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Kensington Investment Company, Inc. (KIC), founded in 1983, is the family office of the Lewis family and a Boston-based investment firm with an international focus. KIC's primary areas of investment include real estate, direct investments in private companies, and investments in alternative investment vehicles, such as private equity and venture capital funds. From its offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Kensington, New Hampshire, the firm currently owns and manages over two million square feet of residential and commercial property. Kensington's real estate portfolio is focused on Boston, Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, but also includes property outside the U.S. In addition to real estate and other investments, the Lewis family owns Grand Circle Corporation (GCC), which operates through the brands Grand Circle Cruise Line, Overseas Adventure Travel, and Grand Circle Travel. Lewis and his wife Harriet acquired Grand Circle Travel in 1985 and transformed the $23 million travel company that was losing $2 million a year into a global enterprise with gross sales exceeding $600M, more than 35 offices worldwide, and 3,000 associates, guides, and ship crew.
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