Ranked by private equity assets under managementPRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS NEXT WEEK
Residential Real Estate DevelopersTHE LIST
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($ in millions)Rank Company• name
• address
• website
Assets • minimum size
• preferred size
• investments1
Preferred Private Equity Industries Strategies/Targets Top Executive• name
• title
• phone
1Leonard Green & Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000
Los Angeles 90025; leonardgreen.com
$26,1562 NA
NA
75
retail, consumer products, distribution,
business services, health care
leveraged buyouts of established,
cash flow-positive companies
John Danhakl
Jonathan Sokoloff
Managing Partners
(310) 954-0444
2Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor
Los Angeles 90067; kaynecapital.com
25,0662 1
10
420
energy, real estate, private credit,
growth, other
pre-IPO, early to mid-stage, existing Mike Levitt
CEO
(800) 638-1496
3Ares Management
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor
Los Angeles 90067; aresmgmt.com
23,500 10
100-500
NA
all industries middle-market buyout/growth/
rescue/distressed, power and energy
assets, special situations, China
growth capital
David Kaplan
Bennett Rosenthal
Co-Heads of Private
Equity Group
(310) 201-4100
4Platinum Equity
360 N. Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills 90210; platinumequity.com
13,000 NA
NA
250
no preferred industries acquisitions for control Tom Gores
CEO, Chairman
(310) 712-1850
5Oaktree Capital Management
333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor
Los Angeles 90071; oaktreecapital.com
12,261 10
100-300
NA
consumer and branded products, food
and beverage, financial services, media
controlling stakes in distressed
companies, buyouts
Howard Marks
Chairman
(213) 830-6300
6American Realty Advisors
515 S. Flower St., 49th Floor
Los Angeles 90071; aracapital.com
9,800 30
30-400
NA
retail, industrial, office, multifamily operating Stanley Iezman
CEO, Chairman
(213) 233-5700
7Clearlake Capital Group
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
Santa Monica 90401; clearlake.com
9,000 NA
NA
NA
industrials and energy, software and
technology-enabled services, consumer
buyouts, corporate divestitures,
recapitalizations, reorganizations
Jose Feliciano
Behdad Eghbali
Co-Founder, Managing
Partners
(310) 400-8800
8Tennenbaum Capital Partners
2951 28th St., Suite 1000
Santa Monica 90405; tennenbaumcapital.com
8,6052 10
10-100
380
no preferred industries middle-market special situations and
direct lending
Firm Partnership
(310) 566-1000
9PCCP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1000
Los Angeles 90067; pccpllc.com
8,600 NA
NA
NA
real estate middle market William Lindsay
Partner
(310) 414-7870
10Marlin Equity Partners
338 Pier Ave.
Hermosa Beach 90254; marlinequity.com
6,780 10
10-500
146
software, technology, healthcare IT,
technology-enabled services, industrial
technology
buyouts, leveraged buyouts, growth
equity, corporate divestitures,
minority, special situations,
turnarounds
David McGovern
CEO, Founder, Chairman
(310) 364-0100
11Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 300
Beverly Hills 90210; llcp.com
6,292 10
40-125
111
consumer products, manufacturing,
services
growth equity Lauren Leichtman
CEO, Founding Principal
(310) 275-5335
12K1 Investment Management
2101 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 6250
El Segundo 90245; k1capital.com
4,3022 NA
NA
NA
software growth Hasan Askari
Managing Partner
(800) 310-2870
13Odyssey Investment Partners
21650 Oxnard St., Suite 1650
Woodland Hills 91367;
odysseyinvestment.com
3,500 50
50-250
170
aerospace, energy services, equipment
rental, business/insurance services
leveraged buyouts Bill Hopkins
Managing Principal, Co-
President
(818) 737-1111
1 Number of companies invested in since inception.2 Information from SEC filings.NA - Not Available Note: Information was provided by representatives of the firms and public filings. To the best of ourknowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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($ in millions)Rank Company• name
• address
• website
Assets • minimum size
• preferred size
• investments1
Preferred Private Equity Industries Strategies/Targets Top Executive• name
• title
• phone
Freeman Spogli & Co.
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1900
Los Angeles 90025; freemanspogli.com
$3,500 $50
$150
59
consumer, distribution growth, buyouts Bradford Freeman
Ronald Spogli
Founding Partners
(310) 444-1822
15Aurora Capital Partners
10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2100
Los Angeles 90024; auroracap.com
3,100 75
100
100
engineered products, technology-
enabled services, distribution
growth equity John Mapes
Managing Partner
(310) 551-0101
16Yucaipa Cos.
