby empowering each partner firm. It brings together a select group of experienced wealth advisors, recognized for their compliance and performance records, who operate as fiduciaries, prioritizing their clients' best interests. Sanctuary Wealth promotes partnered independence, allowing advisors to maintain control of their businesses while benefiting from the essential resources and services typically provided by larger financial institutions. This model ensures that advisors can grow their practices with the necessary support and infrastructure.

Impulse Dynamics

Venture Round in 2022
Impulse Dynamics N.V. is a medical device company focused on developing electrical therapies for chronic heart failure, operating primarily in the United States and Europe. The company's key innovation is its cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy, which utilizes non-excitatory electrical impulses delivered to the heart muscles. This therapy aims to enhance cardiac strength and improve blood flow, offering a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with limited alternatives. Impulse Dynamics conducts clinical trials to assess the safety and efficacy of its therapies and collaborates with universities and hospitals for research initiatives. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Willemstad, Curacao, the company also maintains offices in New York and Hong Kong, alongside product development centers in New Jersey and Israel.

Clickatell

Series C in 2022
Clickatell Inc. specializes in mobile messaging and transaction services that enable businesses and consumers to connect and interact through chat. The company’s Mobile eXchange platform facilitates the delivery of short message services, allowing users to send and receive messages globally. Clickatell offers a range of messaging solutions, including alerts, marketing campaigns, two-factor authentication, and customer relationship management, all aimed at enhancing mobile customer engagement. Additionally, it provides mobile transaction services such as prepaid mobile top-ups and a suite of USSD-based self-service banking products that help financial institutions streamline operations. Clickatell Secure, a multi-factor authentication solution, protects customer accounts and transactions, while Chat Desk serves as a digital contact center for real-time customer support. With a focus on chat-based commerce, Clickatell empowers consumers to manage purchases, track orders, and resolve issues through simple text or chat interactions, serving a diverse clientele that includes enterprises, government entities, and application developers worldwide. Founded in 2000, Clickatell is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with offices in Cape Town, South Africa, and Lagos, Nigeria.

Kodak

Post in 2021
Kodak is a technology company that provides imaging solutions and services for enterprises and consumers. It also provides packaging, functional printing, graphic communications, and professional services under its key segment, which is digital printing & enterprise and graphics, entertainment, and commercial films. Kodak is known for photographic film products, It focused on digital photography and digital printing after the rise of digital cameras and products. After manufacturing digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames for a considerable time period, Kodak is now focused on the corporate digital imaging market. Kodak was established in 1888 by George Eastman. It is based in Rochester, New York.

Kodak

Post in 2021
Kodak is a technology company that provides imaging solutions and services for enterprises and consumers. It also provides packaging, functional printing, graphic communications, and professional services under its key segment, which is digital printing & enterprise and graphics, entertainment, and commercial films. Kodak is known for photographic film products, It focused on digital photography and digital printing after the rise of digital cameras and products. After manufacturing digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames for a considerable time period, Kodak is now focused on the corporate digital imaging market. Kodak was established in 1888 by George Eastman. It is based in Rochester, New York.

Impulse Dynamics

Series D in 2019
Impulse Dynamics N.V. is a medical device company focused on developing electrical therapies for chronic heart failure, operating primarily in the United States and Europe. The company's key innovation is its cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy, which utilizes non-excitatory electrical impulses delivered to the heart muscles. This therapy aims to enhance cardiac strength and improve blood flow, offering a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with limited alternatives. Impulse Dynamics conducts clinical trials to assess the safety and efficacy of its therapies and collaborates with universities and hospitals for research initiatives. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Willemstad, Curacao, the company also maintains offices in New York and Hong Kong, alongside product development centers in New Jersey and Israel.

CardioFocus

Venture Round in 2019
CardioFocus, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, that specializes in the development of innovative medical devices for the treatment of cardiac disorders, particularly atrial fibrillation. The company offers a range of products, including the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System, which utilizes visually guided laser balloon technology to achieve precise pulmonary vein isolation. This system is complemented by the HeartLight Excalibur Balloon, designed for stable contact and effective lesion creation through direct tissue visualization, and the HeartLight X3 System, which allows for controlled lesion formation. CardioFocus focuses on providing electrophysiologists with advanced tools that enhance the precision and control of ablation treatments, utilizing disposable fiber optic catheters for improved visualization of cardiac anatomy and the treatment of arrhythmias. Founded in 1990, CardioFocus continues to pursue advancements in ablation technologies to better meet the needs of patients and healthcare providers.

Flywheel Sports

Acquisition in 2019
Flywheel Sports focuses on indoor cycling and immersive experience for riders who want something more. It provides an immersive experience for riders who want real results and the ideal outlet for those who want to get fit, get competitive, and have fun. Flywheel was founded by a team of passionate about fitness and dedicated to building the model for a next-generation indoor cycling experience in 2010 and is headquartered in New York.

Vemo Education

Series A in 2019
Vemo Education, Inc. is an educational technology company based in Reston, Virginia, dedicated to enhancing educational access for all Americans. The company specializes in income-based student financing solutions, particularly through the design and implementation of income share agreement (ISA) programs. Vemo partners with colleges and universities to create tailored financing options that address financial barriers to education and promote economic mobility. Their services encompass product design, fund creation, loan origination, disbursement, servicing, and compliance with legal regulations. Through these efforts, Vemo aims to improve educational opportunities and support the financial well-being of students.
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