Bio

Ken has more than 30 years of experience with middle-market companies as a provider of debt and equity capital and in executive management positions. Prior to co-founding Weller Equity, Ken established the Louisville Office of CapitalSouth Partners, a national private equity firm based in Charlotte, NC that makes mezzanine debt and equity investments in lower middle-market companies. CapitalSouth’s principal funds, Capitala Finance Corp. and the CapitalSouth Growth Fund, currently have more than $900M in assets under management. Ken sourced hundreds of transaction opportunities for CapitalSouth while establishing the firm’s Midwest presence. He is responsible for nine transactions covering a range of industries including manufacturing, information technology, restaurants, healthcare, education and pharmaceuticals. Ken actively managed these investments through their portfolio holding periods including active participation on their boards of directors. Ken also co-founded the ACG Kentucky chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth in 2008 and organized the bi-annual, Mid-South ACG Capital Connection private equity conference in Louisville in 2013. Prior to CapitalSouth, Ken was president of an accounting services firm and CFO of two Inc. 50 companies. Ken began his career in middle-market commercial banking in Washington, DC and in corporate development at a Fortune 500 healthcare company in Louisville. Ken is a graduate of Syracuse University with a B.S. degree in Management and is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Louisville. Ken is a founding board member of ACG Kentucky, served on ACG’s global board from 2011 – 2014, and was chair of its national conference, InterGrowth, in 2014.