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