WITH CHANGE COMES OPPORTUNITY

Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning “opportunistic; the right or opportune moment”

Kairos Capital Partners was formed in 2007 to create a “one-stop” investment fund structured to provide hybrid capital investments and funded debt solutions to retail and consumer products companies throughout North America and abroad. Our principals have a consistent and proven track record of finding value in companies or situations often overlooked or misunderstood. With vast hands-on experience encompassing all aspects of the retail and consumer product life cycle across many industry sectors, our team is comprised of seasoned strategic managers and retailers. With each of our portfolio companies, we become a meaningful participant through dynamic partnership with management and owners seeking to enhance shareholder value with patience and a long-term perspective involving “intellectual capital.”

Kairos is committed to working with various intermediaries and senior lenders throughout North America in collaboration to provide relevant and timely capital solutions for their respective customers. Kairos considers larger investments and often co-invests with other strategic and private equity partners in collaboration.

Our mission: To help our partners, our investors and the talented executives with whom we work, build great businesses and generate superior returns.

Retailers Start to Get Ready for School

Summer has barely begun, but retailers are already focusing on back-to-school sales, which are expected to be especially critical this year as consumers rein in spending.

The back-to-school season is the industry's second-biggest selling period after Christmas. And as new fall merchandise starts to arrive in stores this week, The Wall Street Journal reports that competition is expected to be fiercest in the middle market.

 

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