Michael J. Arougheti

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President, & Board Member

Bill Benjamin

Partner and Head of Real Estate Group

Ryan Berry

Partner, Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Strategy Officer

Michelle J. Brauner

Principal

Seth Brufsky

Partner and Co-Head, U.S. Liquid Credit

Damayra Cacho

Partner, Investor Relations

Michael Chen

Principal and Relationship Manager, Asia

Paul Colatrella

Managing Director

Tyrone Cooney

Partner, Credit

Matthew Cwiertnia

Partner, Head of Private Equity

Robert Kipp DeVeer

Partner and Head of Credit Group

Keith E. Derman

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Infrastructure and Power

Carl Drake

Partner and Head of Public Investor Relations and Communications

Stéphane Etroy

Partner & Head of European Private Equity

Jonathan Ferguson

Director

Robert D. Franson

Principal

David J. Friedman

MD

Amy Fujimoto

Partner

Lydia Gaylord

Vice President, Investor Relations

Kai Gebauer

MD of Ares Capital Europe

Carling Giedt

Associate of Private Equity

Mitchell Goldstein

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Credit Group

Mitch Goldstein

Partner

Scott Graves

Partner, Portfolio Manager and Head of Distressed

Julie Greenman

Principal of Investor Relations

Carl Helander

Partner

Jamie Henderson

Partner

Peter Higgins

Partner and Portfolio Manager

Owen D. Hill

Managing Director

Joel Holsinger

Partner and Co-Head of Alternative Credit

Merritt S. Hooper

Partner, Global Client Solutions and Senior Advisor, Product Management and Investor Relations, Opportunistic Credit and Private Equity

Howard C. Huang

Partner

Christine Isip

Associate of Investor Relations

John Jardine

Partner

Andrew R. Jurkowski

Managing Director

Brian Klos

Partner

Carl H. Lemke

MD of Finance, Accounting and Operations Department

Mark MacEdo

Principal

Warren J. MacGillivray

Partner

Herbert Magid

Partner, Chairman of Ares Infrastructure and Power

Herb Magid

Partner and Co-Head of Ares EIF

Jana Weiss Markowicz

Partner, Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, U.S. Direct Lending

Christopher Mathewson

Senior Analyst

Michael Robert McFerran

Partner and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Shane T. Mengel

Co-Director of Research and Senior Analyst

Lucas Missong

Principal

Brian Napoli

Vice President of Investor Relations

Lee Stuart Neibart

Senior Partner, Partner and Co-Head of the Real Estate Group

John Nooney

Partner of Credit Group

Adam Pieczonka

Associate

Andrew Pike

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Infrastructure and Power

Andres Pinter

MD of Credit Group

Antony P. Ressler

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

David Ricanati

Partner

Bennett Rosenthal

Co-Founder, Partner, Chairman of Private Equity Group, & Board Member

David Roth

Partner & Co-Head of US Real Estate Equity

Kevin Ryan

Partner

Shawn Saint

VP

Andrew Schroeder

Partner and Co-Head of Ares EIF

Debra Sherman

VP of Ares Management GP LLC

James Simmons III

Partner

Daniel Sinclair

Director

Michael Smith

Partner

Julie Solomon

Partner and Head of of Product Management and Investor Relations

Charles Steel

Partner

Melissa Stephens

Vice President of Investor Relations

John Stilmar

Partner & Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations

Oleh Szczupak

MD of Commercial Finance Operations Group

Matthew Edwards Underwood

Partner

Danielle Vick

Managing Director and Relationship Manager

Nate Walton

Partner, Head of Energy Group

Nathan W. Walton

Partner & Head of Private Equity Secondaries

Eric S. Waxman

Partner

Steven Wolf

Partner

Raymond L. Wright

Senior VP and Chief Administrative Officer

Irina Zilbergleyt

VP

Abraham Zilkha

Partner

78 past transactions

Gotham Greens

Series E in 2022
Gotham Greens designs, builds and operates commercial scale greenhouse facilities in urban areas for fresh vegetable production. Since commencing production in early 2011, Gotham Greens has quickly become a worldwide pioneer in the field of urban agriculture and one of New York State’s leading producers of premium-quality, greenhouse-grown vegetables, and herbs. Local cultivation and regional distribution help Gotham Greens deliver their products quickly after being harvested to ensure they are fresh tasting, nutritionally dense, and long-lasting. Their farms are unconventional. But so is their commitment to taste, quality, and sustainability.

