American Realty Advisors
515 S. Flower St., 49th Floor, Los Angeles 90071
aracapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Retail, industrial, office, multifamily
Preferred Financing Stage:
Operating
Top Local Executive:
Stanley Iezman, CEO, Chairman
213-233-5700
Angeles Equity Partners
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 660E, Santa Monica 90404
angelesequity.com
Preferred Industries:
Industrials
Preferred Financing Stage:
Control equity investments
Top Local Executives:
Jordan Katz, Managing Partner
Tim Meyer, Managing Partner
310-844-9200
Ares Management
10877 Wilshire Blvd., 21st Floor, Los Angeles 90024
aresmgmt.com
Preferred Industries:
All industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Middle-market buyout/growth/rescue/distressed, power and energy assets, special situations, China growth capital
Top Local Executive:
David Kaplan, Co-Head of Private Equity Group
Bennett Rosenthal, Co-Head of Private Equity Group
310-201-4100
Aurora Capital Partners
10877 Wilshire Boulevard, 21st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024
auroracap.com
Preferred Industries:
Engineered products, technology-enabled services, distribution
Preferred Financing Stage:
Acquisitions, growth equity
Top Local Executive:
John Mapes, Managing Partner
310-551-0101
Avante Mezzanine Partners
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1470, Los Angeles 90025
avantemezzanine.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, health care, education, software, industrial/manufacturing
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts/recapitalization and expansion
Top Local Executive:
Jeri Harman, CEO, Founding Partner
310-667-9242
Balmoral Funds
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 825, Los Angeles 90025
balmoralfunds.com
Preferred Industries:
Lower middle-market
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Jonathan Victor, Senior Managing Director
310-473-3065
Bison Capital Asset Management
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 425, Santa Monica 90401
bisoncapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Health care, software, financial services, business services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth and acquisition financing, balance sheet restructuring
Top Local Executive:
Douglas Trussler, Managing Partner
310-260-6570
Brentwood Associates
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1200, Los Angeles 90025
brentwood.com
Preferred Industries:
Consumer products and services, retail, business services, education, restaurants
Preferred Financing Stage:
Profitable growth
Top Local Executive:
Bill Barnum, Partner
310-477-6611
Caltius Capital Management
11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 850, Los Angeles 90025
caltius.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, industrial services, health care services and consumer products/services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Management buyouts, growth capital, leveraged recapitalization
Top Local Executive:
James Upchurch, CEO, President
310-996-9566
Century Park Capital Partners
2101 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 4275, El Segundo 90245
centuryparkcapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Specialty chemicals, medical products and services, consumer goods, engineered products, technology-enabled business services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Recapitalizations and buyouts
Top Local Executives:
Martin Sarafa, Managing Partner
Charles Roellig, Managing Partner
Guy Zaczepinski, Managing Partner
310-867-2210
Clearlake Capital Group
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Santa Monica 90401
clearlakecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Industrials and energy, software and technology-enabled services, consumer products/retail
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, reorganizations
Top Local Executives:
Jose Feliciano, Founding Managing Partner
Behdad Eghbali, Founding Managing Partner
310-400-8800
Corridor Capital
12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 645, Los Angeles 90025
corridorcapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Manufacturing, business services, value-added distribution
Preferred Financing Stage:
Profitable businesses seeking capital and transformational partnership
Top Local Executive:
Craig Enenstein, CEO
310-442-7000
Crescendo Capital Partners
245 Fowling Street, Los Angeles 90024
crescendocap.com
Preferred Industries:
Health care, light manufacturing, distribution, consumer, franchises
Preferred Financing Stage:
Companies with historical EBITDA of $2 million
Top Local Executive:
CL Turner, Managing Partner
310-924-1314
Energy Power Partners
4712 Admiralty Way, Suite 1055, Marina del Rey 90292
energypowerpartners.com
Preferred Industries:
Clean energy, clean power
Preferred Financing Stage:
Operating assets, late-stage development assets
Top Local Executives:
Henry Park, Founding Managing Partner
Jerry Peters, Founding Managing Partner
510-556-2370
Freeman Spogli & Co.
