History
Code Hennessy & Simmons was founded in 1988 by Andrew W. Code, Daniel J. Hennessy and Brian P. Simmons. The three founders had previously worked together in Citicorp’s Leveraged Capital Group in Chicago, Illinois.
Since its inception in 1988, CHS Capital has raised a total of $2.9 billion in capital across five private equity funds:
- 1989 – CHS Fund I - $82.5 million
- 1994 – CHS Fund II - $155 million
- 1997 - CHS Fund III - $350 million
- 1999 - CHS Fund IV - $1.0 billion
- 2005 - CHS Fund V - $1.3 billion
In mid-2010, the firm which operated as Code Hennessy & Simmons for over 20 years, changed its name to CHS Capital.
In February, 2013, CHS Capital announced that it would wind down
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