Kevin M. Chin joins Keeley Asset Management Corp. to be appointed as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Keeley Mid Cap Value Strategy and a Senior Investment Research Analyst

CHICAGO, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeley Asset Management Corp. (KEELEY), investment adviser to the KEELEY Funds, announced today the hiring of veteran investment professional Kevin M. Chin.  Mr. Chin will be appointed as a Co-Portfolio Manager of KEELEY's Mid Cap Value strategy, joining the current management team of Brian R. Keeley and John L. Keeley, Jr.  He will also perform investment research across our universe of small- and mid-capitalization stocks.

Prior to joining KEELEY, Mr. Chin served as the Co-Manager of Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn's Small Cap Value and All Cap Value strategies.  Mr. Chin graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering.

"Kevin is an outstanding value investor who fits our firm's culture and time-tested corporate restructuring approach," says John L. Keeley Jr., the firm's Founder and Chief Investment Officer. "We are fortunate to add someone of Kevin's caliber to our investment team."

Commenting on his new role, Kevin stated, "KEELEY has a long and storied history as a successful value investor.  I am excited about the opportunity and look forward to contributing my experience and expertise to their unique investment research process."

About Keeley Asset Management Corp. (KEELEY)

KEELEY, founded in 1982 by John L. Keeley, Jr., is a privately owned Chicago-based asset management firm with over $5 billion under management. Today, we serve a diverse client base that includes the institutional community, individual and family trusts, and the KEELEY funds, an open-ended publicly traded mutual fund family.

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