Most Influential Private Equity Investors in L.A. County

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MOST INFLUENTIAL PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS

Bill Barnum Doyl Burkett Partner & Co-Founder Partner Brentwood Associates Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. Years practicing: 30 Years with current firm: 29 Years practicing: 16 Education: Stanford University, Years with current firm: 14 Stanford Law School, Stanford Education: Princeton University, Graduate School of Business Harvard University

Brentwood specializes in brands fine-tuned marketing and broader Doyl Burkett is a partner for a successful and extremely busy that have a fiercely loyal customer distribution. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisor’s period. In addition to making base because over time that’s real- Presently, Barnum serves as a growth private equity activities. He investments in ten platform com- ly what drives market share, Director of Lazy Dog, K-Mac manages day-to-day operations, panies, Burkett and his team had according to Bill Barnum. He co- Holdings, Sundance Holding leads new investments and works six full or partial realizations. founded the firm’s private equity Company, The Teaching actively with the portfolio compa- On the investment front, he practice in 1984, and the firm has Company, Veggie Grill and Zoës nies. led or co-led investments in since invested in more than 40 Kitchen. He also serves as an out- Burkett and the Kayne Partners Conservice (utility billing systems companies with a total transac- side Director of Quiksilver, Inc. Fund Team are focused on growth for multifamily housing), Aparc tion value, or market value of Last year, under Barnum’s stew- private equity investments ranging Systems (parking technologies), equity at the time of the deal plus ardship, Brentwood completed a in size from $5 million up to $20 FaceFirst (facial recognition soft- debt, of more than $5 billion. dividend recapitalization of Paper million, primarily in companies ware system), Rage Frameworks Brentwood Associates currently Source, Inc. In the past year, engaged in technology/technology- (business process automation and has more than $850 million under Barnum and Brentwood also enabled service, healthcare/health- big data), ColdLight (big data and management. made substantial investments in care service, or business service predictive analytics), Search Optics At Brentwood, Barnum has a popular restaurant concept Lazy industries. The team seeks out (automotive digital marketing), unique methodology. He has Dog Restaurant & Bar and iconic minority/non-control investments and MaintenanceNet (service con- made a science of spotting lesser- premium men’s footwear, apparel in growing, proven businesses that tract renewal platform) and active- known consumer concepts with and leather goods designer, manu- have experienced management ly participated in the investments staying power and turning them facturer and marketer Allen teams where invested capital will in Convercent (governance and into more profitable powerhouse Edmonds. be used to fund growth (either compliance software), Starmount brands, increasing demand with organic or through acquisition). (mobile point-of-sale and back- Over the last year, Burkett led end software for retailers) and the Kayne Partners team through MDLIVE (telemedicine platform).

Craig Enenstein Jim Ford Chief Executive Officer Managing Director and Corridor Capital, LLC Portfolio Manager, Global Principal Group Years practicing: 14 Oaktree Capital Years with current firm: 9 Management L.P. Education: UC Berkeley, Lauder Institute at the Years practicing: 21 University of Pennsylvania, Years with current firm: 18 Wharton School of Business Education: UCLA, Stanford

