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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Established in 1984 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Los Angeles that targets middle market companies. The web site reported in 2018 that the company handled $9.8 billion in institutional investments (pension funds, etc.)

In September 2018, the company listed 32 active investments and 40 realized investments. Some of the investments had numerous components. I will list the active investments first. The links will take you to more information on the company involved.

Active Investments

• Allied Aerofoam manufactures pet beds, children's funiture, marine cushions and packaging with foam.
• Bertucci's is a chain of Italian Restaurants.
• Best Lawyers is a law review publication.
• Brass Smith Innovations (BSI) manufactures food guards and products for the food service industry.
• CapsaHealthcare manufactures mobile workstations, medication management products, and pharmacy automation solutions
• Caring Brands provides home healt care services with the brands Interim Healthcare in the United States), Bluebird Care in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland, and Just Better Care in Australia.
• CJ Fallon creates educational content primarily in Ireland.
• Fastsigns (founded 1985) fast signs is a franchise with 550 locations that produces signs.
• Flex Ray provides X-Ray related services.
• Genova Diagnostics offers medical diagnosis products.
• GL Education is a London based company offering educational assessment services.
• Global Franchise Group offers fast food franchises including These brands include Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, MaggieMoo's, Hot Dog on a Stick and Pretzelmaker..
• Hand & Stone is a franchise of massage and spa services.
• HomeVestors is a real estate investment product with the "We Buy Ugly Homes" brand.
• Jonathan Engineered Solutions designs and manufactures highly engineered steel and aluminum mechanical components for the defense, technology and industrial markets..
• Law Business Research offers legal publications and research tools.
• Lawn Doctor is a franchise for lawn care services.
• McKenzie Taxidermy Supply manufactures and sells taxidermy supplies.
• Monte Nido offers products for people wityh eating disorders.
• Nobles Worldwide manufactures flex chutes.
• Nothing Bundt Cakes is a chain with 175 bakeries.
• Pacific Handy Cutter manufactures safety blades.
• Pacific World sells beauty and nail care products.
• Polyform creates products using polymer clay.
• Regional Rail operates short line railroads on the East Coast.
• Founded in 1891 SFERRA produces luxury Italian linens.
• Smith Systems provides training products for drivers.
• Squla is an education brand in the Netherlands.
• Syntron Material Handling creates systems for handling bulk materials.
• Therapeutic Research Center offers educational services for pharmacists.
• Trinity Consultants is an environment consulting firm out of Dallas.
• ZorgDomein provides health care referral services in the Netherlands.

Realized Investments

• Allied Equipment Sales
• AmeriCredit
• AMG Angel Management Group
• Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
• Butler America
• Carpets N More
• CFI
• Champion
• Cici's Pizza
• CLC
• Concentrex
• CPS
• Custom Food Products
• Dexter
• Falcon
• Hackney Ladish
• Harlow's Casino Resort
• Henry
• Interdent
• Jon Douglas Real Estate Group
• Luminator
• Magnolia Bluffs Casino
• Mander Portman Woodward (MWP)
• Media Arts Group
• Mikohn
• Mountain Mike's is a restaurant chain with over 200 units selling pizza and buffalo wings.
• National Corrective Group
• Overhill Farms
• Pacific Wave Systems
• Poma Distributing Company
• Quizno's
• Revenew International
• Santa Cruz Nutritionals
• SeaWest
• Senior Helpers
• Sequel
• SFI Holdings
• Simula
• TC Capital
• Tronair
• Werner
• Wetzel's Pretzels

Notable Transactions

This section lists transactions that I've encountered in other research.

• 2000-2006: Levine acquired Quiznos. Quiznos becomes independent but in debt in 2006.
• 2003-2007: Levine acquired CiCi's Pizza which they sold to Onex Capital.
• 2006: Levine created Global Franchise Group as a franchise holder

  History of Global Franchise Group

  Global Franchise Group is a franchise management with a variety of fast food and retail labels.

  • 2010: Global acquired NexCen Brands for $112.5 million. Purchase included Great American Cookies, MaggieMoo's, Marble Slab Creamery, Pretzelmaker, Pretzel Time, The Athlete's Foot and Shoebox New York.

    History of NexCen Brands

    NexCen Brands was created as a franchise management group for a variety of consumer labels.

    • 2006: NexCen acquired The Athlete's Foot
    • 2007: NexCen acquired Bill Blass Limited
    • 2007: NexCen acquired MaggieMoo's
    • 2007: NexCen acquired Marble Slab Creamery.
    • 2007: NexCen acquired Waverly
    • 2007: NexCen acquired Pretzel Time and Pretzelmaker from Mrs. Fields.
    • 2007: NexCen acquired Shoebox New York.
    • 2008: NexCen acquired Great American Cookies from Mrs. Fields.
    • 2008: NexCen sold Waverly to Iconix Brand Group.
    • 2008: NexCen sold Bill Blass to Peacock International Holdings.
  • 2012: Global sold The Athlete's Foot to Intersport, LLC.
  • 2014: Global acquired Hot Dog on a Stick which had fallen into bankruptcy.
  • 2017: Global acquired Round Table Pizza.
• 2015: Levine acquired Caring Brands
• 2015: LLCP acquired controlling interest in Trinity Consulting from Gryphon Investors.
• 2016: Levine acquired Nothing Bundt Cakes
• 2017: Levine acquired Mountain Mike's Pizza.
  • 2018: It appears that Britt Private Capital took majority ownership.

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References:

1. Wikipedia - Global Franchise Group (Drawn 9/14/2018)

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