Kainos Capital

Dallas’ Kainos Capital Acquires Super‑Sod From Heartwood Partners

by | Jun 11, 2026
Headquartered in Lakeland, Georgia, with offices in Charleston, South Carolina, Super-Sod’s omnichannel approach and reputation for product quality and innovation have made it a trusted brand for professional landscapers and homeowners throughout the region, Kainos Capital said.
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Food- and Consumer-Focused Kainos Capital Announces New CFO, Other Team Moves
by | Aug 7, 2025
The Dallas PE firm, which has deployed $3 billion across 40-plus deals, taps former Vortus and TPG executive Ryan Horstman as founding CFO David Knickel transitions to advisor.
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Kale Kolbe, left, joins Crux Capital as a senior associate and Christopher Herrod is an Analyst for the firm. [Photo: Crux Capital]
Crux Capital Expands Investment Team After a ‘Killer Year,’ Boosting Consumer and Services Expertise
by | Oct 4, 2024
With the hires of Kale Kolbe as senior associate and Christopher Herrod as analyst, the Dallas-based private equity firm aims to boost its core focus on consumer and services sectors while driving accelerated growth in its portfolio companies.
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Dallas’ Kainos Capital Promotes Two Executives to Partners
by | Sep 27, 2024
Former principals David Gassko and Jeff Moredock each have over a decade of investing and investment banking experience in the food and consumer sectors, the firm said.
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Dallas’ Kainos Capital Announces 2 Leadership Promotions

by | Jan 19, 2024
Steven Koch has been promoted to principal at Kainos Capital, and Alex Stanek has been promoted to manager of the private equity firm's operations team.
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Kainos Capital Grows Investment Team with New Talent, Welcomes Returning Leader as VP
The Dallas-based private equity firm has seen considerable activity in 2023, including the close of its third flagship fund at over $1 billion and the exit of BeautyBio. The personnel expansion follows the recent appointment of former SlimFast executive Doug Reader as a senior managing director.
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Dallas Skincare Trailblazer, BeautyBio, Acquired by Nu Skin Subsidiary
by | Aug 14, 2023
BeautyBio, known for merging skincare with unique beauty tools, transformed the at-home beauty scene and grew a devoted following. Now the "Truth in Beauty" brand, founded by model and entrepreneur Jamie O'Banion in 2011, is starting a new chapter.
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Former SlimFast Exec Returns to Kainos Capital, Now as Senior Managing Director
by | Aug 7, 2023
Reuniting with Dallas-based Kainos, Doug Reader's expertise in food, wellness, and nutrition adds to the firm's consumer-focused drive.
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DI People: Toyota, ERCOT, Bank of Texas, Comerica Bank, LERMA/, and More Make Leadership Moves

by | Aug 19, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UTD's Center for Brainhealth, DART, Enseo, LiquidAgents/StaffDNA, Alpine Advanced Materials, Runway Growth Capital, Optic Gaming, Dallas Thrives, Downtown Dallas Inc., TechGenies, Kainos Capital, Texas Motor Speedway, and more.
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DI People: JCPenney, 7-Eleven, Recode Therapeutics, Hawkeye, PCCI, and Others Make Moves
by | Jan 14, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from CrossFirst Bankshares, Johnson & Sekin, DataBank, Balfour Beatty, Caspr Group, Mohr Partners, One Network, Kainos Capital, The Dallas Foundation, Denton County Transportation Authority and Indio Management.

Plus, the incoming AIA Dallas President charts a way forward for 2022 and Gov. Abbott appoints a North Texas to the Broadband Development Council.
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Kainos Capital and Two Family Partners Acquire Innovative Pet Food Makers Muenster Milling
by | Aug 12, 2021
Since 1932, the Felderhoff family has made pet food in the tiny North Texas town of Muenster. With custom ingredients like dried salmon, freeze-dried elk, beef bone broth, and bacon fat, their food tastes good. How good? One of the owners ate nothing but Muenster pet food for 30 days!
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