9130 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90069; yucaipaco.com
2,9162 NA
NA
NA
grocery leveraged buyouts Ron Burkle
Managing Partner
(310) 789-7200
17Brentwood Associates
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1200
Los Angeles 90025; brentwood.com
2,254 25
50-150
55
consumer products and services, retail,
restaurants, business services,
education
profitable, growth Bill Barnum
Partner
(310) 477-6611
18Seidler Equity Partners
4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 1200
Marina del Rey 90292; sepfunds.com
1,8102 10
25
NA
general industries growth, mature Peter Seidler
Robert Seidler
Eric Kutsenda
Founding Partners
(213) 683-4622
19Shamrock Capital Advisors
1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1600
Los Angeles 90024; shamrockcap.com
1,525 20
40-60
40
media, entertainment and
communications
growth equity, leveraged buyouts Stephen Royer
Partner
(310) 964-6600
20RLH Equity Partners
10900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 850
Los Angeles 90024; rlhequity.com
1,000 20
20-80
45
business services, health care,
government services
revenue greater than $25 million,
profitable, rapidly growing
J. Christopher Lewis
Managing Director
(310) 405-7200
21Ocean Avenue Capital Partners
401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 230
Santa Monica 90401; oceanavenuecapital.com
932 3
3-15
65
general industries special situations, private company
recapitalizations
Jeff Ennis
Duran Curis
Jacques Youssefmir
Partners
(424) 238-0730
22Gores Group
9800 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills 90212; gores.com
882 25
25-250
124
technology, industrial, health care mature buyouts, corporate carve-
outs
Alec Gores
CEO, Chairman
(310) 209-3010
23OpenGate Capital
10250 Constellation Blvd., 17th Floor
Los Angeles 90067; opengatecapital.com
8022 50
100-1,000
30
all divestitures of global corporations Andrew Nikou
CEO, Managing Partner
(310) 432-7000
24Vance Street Capital
11150 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles 90025; vancestreetcapital.com
715 15
20-30
25
medical, aerospace/defense, industrial leveraged buyouts Richard Crowell
Richard Roeder
Managing Partners
(310) 231-7100
25Caltius Capital Management
11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 850
Los Angeles 90025; caltius.com
648 7
10-50
98
business services, industrial services,
IT & managed services, health care
services, consumer products/services
management buyouts, growth capital,
leveraged recapitalizations
James Upchurch
CEO, President
(310) 996-9566
26Solace Capital Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1275
Los Angeles 90025; solacecap.com
640 NA
20-100
NA
industrial, consumer, energy,
technology/media/telecom, business
services, logistics
recapitalizations/restructurings,
special situations, buyouts
Christopher Brothers
Brett Wyard
Managing Partners
(310) 919-54011 Number of companies invested in since inception.2 Information from SEC filings.NA - Not Available Note: Information was provided by representatives of the firms and public filings. To the best of ourknowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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($ in millions)Rank Company• name
• address
• website
Assets • minimum size
• preferred size
• investments1
Preferred Private Equity Industries Strategies/Targets Top Executive• name
• title
• phone
27Bison Capital Asset Management
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 425
Santa Monica 90401; bisoncapital.com
$6102 $10
$10-$40
26
health care, software, financial services,
business services
growth and acquisition financing,
balance sheet restructuring
Douglas Trussler
Managing Partner
(310) 260-6570
28Skyview Capital
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 8th Floor North
Tower
Los Angeles 90067; skyviewcapital.com
600 1
2-30
30
software, telecommunications,
technology, manufacturing, business
services
corporate divestitures, buyouts,
venture capital, distressed
Alex Soltani
CEO, Chairman
(310) 273-6000
29Transom Capital Group
100 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 1725
El Segundo 90245; transomcap.com
535 10
15
14
consumer products, retail, industrial,
business services, media
buyout Russ Roenick
Ken Firtel
Managing Partners
(424) 293-2818
30Avante Mezzanine Partners
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1470
Los Angeles 90025; avantemezzanine.com
4683 5
5-25
24
business services, health care,
education, software, industrial/
manufacturing
buyouts/recapitalizations and
expansion
Jeri Harman
CEO, Managing Partner
(310) 667-9242
31Century Park Capital Partners
2101 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 4275
El Segundo 90245; centuryparkcapital.com
439 10
10-40
62
specialty chemicals, medical products
and services, consumer goods,
engineered products, technology-
enabled business services
recapitalizations and buyouts Martin Sarafa
Charles Roellig
Guy Zaczepinski
Managing Partners
