LOS
ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Levine
Leichtman Capital Partners ("LLCP") is proud to announce that it
has been named to Inc.'s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors list for
the second consecutive year.
This prestigious list recognizes private equity, venture
capital, and credit firms dedicated to supporting founder-led
businesses by providing valuable expertise and resources to
accelerate their growth. Each firm on the list has a successful
track record of collaboration and remains actively involved with
the founders they partner with.
"We are honored to receive this recognition once again," said
Matthew Frankel, Managing Partner at
LLCP. "This award highlights our firm's commitment to partnering
with founders and management teams as a value-add sponsor. We are
immensely grateful to the founders who trust us as partners, and we
are dedicated to helping them grow their businesses and drive
long-term success."
To compile the list, Inc. consulted directly with entrepreneurs
who have partnered with private equity and venture capital firms.
Founders filled out a questionnaire about their experiences
partnering with private equity, venture capital, and debt firms and
shared data on how their portfolio companies have grown during
these partnerships.
"It has been a complicated few years for growth companies and
the companies that fund them," said Mike
Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. "So we are happy to share
with our readers the best, latest guidance on which venture capital
firms, private equity firms, and growth-capital lenders have the
track record and reputation of being especially good partners to
founders and CEOs."
To view the complete list of award recipients, go to:
Founder-Friendly Investors 2024: A Brighter Market (inc.com)
Inc.'s Founder-Friendly Investor list recognizes the top
private equity, venture capital and private debt firms committed to
partnering with entrepreneurs to accelerate their businesses.
To compile this list, Inc. surveyed entrepreneurs who have sold
their businesses to private equity and venture capital firms and
were referred by applicants. These founders responded to a
questionnaire about their experiences and provided data on the
growth of their companies during these partnerships. Firms pay an
application fee to be considered for this list. The
Founder-Friendly Investor list is announced annually by Inc. The
2024 list was released on October 29,
2024. For more information about the selection criteria and
process, please visit
https://www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors/2024.
About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a middle-market
private equity firm with a 40-year track record of investing across
various targeted sectors, including Business Services, Franchising
& Multi-unit, Education & Training and Engineered Products
& Manufacturing. LLCP utilizes a differentiated Structured
Private Equity investment strategy, combining debt and equity
capital investments in portfolio companies. LLCP believes that by
investing in a combination of debt and equity securities, it offers
management teams growth capital in a highly tailored, flexible
investment structure that can be a more attractive alternative than
traditional private equity.
LLCP's global team of dedicated investment professionals is led
by 10 partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of 20 years.
Since inception, LLCP has managed approximately $15.2 billion of institutional capital across 15
investment funds and has invested in over 100 portfolio companies.
LLCP currently manages $9.0 billion
of assets and has offices in Los
Angeles, New York,
Chicago, Miami, London, Stockholm, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
CONTACT: Cathy Thomas,
cthomas@llcp.com
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