Craig Enenstein founded companies that will benefit from Jim Ford is a Managing Director and gas exploration and produc- Corridor Capital, LLC in 2005 and Corridor’s investment and opera- and Portfolio Manager within tion companies) and Regal serves as its Chief Executive Officer. tions team working alongside man- Oaktree’s Global Principal Group. Entertainment (largest movie With both operating and invest- agement to build the infrastructure He is responsible for overseeing all exhibitor in the U.S.), as well as ment experience, he leads Corridor and efficiencies necessary for sus- activities of the Global Principal numerous private companies. as an active partner with Corridor’s tainable scalable growth. Industries Group, including investment Over the last year the group led portfolio companies. He has devel- include specialty manufacturing, commitments and approvals, by Ford has invested in several oped Corridor Capital to be a business services, environmental client relations and administrative special-situation structured/hybrid strategic and operational partner to services and other defensive sec- and personnel-related matters. investments and distress-for-con- the companies in which it invests tors. Corridor typically works with Ford has been involved in trol transactions. One of them and to work closely with the man- entrepreneurs and family-owned sourcing and executing a number involved providing an out-of- agement and boards of directors of businesses that have not yet real- of the Oaktree’s most significant court comprehensive capital struc- those companies. ized the benefits of hands-on, insti- investments and led the Global ture solution, in agreement with Corridor Capital, as a private tutional ownership. Principal Group’s efforts in the the company’s senior lenders, sub- equity fund sponsor, focuses on Last year, Enenstein’s firm sold media and energy sectors prior to ordinated noteholders and former US-based lower middle market Control Devices, LLC and being named a PM in 2006. owner. Another involved a rescue companies but typically provides acquired Innovative Office He has also worked extensively financing for an international more than just capital. The firm Products, a leading manufacturer with a variety of Oaktree portfolio retailer of which the group had becomes actively engaged as pri- of ergonomic mounting solutions; companies, including serving on built a significant blocking posi- vate equity partner with its portfo- and SCI Floor Covering, Inc. a the Boards of Directors of Cequel tion in its debt. lio companies across strategy, leading distributor and installer of Communications (the eighth operations and finance. floor covering products. largest cable operator in the U.S.), Under Enenstein’s stewardship, Crimson Exploration, Exco Corridor Capital invests mainly in Resources, Forcenergy, Inc. (oil ➼ 19_27_most_influential_private_equity_2014.qxp 4/2/2014 6:07 PM Page 21

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MOST INFLUENTIAL PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS

Alec Gores Jeremy Holland CEO, Chairman & Founder Principal, Origination The Gores Group The Riverside Company

Years practicing: 35 Years practicing: 17 Years with current firm: 35 Years with current firm: 4 Education: Western Michigan Education: California State University University Northridge

Alec Gores is the Founder, revenues of over $7 billion. Jeremy Holland leads deal- in Southern California. Chairman and Chief Executive Today, over half of the current sourcing activities for the western Holland works on all kinds of Officer of The Gores Group, a portfolio is in technology, media region of North America for The transactions, but also continues to global investment firm focused on and telecom sectors, representing Riverside Company, working out build out Riverside’s Consumer acquiring controlling interests in the “roots” of the firm. Other of the firm’s Santa Monica office. practice, and serves as the firm’s mature and growing businesses sectors of focus include industri- As Principal of Origination, he Industry Sector Head for which can benefit from the firm’s als, business services, healthcare sources deals for Riverside global- Franchising deals, leading operating experience and flexible and consumer. ly with a focus on the western Riverside’s specialized global capital base. During the summer of 2013, region of North America. He has Franchising team and driving the Under his leadership, The Gores The Gores Group successfully more than 17 years of private strategy for the firm’s approach in Group has continued to acquire priced the IPO of Stock Building equity experience, all of it in the specialization. businesses in need of operational Supply (“Stock”) at a price of $14 Southern California. Holland is a trusted resource for and financial resources, while creat- per share and subsequently com- Riverside hired Holland to people throughout the deal com- ing value and working with man- pleted a secondary in March of deepen and strengthen its efforts munity. Investment bankers often agement teams to establish an this year. The firm had acquired to source deals in the western will consult him before launching entrepreneurial environment as a Stock Building Supply, a diversi- region, working across five global a client to get a sense of the mar- foundation for sustainable growth. fied lumber and building materi- fund families and investing in ket and positioning. This philosophy has served the als distributor, from Wolseley plc companies of all sizes up to $250 Lenders often seek him out to firm well. Since 1987, over 80 busi- in May of 2009. At the time of million in enterprise value. hear about market conditions. nesses have been successfully acquisition, Stock had been los- Working with various teams across Even competitors ask for his acquired. The current portfolio ing more than $200 million in various deal sizes and industries, advice as they look to grow their includes 23 active companies EBITDA per annum. he has closed 11 acquisitions in firms and/or make career changes. worldwide with combined annual the last 24 months, including two

Jacob Kotzubei Partner, Member of the William Hopkins Investment Committee Co-President & Platinum Equity Managing Principal Odyssey Investment Partners Years with current firm: 12 Years practicing: 24 Education: Wesleyan Years with current firm: 20 University, Columbia Education: UC San Diego University School of Law

