David Gassko and Jeff Moredock each have been promoted to partner by Dallas-based Kainos Capital, a middle-market private equity firm that’s focused on food and consumer businesses.
Gassko and Moredock previously were principals with the firm. Each has over a decade of investing and investment banking experience in the food and consumer sectors, Kainos said.
“We’re very proud to recognize David and Jeff with these well-earned promotions,” Andrew Rosen, Kainos managing partner, said in a statement. “Both David and Jeff have steadily moved up our ranks, demonstrating impressive investment acumen and business savvy along the way. They’ve played a significant role in our deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio oversight, while enhancing our executive recruitment and broadening our industry network.”
Gassko joined Kainos in 2013 as an associate, the firm said. After attending business school, he returned to Kainos in 2018 as a vice president. He’d begun his career as an investment banker with Wells Fargo Securities.
Moredock joined Kainos in 2017 as a vice president. Previously, he was a vice president at CenterOak Partners and an associate at Brazos Private Equity Partners. He’d started his career as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank’s M&A Group.
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