ANDREW NIKOU
OpenGate Capital
Century City
Year Founded: 2005
Notable Acquisitions: TV Guide Magazine, Pennysaver, lab furniture maker Hamilton Scientific
ALEX SOLTANI
Skyview Capital
Century City
Year Founded: 2005
Notable Acquisitions: Telecom service provider NewNet Communication Technologies, ATM services company SolvPort (sold to a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company)
DAVID ALFONSO
Empire Investment Holdings
Miami
Year Founded: 2004
Notable Acquisitions: Sound effects library Hollywood Edge, audio production firm Soundelux
E. JAMES LEVITAS,
ARI SILVERMAN
Lion Equity Partners
Denver
Year Founded: 2007
Notable Acquisitions: Delivery
logistics firm Imex Global Solutions, publisher NewPoint Media Group
ROBERT LORING
Revolution Capital Group
Century City
Year Founded: 2009
Notable Acquisitions: Tampa Tribune, Lawrence Schiff Silk Mills Inc.
KEN FIRTEL
Transom Capital Group
Brentwood
Year Founded: 2008
Notable Acquisitions: Ant farm maker Uncle Milton, Blue Microphones (sold to Riverside Co.)
CHRIS IORILLO,
STEPHEN ROSSI,
ERIC WILLIS
CounterPoint Capital Partners
Downtown Los Angeles
Year Founded: 2010
Notable Acquisitions: Tomich Bros. Seafoods, printer parts retailer PartsNow
CHRISTOPHE MALLARD,
BRIAN DUFFY,
SAM BELGA
Eigen Capital
Palo Alto
Year Founded: 2010
Notable Acquisitions: Omega Hose Manufacturing, automotive tool maker Plews & Edelman
BRIAN WALL
StoneCalibre
Century City
Year Founded: 2012
Notable Acquisitions: Printing equipment and service provider Source Technologies, chemical manufacturer Anatrace
MATT YOUNG
CriticalPoint Partners,
CriticalPoint Capital
El Segundo
Year Founded: 2012
Consulting Services:
M&A advisory
Notable Acquisition: Chatsworth screen-printer Organized Sportswear
W. BRUCE COMER
Ocean Park Advisors,
Ocean Park Equity Partners
Westchester/LAX
Year Founded: 2004
Consulting Services: M&A advisory and restructuring
BILL BUTIER,
PARDIS NASSERI
Palm Tree Capital,
Palm Tree Advisors
Manhattan Beach
Year Founded: 2009
Consulting Services: M&A advisory
Notable Acquisition:
Access Health Dental
JASON FARBER
Carlin Capital Partners
(family office)
Encino
Year Founded: 2009
Notable Acquisitions: Construction equipment supplier Support of Excavation (growth equity investment)