Bill Hopkins co-founded and provider of lifting services and Jacob Kotzubei, who joined 51 percent stake in Emerson’s serves as Co-President and equipment to customers in the Platinum Equity in 2002, is embedded computing and power Managing Principal of Odyssey North American energy and indus- responsible for the structuring and business, which is a leader in the Investment Partners, a multi-bil- trial infrastructure end markets, to execution of acquisition and development of power conversion lion dollar private equity firm First Reserve. Odyssey acquired divestiture transactions and is a and embedded computing solu- with expertise in a wide variety of TNT in 2011. member of the Investment tions for communications, com- industries, including aerospace, Last year, Hopkins and Odyssey Committee. Kotzubei leads a puting and industrial applications. equipment rental, distribution, also signed a definitive agreement team of professionals responsible The acquisition closed in insurance/healthcare services, to sell its portfolio company for the entire acquisition execu- November 2013. Other transac- energy, packaging, safety products, BarrierSafe Solutions tion process, including diligence, tions include CompuCom, PNA industrial equipment and industri- International, a leading provider valuation, contract negotiations Group, Ryerson, SCM Metal al automation. of branded disposable gloves and and financing. Products, Canvas Systems, KEMET, During the past year, the Los injection molded protective Kotzubei works closely with Pomeroy, Schutt Sports, and Angeles office that Hopkins leads footwear, to Ansell Limited, a Platinum Equity Founder, Neovia Logistics (Caterpillar oversaw the exit of two portfolio world leader in providing superior Chairman and CEO Tom Gores, Logistics Services). companies that generated attrac- health and safety protection solu- and plays a significant role in rais- Prior to joining Platinum tive returns for Odyssey’s investors. tions. Through its two flagship ing capital from limited partners Equity, Kotzubei was a Vice Each of these companies grew sub- brands, Microflex and Onguard, for the firm’s investment funds. In President of the High Tech stantially under Odyssey’s owner- the company sells consumable addition to his core buyout team, Group at Goldman Sachs and ship, through both organic initia- protective products designed to Kotzubei oversees the Platinum was head of the East Coast tives as well as add-on acquisitions. meet the specific needs of end Equity team that pursues debt-for- Semiconductor Group. These included the sale of TNT users in a diverse range of attrac- control investments. Previously, he was a successful Crane & Rigging, Inc., the leading tive end markets. Most recently, Kotzubei led M&A attorney with Sullivan & Platinum Equity’s acquisition of a Cromwell in New York City. 19_27_most_influential_private_equity_2014.qxp 4/3/2014 3:01 PM Page 23

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MOST INFLUENTIAL PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS

Johnny Lopez J. Christopher Lewis Partner, Member of the Managing Partner Investment Committee Riordan, Lewis & Haden/ Platinum Equity Equity Partners

Years practicing: 32 Years with current firm: 19 Years with current firm: 32 Education: University Education: USC of the Pacific

Chris Lewis is the role model pension funds, endowments, and Johnny Lopez joined Platinum sion, principles and culture have for success in private equity. He high net worth individuals. Equity in 1995 as one of the firm’s been important factors in the co-founded Riordan, Lewis & Within the past 18 months, the founding partners. He is respon- firm’s success. He also helped Haden/ Equity Partners with efforts of Lewis and the maxIT sible for the structuring and exe- develop Platinum Equity’s trade- Richard Riordan in 1982 and, over management team yielded one of cution of acquisition and divesti- mark M&A&O strategy and con- the ensuing 32 years, built the the most successful investment ture transactions and is a member tinues to work closely with the firm into a preeminent institu- outcomes in RLH’s 30+ year histo- of the Investment Committee. firm’s M&A teams to ensure its tional PE group. RLH has generat- ry – the acquisition of maxIT by In Platinum Equity’s early successful execution. Most recent- ed better than 30% gross com- Science Applications International years, Lopez, under the guidance ly, Lopez led the acquisition of a pound annual rates of return on Corporation for total considera- of Platinum Equity Founder, 70 percent stake in the Australian its investments over the past three tion in excess of $500 million. Chairman and CEO Tom Gores, directories business Sensis, a trans- decades, through all types of eco- Lewis’ consistent track record worked to execute upon all of the action that closed in February nomic cycles. of exceptional investment success firm’s M&A initiatives including 2014. Other transactions include Lewis and the firm have devel- is a result of his steady focus on business development and lead Wheel Pros, US Robotics, Peak oped a distinctive reputation for several guiding principles to cre- generation, transaction execution, Technologies, Alliance fairness, flexibility, congeniality, ate investment value: high rates and transitioning acquisitions. Entertainment, Harvest Meat and integrity. Under his leader- of organic growth, low levels of He established the foundation Company and Clipper ship, assets under management debt, distinctive market-leading of the firm’s approach to business Windpower. have grown to over $600 million businesses, and management development that Platinum Equity Prior to Platinum Equity, Mr. with a diversified investor base teams with a proven track record still applies today. His contribu- Lopez worked with Mr. Gores at consisting of domestic and foreign of success. tions to Platinum Equity’s mis- Ventech Software. ➼ 19_27_most_influential_private_equity_2014.qxp 4/3/2014 3:02 PM Page 24

