Kenmar Securities
Kenmar Securities combines broker-dealer activities focused on private placements with corporate-finance services for private operating businesses, including M&A, divestments, restructurings and debt or equity capital raising.
What stands out about Kenmar Securities
Kenmar Securities publicly describes services spanning private-company M&A, divestments, restructurings, financial advisory, consulting and debt or equity capital raising. Its stated sector coverage is broad, and its public corporate-finance materials do not state minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value or transaction-size thresholds.[1][2][3][7]
What does Kenmar Securities do?
Kenmar Securities, LLC states that it was founded in November 2005, converted to a limited partnership in 2012 and to a limited liability company in 2014. The firm describes work with private operating businesses on capital raising, restructurings, divestments, mergers and acquisitions.
Its operating model combines corporate-finance advisory with broker-dealer activity focused on private placements. Kenmar’s Form CRS identifies private placements as its principal brokerage focus.[1][2][7]
Kenmar publicly lists balance-sheet restructurings, common and preferred equity, convertible debt, secured debt, revolvers, receivables financings, consulting and financial advisory services. Its stated capabilities also include M&A, divestments and capital raising for private operating businesses.
The Form CRS identifies offered investments including equities, bonds or loans, alternative investment funds, limited partnerships and tax shelters.[2][7]
Owners comparing advisory firms can also review Auxo’s M&A advisor vs. business broker vs. investment bank comparison, advisor-selection guide, and sell-side advisor evaluation framework.
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Kenmar Securities?
An owner evaluating Kenmar for a sale or capital raise can ask how its private-company M&A, divestment, restructuring and debt or equity capital-raising capabilities would apply to the proposed mandate. The firm’s published sector list spans health care, business services, technology, media, telecom, mining, biotechnology, fintech, distressed situations, real estate, hospitality and infrastructure.
Because the cited corporate-finance page does not establish minimum mandate thresholds, the owner should request Kenmar’s typical revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value and transaction-size parameters. The owner should also request comparable completed mandates, the proposed investor or buyer universe, process milestones, the contracting legal entity, compensation mechanics, conflicts disclosures, expense terms, tail provisions and termination terms.[2][3][7]
What minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise value or transaction-size profile does Kenmar typically accept for sell-side mandates
Which recent completed M&A, divestment, restructuring or capital-raising mandates are comparable by sector and size
What size transactions and clients does Kenmar Securities focus on?
Kenmar lists health care, business services, technology, media, telecom, mining, biotechnology, fintech, distressed situations, real estate, hospitality and infrastructure as transactional focus areas. The published list indicates a broad multi-sector mandate rather than a single-industry focus.[3]
On July 17, 2020, Lomiko Metals announced that it had engaged Kenmar Securities as exclusive advisor to raise $40 million CDN for the acquisition and development of critical-metals projects.
A published arbitral award states that Kenmar was appointed exclusive agent and representative for Ecuadorian telecommunications company Negocios y Telefonía Nedetel S.A. in connection with potential acquisition, capital, debt, equity, merger and related transactions. The award states that Ufinet transactions occurred during the contractual tail period.
A 2017 SEC Form D/A for an unnamed pooled-investment-fund offering lists Kenmar Securities, LLC as a sales-compensation recipient. The filing reports a $1,000,000 minimum investment and $30,825,209 sold at the filing stage.[8][9][10]
Kenmar describes work across private-company capital raising, balance-sheet restructuring, divestments and mergers and acquisitions. Its financing menu includes common and preferred equity, convertible debt, secured debt, revolvers and receivables financings.
The firm also operates in private placements, with FINRA identifying private placements of securities and broker-dealer sales of tax shelters or limited partnerships in primary distributions among its current business types.[2][5]
What does Kenmar Securities publicly disclose about fees, process and engagement terms?
The cited Kenmar corporate-finance page does not state minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise-value, transaction-size or other objective eligibility thresholds for corporate-finance mandates.
The cited Kenmar Services page lists service lanes and sectors but does not disclose named completed transactions, transaction values, buyer identities or closing dates.
The cited Kenmar Form CRS describes brokerage compensation categories but does not publish a universal corporate-finance success-fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period or termination schedule.[2][3][7]
FINRA’s current BrokerCheck report identifies Kenmar Securities, LLC as a Delaware limited liability company, CRD #171793 and SEC #8-69482. The report identifies Kenmar Olympia, LLC as owning 75% or more of the firm.
The report states that Kenmar is registered with the SEC, one self-regulatory organization and 35 U.S. states and territories, with SEC and FINRA registration effective September 18, 2014. A 2025 SEC-filed financial-statement supplement states that the firm’s activities were limited to private placements of securities and consulting services for purposes of the applicable non-covered-firm exemption.[5][6]
Kenmar’s Form CRS states that brokerage commissions may be paid by issuers, sellers, sponsors or funds. For certain hedge-fund or private-equity-fund investments, compensation may include a percentage of management and incentive fees.
The cited Form CRS does not publish a universal corporate-finance success-fee percentage, minimum fee, tail period or termination schedule. Those terms should therefore be confirmed for the specific engagement.[7]
Questions to ask before hiring Kenmar Securities
What minimum revenue, EBITDA, enterprise value or transaction-size profile does Kenmar typically accept for sell-side mandates?
Which recent completed M&A, divestment, restructuring or capital-raising mandates are comparable by sector and size?
Which Kenmar legal entity will contract with the owner, and which activities are performed under the broker-dealer?
How are issuer, seller, sponsor and fund commissions calculated?
Are there retainers, success fees, minimum fees, expense reimbursements, tail periods or termination fees?
What conflicts arise from private-placement compensation or compensation from issuers, sellers, sponsors or funds?
Sources & research notes
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