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1900, Los Angeles 90025
freemanspogli.com
Preferred Industries:
Consumer, distribution
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts
Top Local Executives:
Bradford Freeman, Founding Partner
Ronald Spogli, Founding Partner
310-444-1822
First | Bev
1800 Avenue of the Stars, #1425, Los Angeles 90067
firstbev.com
Preferred Industries:
Beverage and beverage-related companies
Preferred Financing Stage:
Investments of $2 million to $15 million, growth capital investments for 20% or more of the company
Top Local Executive:
William Anderson, CEO
310-481-5100
Gores Group
9800 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90212
gores.com
Preferred Industries:
Technology, industrial, health care
Preferred Financing Stage:
Mature buyouts, corporate carve-outs
Top Local Executive:
Alec Gores, CEO, Chairman
310-209-3010
K1 Investment Management
875 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach 90266
k1capital.com
Preferred Industries:
Software
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth
Top Local Executive:
Hasan Askari, Managing Partner
800-310-2870
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Third Floor, Los Angeles 90067
kaynecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Energy, real estate, private credit, growth
Preferred Financing Stage:
Pre-IPO, early- to mid-stage, existing
Top Local Executive:
Mike Levitt, CEO
800-638-1496
Karlin Asset Management
11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400, Los Angeles, 90025
karlinfund.com
Preferred Industries:
Value securities, real estate, private equity, natural resources, direct lending, venture capital
Preferred Financing Stage:
Early
Top Local Executive:
David A. Cohen, CEO and CIO
310-806-9700
Leonard Green & Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000, Los Angeles 90025
leonardgreen.com
Preferred Industries:
Retail, consumer products, distribution, business services, health care
Preferred Financing Stage:
Leveraged buyouts of established, cash-flow positive companies
Top Local Executives:
John Danhakl, Managing Partner
Jonathan Sokoloff, Managing Partner
310-954-0444
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
345 N. Maple Dr., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, 90210
llcp.com
Preferred Industries:
Consumer products, manufacturing, services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth equity
Top Local Executives:
Lauren B. Leichtman, Founding Partner and Co-Chairperson of the Executive Committee
Arthur E. Levine, Founding Partner and Co-Chairperson of the Executive Committee
310-275-5335
Lovell Minnick Partners
215 Manhattan Beach Blvd., 2nd Floor, Manhattan Beach 90266
lmpartners.com
Preferred Industries:
Financial services, business services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Acquisition or buyout
Top Local Executives:
Jeffrey Lovell, Co-Chairman
James Minnick, Co-Chairman
310-414-6160
Marlin Equity Partners
338 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach 90254
marlinequity.com
Preferred Industries:
Software, technology, health care IT, technology-enabled services, industrial technology
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts, leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, growth equity, minority, special situations, turnarounds
Top Local Executive:
David Mcgovern, Managing Partner
310-364-0100
Meridian General Capital
609 Deep Valley Dr., Suite 200, Rolling Hills Estates, 90274
meridiangeneral.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, packaging, technology, digital media, travel, distribution and logistics, telecommunications, niche and light manufacturing, life sciences and medical devices
Preferred Financing Stage:
Lower middle-market companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million; profitable companies with stable cash flows (EBITDA minimum of $2 million); buyouts; corporate divestitures
Top Local Executive:
Ravi Rao, Founder and Chairman
310-818-4500
NMS Consulting Inc.
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 725, Beverly Hills 90210
nmsconsulting.com
Preferred Industries:
Agriculture, consumer products, cybersecurity, health care, hospitality, media, real estate, transportation
Preferred Financing Stage:
M&A, restructuring, IPO, corporate governance
Top Local Executive:
Trevor Saliba, Managing Partner
310-855-0020
Oaktree Capital Management
333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor, Los Angeles 90071
oaktreecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Consumer and branded products, food and beverage, financial services, media
Preferred Financing Stage:
Controlling stakes in distressed companies, buyouts
Top Local Executives:
Howard Marks, CFA, Co-Chairman
Bruce Karsh, Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
213-830-6300
Ocean Avenue Capital Partners
401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 230, Santa Monica 90401
oceanavenuecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
General industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Special situations, private company recapitalizations
Top Local Executives:
Jeff Ennis, Partner
Duran Curis, Partner
Jacques Youssefmir, Partner
Pete Notz, Partner
424-238-0730
Odyssey Investment Partners
21650 Oxnard St., Suite 1650, Woodland Hills 91367
odysseyinvestment.com
Preferred Industries:
Aerospace, energy services, equipment rental, business/insurance services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Leveraged buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Bill Hopkins, Managing Principal, Co-President
818-737-1111
OpenGate Capital
10250 Constellation Blvd., 30th Floor, Los Angeles 90067
opengatecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
All
Preferred Financing Stage:
Divestitures of global corporations
Top Local Executive:
Andrew Nikou, CEO, Managing Partner
310-432-7000
Pacific Growth Investors
21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 940, Torrance 90503
pacificgrowthinvestors.com
Preferred Industries:
Manufacturing, business services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Structured growth, either majority or minority investments, including both debt and equity securities
Top Local Executives:
Mark Sampson, Co-founder and Managing Partner
Thomas Webster, Co-founder and Managing Partner
310-359-0456
PCCP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles 90067
pccpllc.com
Preferred Industries:
Real estate
Preferred Financing Stage:
Middle market
Top Local Executive:
William Lindsay, Partner
310-414-7870
Platinum Equity
360 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
platinumequity.com
Preferred Industries:
No preferred industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Acquisitions for control
Top Local Executive:
Tom Gores, CEO
310-712-1850
Regent
9720 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90212