(310) 867-22101 Number of companies invested in since inception.2 Information from SEC filings.3 Business Journal estimate.NA - Not Available Note: Information was provided by representatives of the firms and public filings. To the best of ourknowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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($ in millions)Rank Company• name
• address
• website
Assets • minimum size
• preferred size
• investments1
Preferred Private Equity Industries Strategies/Targets Top Executive• name
• title
• phone
32Balmoral Funds
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 825Los Angeles 90025; balmoralfunds.com
$400 $5$2012
lower middle market buyouts Jonathan VictorSenior Managing Director(310) 473-3065
33Angeles Equity Partners
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 660ESanta Monica 90404; angelesequity.com
360 NA304
industrials control equity investments Tim MeyerJordan KatzFounding ManagingPartners(310) 844-9200
34St. Cloud Capital
10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450Los Angeles 90024; stcloudcapital.com
350 55-20
64
middle-market companies later stage Benjamin HomKacy RozelleBob LautzManaging Partners(310) 475-2700
35NMS Capital Group
433 N. Camden Drive, Fourth FloorBeverly Hills 90210; nmsequity.com
325 NANA15
financial services, real estate, consumerproducts, media, technology
early, growth Mitch AvnetCEO(310) 855-0020
36US Renewables Group
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 4050WSanta Monica 90401; usregroup.com
2952 1025-75
19
renewable energy strategy varies Lee BaileyManaging Partner(310) 586-3900
1 Number of companies invested in since inception.2 Information from SEC filings.NA - Not Available Note: Information was provided by representatives of the firms and public filings. To the best of ourknowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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($ in millions)Rank Company• name
• address
• website
Assets • minimum size
• preferred size
• investments1
Preferred Private Equity Industries Strategies/Targets Top Executive• name
• title
• phone
37Varsity Healthcare Partners
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1300
Los Angeles 90067;
varsityhealthcarepartners.com
$2892 NA
NA
NA
health care growth David Alpern
Partner
(310) 564-2690
38Energy Power Partners
4712 Admiralty Way, Suite 1055
Marina del Rey 90292;
energypowerpartners.com
255 10
25-75
4
clean energy, clean power operating assets, late-stage
development assets
Henry Park
Jerry Peters
Founding Managing
Partners
(510) 556-2370
39Twin Haven Capital Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 525
Los Angeles 90025; twinhavencap.com
1722 NA
NA
183
general industries buyouts, special situations Robert Webster
Paul Mellinger
Senior Managing
Directors
(310) 689-5100
40Vicente Capital Partners
11726 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049; vicentecapital.com
155 10
10-30
9
technology-enabled services, business
services, consumer services, specialty
manufacturing
growth/expansion Jay Ferguson
Managing Partner
(310) 826-2255
1 Number of companies invested in since inception.2 Information from SEC filings.NA - Not Available Note: Information was provided by representatives of the firms and public filings. To the best of ourknowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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($ in millions)Rank Company• name
• address
• website
Assets • minimum size
• preferred size
• investments1
Preferred Private Equity Industries Strategies/Targets Top Executive• name
• title
• phone
41Saybrook Capital
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1400
Los Angeles 90064; saybrookfunds.com
$1542 $5
8-15
NA
business services, consumer, health
care, manufacturing
leveraged buyouts Jonathan Rosenthal
Co-Portfolio Manager
(310) 899-9200
42Strategic Development Solutions
1281 Westwood Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles 90024; sdsgroup.com
115 2
7
NA
real estate NA Deborah La Franchi
CEO, President
(310) 914-5333
43Pacific Growth Investors
21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 940
Torrance 90503; pacificgrowthinvestors.com
1003 5
10
14
manufacturing, business services structured growth equity, either
majority or minority investments
including both debt and equity
securities
Mark Sampson
Managing Partner
(310) 359-0456
44Corridor Capital
12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 645
Los Angeles 90025; corridorcapital.com
933 3
10
18
manufacturing, business services,
value-added distribution
profitable businesses seeking capital
and transformational partnership
Craig Enenstein
CEO
(310) 442-7000
45Wedbush Capital Partners
1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 830
Los Angeles 90017; wedbushcapital.com
743 2
5
21
business and financial services,
consumer products and services, niche
manufacturing
management buyout Geoff Bland
Peter Shoemaker
Managing Directors
(213) 688-80181 Number of companies invested in since inception.2 Information from SEC filings.3 Business Journal estimate.NA - Not Available Note: Information was provided by representatives of the firms and public filings. To the best of ourknowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
