Leon Chen
Managing Partner, Co-Head of Growth Equity
Kayne Partners
Leon Chen joined Kayne Partners as a senior associate and in less than ten years, he has risen to become a managing partner and co-head of Kayne’s growth and private equity activities. He is primarily responsible for playing a pro-active leadership role in identifying and analyzing investment opportunities, developing actionable new investment opportunities, deal execution and creating value within existing portfolio companies. Chen is particularly good at building relationships with entrepreneurs and helping them understand the value of partnering with Kayne.
Chen has a unique ability to analyze what a company needs in order to grow to the next level and overcome the typical challenges growth stage technology companies face in their quest to scale. He has developed a strong track record of helping management teams transform their businesses into market leaders and he values working with these entrepreneurs to expand their market footprint and develop break-through technologies.