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MOST INFLUENTIAL PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS

Loren Schlachet Brian Sauer Managing Partner Partner The Riverside Company The Riverside Company Years practicing: 19 Years practicing: 13 Years with current firm: 14 Years with current firm: 10 Education: University of Education: Colorado State Pennsylvania, Stern School of University Business at New York University

Brian Sauer is a Partner at the home and portable electronics. He Loren Schlachet manages the tally better at exit. Riverside Company and is based is currently serving, or has served, Riverside Micro-Cap Fund (RMCF) Under Schlachet’s leadership, in Los Angeles. He has been with on the Board of Directors of a family. As Fund Manager of RMCF, RMCF was very active in 2013, Riverside for 10 years. Before join- number of companies, including Schlachet leads the fund and has completing eight acquisitions and ing Riverside, Sauer spent three Blue Microphones, DISA Global more than 19 years of buyout exiting three investments. Like all years as an Associate, Senior Solutions, PharmMD, OnCourse experience. During his time with Riverside fund families, RMCF Analyst and Analyst at KeyBanc Learning, and Physicians Riverside, he has completed 100 makes generalist investments, but Capital Markets/McDonald Pharmacy Alliance. acquisitions, 45 platform acquisi- they often fall under one of Investments, where he was In November of last year, Sauer tions and 55 add-on acquisitions. Riverside’s eight industry special- involved in numerous M&A and was on the team that successfully Schlachet serves on the firm’s izations. Acquisitions in 2013 capital raising transactions. exited PROFITsystems, a Colorado Senior Investment Council, included a considerable number of Sauer is a generalist investor, Springs, Colorado-based provider Executive Committee and devel- software & IT companies, particu- with a focus on Business Services. of software and other services for oped the RMCF concept in collab- larly value-added SaaS providers. Recently, he was the lead Partner the retail furniture industry. oration with the firm’s Co-Ceo’s, Also among RMCF’s 2013 with acquiring Blue Microphones, Sauer has a BS in business in addition to playing a lead role additions were Blue a Westlake Village manufacturer of administration with a concentra- in building the RMCF team. Microphones and BeGreen microphones and related technol- tion in finance from Colorado Schlachet has led a success story Packaging. Among the compa- ogy for professional studios, live State University. with RMCF, demonstrating that nies sold in 2013 were Align performance and consumers for buying and building little leaders Networks, a transaction yielding creates superior returns and makes a gross return of $186 million on individual portfolio companies a $15 million investment. measurably bigger and fundamen- 19_27_most_influential_private_equity_2014.qxp 4/3/2014 3:02 PM Page 25

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MOST INFLUENTIAL PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS

Matt Thompson Alex Soltani VP of Portfolio Opertaions Chairman and CEO Skyview Capital, LLC Skyview Capital, LLC Years practicing: 17 Years practicing: 15 Years with current firm: 3 Years with current firm: 10 Education: Pomona College, Education: UCLA Stanford Business School

