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Most Influential Private Equity Investors in L.A. County 19_27_most_influential_private_equity_2014.qxp 4/3/2014 3:01 PM Page 19 April 7, 2014 • An Advertising Supplement to the Los Angeles Business Journal Most Influential Private Equity Investors in L.A. County HE right private equity investor does more There are some truly outstanding professionals Congratulations to the trailblazing professionals who than provide an infusion of cash for your making up the Los Angeles lending landscape. made this list and thank you for your contributions to Tbusiness. He or she – and the institution We’ve listed 16 of them here, along with some the local business community’s success! they represent – can genuinely prepare your organi- basic information about their careers, practice zation (with the right resources, capital and guid- and some relevant recent projects they’ve been ➼ ance) for the next level of growth and beyond. involved with. This special advertising supplement did not involve the reporting or editing staff of the Los Angeles Business Journal. 19_27_most_influential_private_equity_2014.qxp 4/3/2014 3:01 PM Page 20 20 AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL APRIL 7, 2014 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 APRIL 7, 2014 AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL 21 You are the exception. Now become exceptional If you’re a rapidly growing company, you are the very definition of “stand out.” But with growth comes questions. 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