Levine, Arthur — Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Levine, Arthur — Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. Arthur Levine

Co-Founder and Co-Chairperson of the Executive Committee

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

THE LATEST: In March, Levine Leichtman exited Texas-based graphics and visual display franchisor Display Holding Company Inc., better known as Fastsigns. That same month, it invested in 401(k) and employee stock plan business Blue Ridge ESOP Associates. It was the eighth investment from the firm's lower LLCP Lower Middle Market Fund, a 2016 vintage with roughly $615 in capital commitments.

BACKGROUND: Together with his wife, Lauren Leichtman, Levine co-founded Levine Leichtman Capital Partners in 1984. He has more than three decades of private equity investing experience. At Levine Leichtman, he plans strategic direction and oversees investment activities and institutional fundraising. Levine earned his law degree from Columbia Law School and earned his MBA from UCLA&s Anderson School of Management.

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