American Realty Advisors
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
Angeles Equity Partners
angelesequity.com
Preferred Industries:
Industrials
Preferred Financing Stage:
Control equity investments
Top Local Executives:
Tim Meyer, Co-Founder, Managing Partner (pictured)
Jordan Katz, Co-Founder, Managing Partner
310-844-9200
Ares Management
Ares Management
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 (pictured)
Bennett Rosenthal, Co-Head of Private Equity Group
310-201-4100
Aurora Capital Partners
Aurora Capital Partners
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
Avante Mezzanine Partners
avantemezzanine.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, health care, education, software, industrial/manufacturing
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts/recapitalization and expansion
Top Local Executive:
Jeri Harman, Chairman, Founding Partner
310-667-9242
Balmoral Funds
Balmoral Funds
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
Bison Capital Asset Management
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
310-260-6582
Brentwood Associates
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
Caltius Capital Management
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
310-996-9585
Century Park Capital Partners
Century Park Capital Partners
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 (pictured)
Charles Roellig, Managing Partner
Guy Zaczepinski, Managing Partner
310-867-2210
Clearlake Capital Group
Clearlake Capital Group
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 (pictured)
Behdad Eghbali, Founding Managing Partner
310-400-8800
Corridor Capital
Corridor Capital
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
Crescendo Capital Partners
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
Energy Power Partners
energypowerpartners.com
Preferred Industries:
Clean energy, clean power
Preferred Financing Stage:
Operating assets, late-stage development assets
Top Local Executives:
Henry Park, Founder, Managing Partner (pictured)
Jerry Peters, Founder, Managing Partner
510-556-2370
First | Bev
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
Freeman Spogli & Co.
freemanspogli.com
Preferred Industries:
Consumer, distribution
Preferred Financing Stage:
Buyouts
Top Local Executives:
Bradford Freeman, Founding Partner (pictured)
Ronald Spogli, Founding Partner
310-444-1822
Gores Group
Gores Group
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
Highview Capital, part of Karlin Asset Management
Highview Capital, part of Karlin Asset Management
highviewcp.com
Preferred Industries:
All industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Family/founder capital solutions, corporate carve-outs, middle-market buyouts, special situations
Top Local Executive:
Steve Russell, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
310-806-9780
K1 Investment Management
K1 Investment Management
k1capital.com
Preferred Industries:
Software
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth
Top Local Executive:
Hasan Askari, Managing Partner
800-310-2870
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
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
310-282-7900
Leonard Green & Partners
Leonard Green & Partners
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 (pictured)
Jonathan Sokoloff, Managing Partner
310-954-0444
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
llcp.com
Preferred Industries:
Business services, education, franchising, light manufacturing/engineered products
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth equity
Top Local Executives:
Matthew Frankel, Managing Partner
Michael Weinberg, Managing Partner (pictured)
310-275-5335
Lovell Minnick Partners
Lovell Minnick Partners
lmpartners.com
Preferred Industries:
Financial services, business services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Acquisition or buyout
Top Local Executives:
Jeffrey Lovell, Co-Chairman (pictured)
James Minnick, Co-Chairman
310-414-6160
Marlin Equity Partners
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, Founder, Chairman, CEO
310-364-0100
Meridian General Capital
Meridian General Capital
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.
NMS Consulting Inc.
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
Oaktree Capital Management
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, Chief Investment Officer
213-830-6300
Ocean Avenue Capital Partners
Ocean Avenue Capital Partners
oceanavenuecapital.com
Preferred Industries:
General industries
Preferred Financing Stage:
Special situations, private company recapitalizations
Top Local Executives:
Jeff Ennis, Partner (pictured)
Duran Curis, Partner
Jacques Youssefmir, Partner
424-238-0730
Odyssey Investment Partners
Odyssey Investment Partners
odysseyinvestment.com
Preferred Industries:
Aerospace, energy services, equipment rental, business/insurance services
Preferred Financing Stage:
Leveraged buyouts
Top Local Executive:
Bill Hopkins, Vice Chairman
818-737-1111
OpenGate Capital
OpenGate Capital
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
Pacific Growth Investors
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 (pictured)
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
Riverside Co.
1453 3rd St., 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 (pictured)
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 (pictured)
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 (pictured)
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
203-293-1813
U.S. Renewables Group
406 Broadway, No. 381, Santa Monica, CA 90401
usregroup.com
Preferred Industries:
Renewable energy
Preferred Financing Stage:
Strategy varies
Top Local Executives:
Lee Bailey, Managing Partner (pictured)
James McDermott, Managing Partner
310-586-3934
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 Executives:
Richard Crowell, Managing Partner (pictured)
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, Managing Partner
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 (pictured)
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 (pictured)
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, specialty manufacturing
Preferred Financing Stage:
Growth and buyout
Top Local Executives:
Geoff Bland, Managing Director (pictured)
Eric Wedbush, Managing Director
213-688-8012
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
