Meet the Investment Bank Certified for Social and Environmental Responsibility
Announcement by Keene Advisors Founder and President, Travis Borden.
Today, I am proud to announce that Keene Advisors, a socially responsible investment bank, has become a Certified B Corporation™.
Investment Bank, Keene Advisors, Earns B Corporation™ Certification
Press Release
Keene Advisors, the socially responsible investment bank, is honored to announce that it has become a Certified B Corporation™, joining Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and a community of more than 1,800 other companies committed to using business as a force for good.
2015 Benefit Corporation Report
Annual report on Keene Advisors' public benefit.
Keene Advisors was incorporated in Massachusetts in July 2015. We elected to become a benefit corporation at formation, which means that in addition to creating value for our clients and pursuing financial success, we have also committed to generate a material, positive impact on society and the environment. We report our public benefit annually.
Bills and Passions
Blog post by Partner Sergio Reyes.
While in college, I had two types of jobs, passion jobs and bills jobs. My passion jobs orbited around the voluntary sector and reflected my personal interests: quality of and accessibility to education, social justice, advocacy research… Sometimes paid and sometimes not, these experiences were always fulfilling; should someone ask me the ubiquitous “what do you do?” question, I would always answer with my passion job.
The First Benefit Corporation IPO Is Coming, And That’s A Big Deal
News article quoting insight from Partner Luke Stephan.
"KKR could be just the tip of the iceberg (...) If the Laureate IPO is successful, it will provide a roadmap for institutional investors, family offices and individual investors who want to invest capital in businesses that generate a good return and make valuable contributions to society at large. And it will provide a strong counterpoint to skeptics that believe that businesses cannot access institutional capital unless they focus exclusively on maximizing value for shareholders."
Can Private Equity Help Make Business Good?
Blog post by Partner Luke Stephan.
Laureate Education, an international for-profit university education provider owned by the private equity firm KKr, announced its intention to become the largest publicly traded benefit corporation in the United States.
Thank You
Letter by Keene Advisors Founder and President, Travis Borden.
A sincere thank you to all the friends who helped support the founding of Keene Advisors in July 2015. We are off to a great start thanks to the trust, support and advice that you have given us this year and we are extremely grateful.