David Paul Shapiro

David Paul Shapiro

Founder at KPS Capital Partners LP

62 year
Producer Manufacturing
Process Industries
Consumer Durables

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David Shapiro is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, and a member of its Investment Committee and Management Committee.
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. Shapiro 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. Shapiro currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following KPS portfolio companies: C&D Technologies (Chairman), AIS Global, AM General, Autokiniton Global Group, Briggs & Stratton, Eviosys, Life Fitness, Lufkin Industries, Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, PEMCO, Primient and Speira.
In addition, Mr. Shapiro previously served on the Board of Directors of 33 former KPS portfolio companies.

David Paul Shapiro active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
Founder 1996-12-31
Director/Board Member 2011-10-30
Director/Board Member 2011-10-30
Director/Board Member 2011-10-30
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Former positions of David Paul Shapiro

CompaniesPositionEnd
GLOBAL BRASS AND COPPER HOLDINGS INC Director/Board Member 2014-02-20
Director/Board Member 2007-06-12
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Training of David Paul Shapiro

University of Michigan Undergraduate Degree
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Masters Business Admin

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Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc.

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Consumer Durables

Process Industries

Process Industries

Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

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