Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (KLIM) is an opportunistic credit manager, founded in 2016, by David Kennedy Chene, formerly, the Head of North America and Europe at Carval, and Darren Lewis Richman, formerly the Head of Special Situations and Credit Research at Blackstone Credit. Kennedy Lewis focuses on event-driven situations in which a catalyst may unlock investment value. The Firm focuses on middle-market companies that are facing disruption, whether it be cyclical, secular or regulatory related. KLIM also partners with high growth companies to provide structured capital solutions to fit the needs of those causing disruption. The Firm deploys capital opportunistically across public, private, performing and stressed investment opportunities in North America and Europe. KLIM’s investment verticals include Life Sciences, Homebuilder Finance, Power, TMT, and Tactical Opportunities. KLIM currently manages ~$10bn across opportunistic credit and CLOs. The Firm is currently raising its third opportunistic credit fund and is targeting $3.5bn in commitments. The Firm currently employs ~60 professionals with offices in New York and Miami.
