Private equity firm
Kaho Partners
- HeadquartersDallas, TX S1
- Websitekahopartners.com
- Last verifiedNovember 5, 2026
At a glance
| Deal types | Platform, Add-on S2 |
|---|---|
| Sectors | Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & Food |
What Kaho Partners buys
Kaho Partners calls itself a thesis-driven investment firm. It picks a growing, fragmented niche, studies it closely, then builds a company there through acquisitions. Its site says it works on only one to three platforms at a time, has completed more than $200 million of transactions and counts more than 400 team members. The site lists Dallas and Miami. It publishes no firm-wide EBITDA or deal range and names no fund.
Its current companies are Addtronics, which buys niche automation businesses serving life sciences and other industries, and Premier Outdoor Living, a synthetic lumber and outdoor furniture maker formed in 2021. In 2024 it launched Global Flavors Group to buy US food manufacturers in Hispanic, Asian, Indian and Mediterranean cuisine with under $10 million of profit. For most owners the way in is as an add-on to one of these. Addtronics bought DAC International in May 2025 and says it wants more deals.
Recent deals
Announced in the 24 months before November 5, 2026.
| Date | Company | Type | Sector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | DAC InternationalCarpinteria, California maker of ultra-precision contact lens and intraocular lens production equipment, added to Addtronics; its president stayed on | Add-on | Industrial & Manufacturing | Source |
Portfolio by sector
From the firm's portfolio page S3.
Our Companies
- Addtronics
- Premier Outdoor Living
- Global Flavors Group
Past investments: Kenny's Great Pies
Greymont’s take
How Kaho Partners fits a seller
Kaho suits the owner of a niche automation, synthetic building products or international food manufacturer who is open to joining a larger group rather than simply cashing out. With so few platforms, its two managing partners stay close to each company, and both have sat on these boards. Addtronics says its companies keep their own brand and culture, and DAC's president stayed on to run that business after the 2025 sale.
Kenny's Great Pies shows a likely path: bought from its founder in 2020, then sold to a Bain Capital company four years later. Because no fund is named, an owner should ask how a purchase would be paid for and whether outside investors take part, as Nassau Point did on Premier Outdoor Living. A food company owner should also ask whether Global Flavors Group has closed a first deal, because we could not find one.
Questions owners ask
What is Kaho Partners buying now?
Mainly add-ons. Addtronics buys niche automation companies, and Global Flavors Group is looking for US food manufacturers in Hispanic, Asian, Indian and Mediterranean cuisine.
Does Kaho Partners publish a size range?
Not for the firm as a whole. The only current size marker is Global Flavors Group's, which seeks food manufacturers with less than $10 million of profit.
Where is Kaho Partners based?
Its website lists Dallas and Miami without naming a head office. Its 2024 releases carry a Miami dateline, and its partners live in those two areas, while a 2021 release said New York and Greenwich.
Does the owner stay after a sale to a Kaho company?
It has happened that way. DAC International's president stayed on to lead that company inside Addtronics, and Kaho kept the existing management team at Kenny's Great Pies after buying it from the founder.
Sources
- S1Kaho Partners home page Accessed November 5, 2026
- S2Kaho Partners: Build Accessed November 5, 2026
- S3Kaho Partners: Press Accessed November 5, 2026
- S4Kaho Partners: Team Accessed November 5, 2026
- S5Kaho Partners: Addtronics Accessed November 5, 2026
- S6Kaho Partners: Premier Outdoor Living Accessed November 5, 2026
- S7Kaho Partners: Global Flavors Group Accessed November 5, 2026
- S8Kaho Partners: Kenny's Great Pies Accessed November 5, 2026
- S9Addtronics Strengthens Medical Device Automation Capabilities with Addition of DAC International (May 29, 2025) Accessed November 5, 2026
- S10Kaho Partners Announces Launch of Global Flavors Group (September 30, 2024) Accessed November 5, 2026
- S11Kaho Partners Sells Kenny's Great Pies to Dessert Holdings (May 15, 2024) Accessed November 5, 2026
- S12Kaho Partners Announces Formation of Premier Outdoor Living, LLC (October 4, 2021) Accessed November 5, 2026
- S13Kaho Partners announces formation of Addtronics and acquisition of Dynamic Design Solutions (October 19, 2022) Accessed November 5, 2026
- S14Global Flavors Group home page Accessed November 5, 2026
- S15Addtronics: Partner With Us Accessed November 5, 2026
Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with Kaho Partners. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction