Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets business (KCM) supports our firm, our portfolio companies, and our capital markets clients by providing tailored capital markets advice and developing and implementing both traditional and nontraditional capital solutions for investments and companies seeking financing. We leverage the intellectual capital, industry expertise, and our global network to deliver the full capabilities of our firm. Our clients include multi-national corporations, public and private companies, and financial sponsors. Our Capital Markets business is also an important resource to our private equity business and assists our portfolio companies with financing and capital structure improvement.

KCM has a platform of more than 25 investment professionals globally across debt and equity capital markets. We focus on providing a full array of capital markets solutions to address a client’s specific needs. Our capital markets services include arranging debt and equity financing for transactions, placing and underwriting securities offerings, and structuring new investment products. KCM is a broker-dealer capable of originating, structuring, and executing full capital structures, including:

We advise and execute for our clients across a broad range of complex financing transactions, and in select situations have the additional ability to act as a capital provider. These transaction types include:

KCM provides our capital markets clients with differentiated access to capital through our distribution platform. We focus on the most active mutual funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and hedge funds globally. Close interaction and coordination with these investors provides KCM with enhanced market intelligence and advice, structuring, and execution.

2010 Completed Deals

Completed 42 capital markets transactions representing $56 billion of total capital

Through our strategic alliance with Fidelity Capital Markets, we also provide U.S. clients with access to a retail network featuring more than 20 million retail accounts with approximately $1.5 trillion in assets.

KCM has offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Australia, and Mumbai. KCM has obtained broker-dealer licenses in the United States, the United Kingdom, Dubai, Australia, and Japan. KCM has also received passporting authority to act as a broker-dealer broadly in the European Economic Area.