As founder of Skyview Capital, worked at Platinum Equity Matt Thompson joined Skyview business, the sale of the Alex Soltani leverages his success- Holdings, a globally recognized, in 2012 and brings over 17 years Headsprout educational software ful entrepreneurial experiences, $8 Billion dollar private-equity of experience in private equity, business, and the sale of diverse background in acquisi- firm which specializes in the finance, consulting, and opera- TRM/Solvport to Marlin Equity. tions, and broad operational acu- acquisition of industry-leading tions. He is involved with per- Prior to Skyview, Thompson men to create the investment corporate divestitures, by utilizing forming due diligence on new was VP of Finance at the Gores directives and provide overall a proprietary investment model investments and performing port- Group, a $4B private equity firm management of day-to-day opera- which often resulted in exponen- folio company oversight. He has based in Los Angeles. At the Gores tions for his rapidly growing, yet tial value creation. experience with companies rang- Group, Thompson was involved strategically focused private M&A In addition to his capacity as ing from startups to fortune 50 with closing four levered buyout organization. He remains actively Chairman of Skyview Capital, enterprises, with a specialization transactions in the high-tech, con- involved with every aspect of Sourceone Wireless Group, and in the telecom, media, and high sumer, and industrial sectors. Skyview’s transaction lifecycle, Collins Enterprise Solutions, technology sectors. Thompson has an MBA from and takes an intimate role in each Soltani is also a Director and a While at Skyview Capital, Stanford Business School and a BA of Skyview Capital’s investments. member of the Board of Fastech Thompson has completed six in Biology and Economics from Several recent transactions Integrated Solutions, TRM Copy transactions, including the cor- Pomona College He is a Certified include the acquisition of the Centers, and Amvest Financial porate carveout of the WiMAX Insolvency Restructuring Advisor WiMAX business from NSN, the Group. Soltani holds his degree business unit from Nokia and has published several telecom acquisition of Mimio from Newell from UCLA and has been invited Siemens, the acquisition of the and restructuring articles in TMA Rubbermaid, the sale of as a guest speaker to lecture on Mimio Interactive Whiteboard Topics and AIRA Journal. TRM/Solvport to Marlin Equity, the topics of entrepreneurship, and the acquisition of the Tekelec mergers & acquisitions, and cor- Mobile Messaging Business. porate divestitures, at the UCLA Prior to Skyview, Soltani Anderson School of Management. ➼

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Robert Wymbs Partner Jeff White Platinum Equity Partner Skyview Capital, LLC Years with current firm: 14 Years practicing: 15 Education: Rutgers Years with current firm: 9 University, Wharton School Education: SMU in Dallas of Business

Jeff White is actively involved transactional expertise across a Robert Wymbs, who joined sale of Keystone Automotive, a with supporting all M&A efforts at multitude of global industries, Platinum Equity in 2000, man- transaction that closed in January Skyview Capital. As a 15-year vet- including international and ages strategic divestiture opportu- of this year. Other transactions eran in international private equi- strategic consulting; operations; nities, working with Platinum include divestitures of Synertech, ty, executive management, and sales and marketing; media; IT; Equity’s portfolio management, Billing Concepts, AEES, Matrix strategic consulting, White estab- telecommunications; technology; business development and other Telecom, US Robotics, Alliance lished and oversees all of Skyview and manufacturing. He deploys M&A teams to examine potential Entertainment and Contego Capital’s business development this expertise throughout exits and execute divestiture Packaging Group. efforts and department of associ- Skyview’s holdings worldwide transactions. Prior to joining Platinum ates. He directs all new business with a particular focus on the Wymbs leads a dedicated sell- Equity, Wymbs spent four years activities and staff for the firm’s software and the telecommunica- side M&A team whose innovative with the Los Angeles Dodgers global acquisition interests. He tion space. approaches to complex divestiture and three years at McKinsey & manages all origination, intelli- White’s extensive senior-level situations have created a valuable Company. He held various posi- gence tracking, relationship man- management and international differentiator for the firm. tions in strategic development, agement, and screening processes. consulting experience is para- Wymbs and his team have business development, project White is also responsible for mount to the firm’s M&A process closed more than 50 transactions. management, operations and driving growth through acquisi- and oversight of portfolio compa- Most recently, his team led the marketing. tions by identifying and assessing ny strategic planning, develop- all transaction opportunities ment, and execution. He has held within the M&A and business critical positions at many distin- development team. He also helps guished firms such as Merrill manage the initial-through-late Lynch, First Federal Bank of stages of the transaction and California, Platinum Equity acquisition process. Holdings, and Inuum. White has broad sector and

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Investors School BY THE Total number of 2 USC NUMBERS years these 2 Wharton School of Business investors have 1 California State University, Northridge been working at 1 Colorado State University their firms 1 Columbia Law School 1 Harvard Business School 257 1 NYU Stern School of Business 1 Southern Methodist University 1 Stanford University Total number of 1 UCLA years these 1 University of California, Berkeley investors have 1 University of Pennsylvania 1 University of the Pacific been in the private 1 Western Michigan University 339 equity business 1 University of California, San Diego