regentlp.com
Preferred Industries:
Media, software/technology, retail, consumer products and services, industrial
Preferred Financing Stage:
$10 million to $300 million
Top Local Executive:
Michael Reinstein, CEO, Chairman
310-299-4100
The Riverside Company
1453 Third Street, Suite 305, Santa Monica 90401
riversidecompany.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, consumer brands, education and training, franchisors, health care, software and IT, specialty manufacturing and distribution
Preferred Financing Stage:
$10 million to $35 million in EBITDA; micro-cap platform investments with less than $10 million in EBITDA; growth; special situations or unique challenges with $75 million or more in revenue
Top Local Executive:
Jeremy Holland, Managing Partner, Origination, North America
310-499-5080
RLH Equity Partners
10900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 850, Los Angeles 90024
rlhequity.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, health care, government services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Revenue greater than $25 million, profitable, rapidly growing
Top Local Executive:
J. Christopher Lewis, Managing Director
310-405-7200
Saybrook Capital
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1400, Los Angeles 90064
saybrookfunds.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, consumer, health care, manufacturing
Preferred Financing Stage:
Leveraged buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Jonathan Rosenthal, Portfolio Manager
310-899-9200
Seidler Equity Partners
4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 1200, Marina del Rey 90292
sepfunds.com
Preferred Industries:
General industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth, mature
Top Local Executives:
Peter Seidler, Founding Partner
Robert Seidler, Founding Partner
Eric Kutsenda, Founding Partner
213-683-4622
Shamrock Capital Advisors
1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1600, Los Angeles 90024
shamrockcap.com
Preferred Industries:
Media, entertainment and communications
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth equity, leveraged buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Stephen Royer, Partner
310-964-6600
Skyview Capital
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 8th Floor, Los Angeles 90067
skyviewcapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Software, telecommunications, technology, manufacturing, business services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Corporate divestitures, buyouts, venture capital, distressed
Top Local Executive:
Alex Soltani, CEO, Chairman
310-273-6000
Solace Capital Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1275, Los Angeles 90025
solacecap.com
Preferred Industries:
Industrial, consumer, energy, transportation and logistics, business services and financial services, technology, media and telecommunications
Preferred Financing Stage:
Providing flexible debt and equity solutions for established lower, middle-market, businesses-facing, complex situations, such as recapitalizations/restructurings, special situations and buyouts
Top Local Executives:
Christopher Brothers, Local Principal, Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Brett Wyard, Local Principal, Co-Founder, Managing Partner
310-919-5401
St. Cloud Capital
10866 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles 90024
stcloudcapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Middle-market companies
Preferred Financing Stage:
Later stage
Top Local Executive:
Benjamin Hom, Managing Partner
310-475-2700
Transom Capital Group
100 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 1725, El Segundo 90245
transomcap.com
Preferred Industries:
Consumer products, retail, industrial, business services, media
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyout
Top Local Executives:
Russ Roenick, Managing Partner
Ken Firtel, Managing Partner
424-293-2818
Twin Haven Capital Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 525, Los Angeles 90025
twinhavencap.com
Preferred Industries:
General industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts, special situations
Top Local Executives:
Robert Webster, Senior Managing Director
Paul Mellinger, Senior Managing Director
310-689-5100
U.S. Renewables Group
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 4050W, Santa Monica 90401
usregroup.com
Preferred Industries:
Renewable energy
Preferred Financing Stage:
Strategy varies
Top Local Executives:
Lee Bailey, Managing Partner
James Mcdermott, Managing Partner
310-586-3900
Vance Street Capital
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 750, Los Angeles 90025
vancestreetcapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Aerospace/defense, industrial, medical
Preferred Financing Stage:
Leveraged buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Richard Crowell, Managing Partner
Richard Roeder, Managing Partner
310-231-7100
Variant Equity Advisors
1880 Century Park East, Suite 825, Los Angeles 90067
variantequity.com
Preferred Industries:
All
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts, corporate divestitures
Top Local Executive:
Farhaad Wadia, Founder and Managing Partner
310-467-4700
Varsity Healthcare Partners
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1300, Los Angeles 90067
varsityhealthcarepartners.com
Preferred Industries:
Health care
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth
Top Local Executives:
David Alpern, Founding Partner
Kenton Rosenberry, Founding Partner
310-564-2690
Vicente Capital Partners
11726 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles 90049
vicentecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, technology-enabled services, consumer services, specialty manufacturing
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth/expansion
Top Local Executives:
Jay Ferguson, Co-Founding Managing Partner
Klaus Koch, Co-Founding Managing Partner
Nicholas Memmo, Co-Founding Managing Partner
310-826-2255
Wedbush Capital Partners
1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 830, Los Angeles 90017
wedbushcapital.com
Preferred Industries:
Business and financial services, consumer products and services, niche manufacturing
Preferred Financing Stage:
Management buyout
Top Local Executives:
Geoff Bland, Managing Director
Peter Shoemaker, Managing Director
Eric Wedbush, Managing Director
213-688-8018
Westhook Capital
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 380, Los Angeles 90025
westhook.com
Top Local Executive:
Michael Hooks, Managing Partner
310-550-7711
Yucaipa Cos.
9130 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90069
yucaipaco.com
Preferred Industries:
Grocery
Preferred Financing Stage:
Leveraged buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Ron Burkle, Managing Partner
310-789-7200
