Danhakl, John — Leonard Green & Partners | Los Angeles Business Journal

Danhakl, John — Leonard Green & Partners. John Danhakl

Managing Partner

Leonard Green & Partners

THE LATEST: Danhakl's private equity firm closed its eighth flagship fund in December, a $12 billion vehicle. Green Equity Investors VIII was one of the largest single private equity funds ever raised in Los Angeles.

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1989, Leonard Green & Partners has invested in more than 90 companies, closing its most recent fund in 2016 with $9.6 billion in committed capital. Danhakl joined the firm in 1995. Previously he spent five years as a managing director in the L.A. office of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. From 1985 to 1990, he was a vice president in corporate finance at Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc. Danhakl serves on the boards of Advantage Solutions, Charter NEX and Insight Global, among others.

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