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KYN vs SFE

Side-by-side comparison of Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc. (KYN) and Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (SFE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both KYN and SFE operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • KYN is the larger of the two at $1.91B, about 18.8x SFE ($101.5M).
  • KYN has hit the wire 7 times in the past 4 weeks while SFE has been quiet.
MetricKYNSFE
Company
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc.
Safeguard Scientifics Inc.
Price
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Market cap
$1.91B
$101.5M
1M return
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1Y return
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Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2004
News (4w)
7
0
Recent ratings
0
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KYN

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by KA Fund Advisors, LLC. It is co-managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the energy sector. The fund primarily invests in energy-related master limited partnerships. Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company was formed on June 4, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.

SFE

Safeguard Scientifics Inc.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. no longer investing. It is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in expansion financings, growth capital, management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, corporate spinouts, growth stage, and early stage financings. It initially invests in a Series A-C round and opportunistically in a seed round. The firm prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, financial services, and healthcare sector. Within the technology sector, it invests in software as a service, adtech / digital media, Internet of Everything, enhanced security, predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, technology enabled services, internet/new media, financial technology, cloud, mobile, social, big data, in memory, and selected business services with capital requirements of up to $25 million. Within healthcare sector, the firm invests in molecular and point-of-care diagnostics, medical devices, regenerative medicine, medical technology, digital health, healthcare technology, specialty pharmaceuticals, and selected healthcare services. It invests throughout the United States with a focus on Mid-Atlantic region, and Southeastern Canada. The firm primarily invests between $5 million and $25 million in growth equity financing and between $5 million and $10 million in early-stage financing. It typically invests in the capital structures including owner financed and bootstrapped companies, corporate division or business unit, and venture capital-backed seeking a growth partner. The firm prefers to be the largest shareholder in its portfolio companies, with ownership in the range of 20 percent to 50 percent. However, it may occasionally take a majority or smaller stake in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies having proprietary technology and intellectual property. The firm prefers to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. The company was founded in 1953 as Lancaster Corporation and changed its name to Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 1981. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with additional office in Weston, Massachusetts.

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