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 Chairman, CEO (213) 233-5700
Angeles Equity Partners
11661 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 808, Los Angeles 90049 | angelesequity.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES industrials
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE control equity investments
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Jordan Katz, Managing Partner
Tim Meyer, Managing Partner (310) 844-9200
Ares Management
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles 90067 aresmgmt.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES all industries
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE middle market growth, power and energy assets, U.S. and European real estate
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 Blvd., Suite 2100, Los Angeles 90024 | auroracap.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES industrial products and services, software and technology enabled services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE acquisitions, growth equity
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: John Mapes, Managing Partner
Gerry Parsky, 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/recaps and expansion
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Jeri Harman, Founding Partner
Steve Adamson, 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, Sr. Managing Director (310) 473-3065
Bison Capital Asset Management
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 425, Santa Monica 90401 | bisoncapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES health care, sofware, financial services, business services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE growth and acquisition financing, balance sheet restructuring
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Douglas B. 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, direct marketing, education, restaurants
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE 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, specialty chemicals, healthcare services and consumer services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE management-led buyouts, later-stage growth financings, leveraged recaps
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
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE recapitalizations and buyouts
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Martin Sarafa, Managing Partner
Charles Roellig, Managing Partner
Guy Zaczepinski, Managing Partner (310) 867-2210
Clearlake Capital
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Santa Monica 90401 | clearlakecapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES business services, consumer products/retail, communication, technology, energy
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, reorganizations
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Jose E. Feliciano, Founding Partner (310) 400-8800
Corridor Capital
12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 645, Los Angeles 90025 | corridorcapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES manufacturing, business services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE profitable businesses seeking capital and transformational partnership
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Craig Enenstein, CEO (310) 442-7000
Crescendo Capital Partners
10833 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 331, 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) 470-0106
Energy Power Partners
2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3080, Santa Monica 90405 | energypowerpartners.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES clean energy, clean power
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE operating assets, late stage development assets
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: 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 EXECUTIVE: Bradford M. Freeman, Founding Partner
Ronald P. Spogli, Founding Partner (310) 444-1822
Gores Group
9800 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90212 | gores.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES technology, media, telecom, industrial, health care, business services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE mature buyouts, corporate carve-outs
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Alec Gores, Chairman, CEO (310) 209-3010
K1 Investment Management
2101 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 6250, El Segundo 90245 | 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, other
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE pre-IPO, early- to mid-stage, existing
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Mike Levitt, CEO (800) 638-1496
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 EXECUTIVE: John Danhakl, Managing Partner
Jonathan Sokoloff, Managing Partner (310) 954-0444
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
335 N. Maple Dr., Suite 130, Beverly Hills 90210 | llcp.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES consumer products, manufacturing, services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE growth equity
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Lauren B. Leichtman, CEO, Founding Principal (310) 275-5335
Lovell Minnick Partners
2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 5150, El Segundo 90245 | lovellminnick.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES financial services, business services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE first, second, third, bridge, acquisition or buyout
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Jeffrey D. Lovell, Co-Chairman
James E. Minnick, Co-Chairman (310) 414-6160
Marlin Equity Partners
338 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach 90254 | marlinequity.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES software, technology, health care IT, business services, industrial technology
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE management buyouts, corporate divestitures, growth equity, turnarounds
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: David M. McGovern, Managing Partner (310) 364-0100
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 EXECUTIVE: Howard Marks, Chairman (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 EXECUTIVE: Jeff Ennis, Partner
Duran Curis, Partner | Jacques Youssefmir, 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., 17th 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
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 R. Lindsay, Partner (310) 414-7870
Platinum Equity
360 N. Crescent Dr., Beverly Hills 90210 | platinumequity.com
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE acquisitions for control
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Tom Gores, CEO (310) 712-1850
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, Co-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 EXECUTIVE: 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 D. Royer, Partner (310) 964-6600
Skyview Capital
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 810N, Los Angeles 90067 | skyviewcapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES software, technology, niche manufacturing and aerospace
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE corporate divesitures, buyouts, underperforming
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Alex Soltani, Chairman, CEO (310) 273-6000
Solace Capital Partners
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1275, Los Angeles 90025 | solacecap.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES industrial, consumer, energy, TMT, business services, logistics
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE recapitalizations/restructurings, special situations, buyouts
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Christopher Brothers, Managing Partner
Brett Wyard, Managing Partner | Vince Cebula, 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
Kacy Rozelle, Managing Partner
Bob Lautz, Managing Partner | Marshall Geller, Managing Partner (310) 475-2700
Tennenbaum Capital Partners
2951 28th St., Suite 1000, Santa Monica 90405 | tennenbaumcapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES none
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE mid-market special situations and direct lending
Firm Partnership (310) 566-1000
Transom Capital Group
10990 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 440 Los Angeles 90024 | transomcap.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES consumer products, retail, industrial, business services, media
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE buyout
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Russ Roenick, Managing Partner
Ken Firtel, Managing Partner (310) 407-0940
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 EXECUTIVE: Robert Webster, Sr. Managing Director
Paul Mellinger, Sr. Managing Director (310) 689-5100
US Renewables Group
2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 4050W, Santa Monica 90401 | usregroup.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES renewable energy
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE strategy varies
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Lee Bailey, Managing Partner (310) 586-3900
Vance Street Capital
11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 90025 | vancestreetcapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES aerospace/defense, industrial manufacturing
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE leveraged buyouts
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Richard Crowell, Managing Partner
Richard Roeder, Managing Partner (310) 231-7100
Varsity Healthcare Partners
1875 Century Park East, Suite 1980, Los Angeles 90067 | varsityhealthcarepartners.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES health care
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE growth
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: David Alpern, Partner (310) 564-2690
Vicente Capital Partners
11726 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles 90049 | vicentecapital.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES business services, consumer services, specialty manufacturing
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE growth/expansion
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Jay Ferguson, Managing Partner (310) 826-2255
Vintage Fund Management
11611 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles 90049 | vintagecapitalgroup.com
PREFERRED INDUSTRIES manufacturing, business services
PREFERRED FINANCING STAGE later stage growth and expansion, control as well as minority debt and equity investments
TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Mark A. Sampson, Managing Partner (310) 979-9090
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 EXECUTIVE: Peter Shoemaker, Managing Director
Geoff Bland, Managing Director (213) 688-8018
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
