Nishita Cummings
Managing Partner, Co-Head of Growth Equity
Kayne Partners
Nishita Cummings is the managing partner, co-head, and co-portfolio manager of the growth private equity funds (Kayne Partners) at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors (Kayne), a leading alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, credit, infrastructure/energy, renewables, and growth equity. She has held a leading role in building a diverse team comprising over 50% female or diverse team members.
Since joining Kayne in 2007, Cummings has been a key player in many of the 47 platform investments and 25 exits completed by the Kayne Partners team across five funds and six co-investment vehicles. Most recently, she led Kayne Partners’ more than $60 million growth equity investment in Panzura in 2022. At the end of 2021, Cummings led Kayne Partners’ $50 million growth equity investment in KlearNow, one of many of Cummings’ investments featuring innovative technology solutions addressing enormous end markets.
