Identify Proven, Growth-Oriented Management Teams

The cornerstone of Kayne Anderson's energy investment strategy is to identify exceptional oil and gas management teams in need of long-term growth capital to finance clearly-defined business plans. Kayne Anderson seeks management teams with extensive experience and a track record of creating shareholder value. Kayne Anderson's management teams are able to source and evaluate acquisition and expansion opportunities and to formulate and execute development plans that generate accelerated growth.

Leverage In-House Technical Expertise

Kayne Anderson's investment professionals are uniquely qualified to evaluate oil and gas investment opportunities. Kayne Anderson's in-house reservoir engineers have dedicated their entire careers to the oil and gas industry, gaining extensive experience as reservoir engineering consultants and as reservoir and operations engineers at various oil and gas companies. This technical expertise allows for a better understanding of the unique risks associated with each investment opportunity without having to rely on third party consultants. The ability to provide investment decisions in a timely manner makes Kayne Anderson the ideal capital provider for management teams operating in a dynamic industry.

Align the Interests of Management with Shareholders

Kayne Anderson seeks to align the interests of management with those of its shareholders by linking compensation to profit creation, with the goal of encouraging management to target a return on capital rather than sheer growth. Management teams of Kayne Anderson's portfolio companies typically have meaningful personal investments in their companies and are therefore incentivized to strive for a high rate of return while staying focused on capital preservation. Kayne Anderson applies these guiding principles and the firm's extensive transactional experience to develop structuring solutions to address the needs of each investment opportunity.

Work Closely with Management Teams to Maximize Investment Performance

The strength of Kayne Anderson's investment approach is found not only in its ability to understand opportunities in markets not followed by the traditional investment community, but also in its emphasis on close working relationships. Kayne Anderson attempts to leverage management to greater performance by delivering a full range of business planning, corporate finance and capital markets expertise to complement the operational know-how of each portfolio company. Management teams also benefit from the extensive array of industry contacts established by Kayne Anderson's investment professionals over longstanding careers.