Martin Sarafa
Century Park Capital Partners
Managing Partner
Years with firm: 18
Assets under management: $159 million
Sarafa helped start CPCP in 1999. He is responsible for sourcing, closing, and managing investments structured as leveraged recapitalizations, later-stage growth capital, and leveraged buyouts. He is a member of the firm’s investment committee and sits on the boards of Mikawaya, Cirtec Medical Systems, and ICM Products Inc. Previously, he was a managing director in the L.A. office of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, where he was responsible for managing the firm’s private equity investments through Churchill ESOP Capital Partners. Sarafa earned a BS degree in economics and computer science from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Recent transactions: Completed the sale of Moss Inc., a global provider of experiential marketing solutions to the exhibit, event, sports, and retail industries, to Wasserstein & Co.