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Ryan Baker

Ryan Baker

Ryan Baker is a Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP.  KPS, through its affiliated management entities, is the manager of the KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of private equity funds with approximately $21.3 billion of assets under management (as of September 30, 2023 pro forma for the final close of Fund VI and Mid-Cap Fund II)1 focused on making controlling equity investments in manufacturing and industrial companies across a diverse array of industries, including basic materials, branded consumer, healthcare and luxury products, automotive parts, capital equipment and general manufacturing.

Mr. Baker and the Partners of KPS have successfully developed and executed a proprietary investment strategy of creating new companies to acquire assets or businesses from large corporations, businesses owned by families or entrepreneurs, and businesses presented for sale in connection with financial restructurings, including companies owned by former creditor groups.  KPS then transforms these businesses into independent, world-class, industry-leading enterprises by structurally improving their strategic position, competitiveness and profitability.

The KPS Funds’ portfolio companies generate aggregate annual revenues of approximately $20.4 billion, operate 223 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries, and have approximately 48,000 employees, directly and through joint ventures worldwide (as of September 30, 2023).

Mr. Baker currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following KPS portfolio companies: Briggs & Stratton, Eviosys, Lufkin Industries, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Primient and Speira. 

Prior to joining KPS in 2007, Mr. Baker was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in their Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Mr. Baker graduated from the University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management with an M.B.A and the Faculty of Law with a J.D. Mr. Baker graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.S. in computer science and statistical sciences.

1 Assets under management (“AUM”) or capital under management is comprised of AUM as of September 30, 2023 plus additional uncalled capital commitments as of November 30, 2023.

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1 Assets under management (“AUM”) or capital under management is comprised of AUM as of September 30, 2023 plus additional uncalled capital commitments as of November 30 2023.

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