History

K. McDonald & Co. LLC began operations in early 2023, as a successor firm to McDonald Lehner, which had been founded in 1996 and was wound down in early 2023 upon the retirement of Michael Lehner.

Team

We are a family-owned firm, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Kevin McDonald received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University as a Grantland Rice Memorial Scholar and a Senior Scholar. After a Henry Luce Scholarship in Asia, he received his MBA from Northwestern/Kellogg.

Kevin began his career with the Boston Consulting Group and later Fletcher Spaght, Inc., where he advised clients in a wide variety of industries.

On January 2, 1990 (the second day of capitalism in Poland), the Government of Poland invited Kevin to lead the restructuring effort. Kevin then founded ITCA Europe Ltd. in Warsaw, an investment banking and consulting firm serving the newly opened East Bloc. In mid-1992, the U.S. Department of State recruited Kevin to be a Senior Advisor, regarding privatization in Russia. After 18 months in that role, Kevin was asked to become President and CEO of the Defense Enterprise Fund, a private equity firm focusing on the former Soviet Union.

In the mid-90s, Kevin turned his attention to the nascent Internet, and he and his partner arranged the sale of approximately 20 internet service providers in emerging markets, especially Latin America. Kevin is proficient in Spanish and Portuguese..

Kevin moved from Boston to Albuquerque in 2014. He is active in the entrepreneurial eco-system of New Mexico, serving on the investment committee of the Ingenuity Venture Fund and on boards of early-stage companies in life sciences, medical devices, household cleaning products – and formerly other companies in data analytics, health Care IT, nanoparticles, and skin care.

Kevin McDonald

Managing Director
MBA Northwestern/Kellogg B.A., Vanderbilt University

Previously

Boston Consulting Group
Fletcher Spaght, Inc.
Defense Enterprise Fund
U.S. Department of State
ITCA Europe Ltd. (Poland)

Ross McDonald

Associate
MBA Babson/Olin B.A. University of Southern California

Previously

Testing Technician, Savsu
(acquired by BioLife Solutions)
Co-founder/host, Mountain Bike Mania
(on BeIn Sports Network)

Samantha McDonald

Advisor
MBA Northwestern/Kellogg M.S. University of Southern California B.A. Vanderbilt University

Previously

Client Sales Associate, UBS
Co-founder/host, Mountain Bike Mania
(on BeIn Sports Network)
TV Reporter, KRQE News 13 (CBS)
TV Reporter and Anchor, WICZ (Fox)

Transactions

Kevin McDonald has arranged 35+ transactions since 1996. Notable transactions include:

Business Services

Clover Leaf Solutions

has been acquired by

USA

Sell Side

Advantage Barricade

has been acquired by

USA

Sell Side

GS Sistemas

has been acquired by

Mexico

Sell Side

IT/ISP Services

Internet de Mexico

has been acquired by

Mexico

Sell Side

Tesla

has been acquired by

Brazil

Sell Side

ViaNet

has been acquired by

El Salvador

Sell Side

Industrial

Olimpia

has been acquired by

Costa Rica

Sell Side

Odis

has been acquired by

Chile

Sell Side

Mega Ink

has been acquired by

Czech Republic

Sell Side

Health Care

At Home Advocacy

has been acquired by

USA

Sell Side

Laboratorio Polanco

has been acquired by

Mexico

Sell Side

Centro De Patologia Clinica

has been acquired by

Mexico

Sell Side

CPG/Food

Invictus Unlimited

has acquired

USA

Buy Side

Dulces Lorena

has been acquired by

Mexico

Sell Side

has acquired

D'Gari

Mexico

Buy Side

3D Printing

Integrated Deposition Solutions

strategic investment by

USA

Sell Side

Oil & Gas Wells/Carbon Capture

TS-Nano, Inc.

has raised a Series A-1 round of equity capital

USA

Capital Advisory