Kainos Capital Promotes David Gassko

Kainos Capital, an active investor in the food and consumer products sectors, has promoted David Gassko to Principal.

As a principal, Mr. Gassko will be actively involved in leading the evaluation, execution, and management of portfolio companies. He will also continue to help lead the firm’s associate recruiting activities and serve as a member of the firm’s environmental, social, and corporate (ESG) committee.

“We are pleased to reward David’s accomplishments with this well-deserved promotion,” said Andrew Rosen, managing partner of Kainos. “Since returning to Kainos following business school, David has played a key role in the execution of our investment process and adds value both to our portfolio companies and our firm culture. We are excited for his continued professional development at Kainos.”

After beginning his career in 2011 as an investment banker with Wells Fargo Securities, Mr. Gassko joined Kainos in 2013 as an associate. Following business school, he returned to Kainos as a vice president in 2018. Mr. Gassko earned his MBA from The Wharton School and he has his undergraduate degree from Rice University.

Dallas-headquartered Kainos invests from $50 million to $200 million of equity in North American food and consumer products companies that have EBITDA from $10 million to $80 million. In November 2016, Kainos held a hard cap close of Kainos Capital Partners II LP with capital commitments of $895 million.

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