Robert "Bob" McKeon, founder and chairman of private equity firm Veritas Capital, passed away on Monday at his home, the firm has confirmed. He was 58.

McKeon founded the New York buyout firm in 1992 after being part of the quartet of bankers that started boutique investment bank Wasserstein Perella in 1988. That group included Wall Street legends Joseph Perella and the late Bruce Wasserstein; McKeon, only in his 30s, led the group's private equity arm.