McLaren

Venture Round in 2022
McLaren is a prominent British company based in Woking, specializing in high-performance automotive, motorsport, and technology sectors. Founded in 1963, it consists of three core businesses: McLaren Racing, which competes in Formula 1 and IndyCar; McLaren Automotive, known for hand-building lightweight supercars; and McLaren Applied Technologies, focused on advanced data analytics and performance management. The company leverages its racing expertise to innovate and offer products that enhance performance across various industries, including healthcare and transportation. McLaren is recognized for its commitment to research and development, exemplified by its investments in facilities like the McLaren Composites Technology Centre, which develops lightweight structures for improved vehicle efficiency. With a reputation for technological excellence, McLaren exports over 90 percent of its supercars and continues to play a significant role in the automotive and motorsport industries.

Ryan

Private Equity Round in 2022
Ryan is a prominent global tax services firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, recognized for its extensive expertise in business taxes. It boasts the largest indirect tax practice in North America and ranks among the top corporate tax practices in the United States. The firm offers a wide array of tax advisory and consulting services, including audit defense, tax recovery, compliance, and strategic planning, addressing the needs of clients across various jurisdictions. With a workforce of over 2,500 professionals, Ryan serves more than 14,000 clients globally, including many leading Global 5000 companies. The firm has earned multiple accolades for its commitment to exceptional client service, reflecting its innovative approach and dedication to improving tax processes through technology and advocacy.

AXiomatic

Venture Round in 2022
AXiomatic powers unforgettable esports experiences through sports and entertainment expertise. Its mission is to build a portfolio of dynamic company holdings in the esports and video gaming industry. Through strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions, the team connects esports groups with valuable resources including venues, technologies, media content, distribution partners, and investment capital. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Johnnie-O

Venture Round in 2022
Johnnie-O, Inc. is a lifestyle apparel company founded in 2005 by John O'Donnell and headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The brand specializes in designing and selling a wide range of clothing for men, women, and children, including polos, button-downs, bottoms, T-shirts, outerwear, swimwear, and accessories. Johnnie-O aims to blend the relaxed Southern California vibe with elements of East Coast tradition and Southern charm, appealing to customers seeking modern and quality attire. The company's products are available through various retail stores across the United States and online, catering to a diverse clientele interested in a casual yet stylish lifestyle.

Kyte

Debt Financing in 2022
Kyte’s mission is to offer the most compelling and most customer-centric way to get a car for consumers on top of fully virtualized cloud fleet ecosystem.

Sharestates

Debt Financing in 2022
Sharestates, LLC operates an online marketplace that connects investors with real estate developers seeking funding for cash flow properties. Founded in 2014 and based in Great Neck, New York, the platform facilitates crowdfunding for real estate investments, allowing both retail and institutional investors to access institutional-quality opportunities. By matching investors with developers, Sharestates aims to expedite project financing and enhance profitability for both parties. The company specializes in alternative investments and fixed-income opportunities within the real estate sector.

DSD Renewables

Private Equity Round in 2022
Distributed Solar Development (DSD), a business backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewable Energy.

Amryt Pharma

Post in 2022
Amryt Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for patients with serious and life-threatening rare diseases. The company offers several commercial products, including Myalept/Myalepta, which addresses complications related to leptin deficiency in patients with generalized lipodystrophy, and Lojuxta/Juxtapid, used to manage cholesterol levels in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Amryt Pharma is also advancing its development candidates, including FILSUVEZ, aimed at treating the cutaneous manifestations of epidermolysis bullosa, and AP103, a pre-clinical gene therapy platform for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company sells its products across the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Amryt is also exploring novel treatments for rare neuroendocrine diseases, focusing on unmet medical needs in conditions like acromegaly and Cushing's disease.

CrossCountry Mortgage

Debt Financing in 2021
CrossCountry Mortgage offers a broad portfolio of home purchase and refinance programs ranging from conventional and jumbo mortgages to government-insured programs for veterans and rural homebuyers.

Infobip

Debt Financing in 2021
Infobip D.o.o. provides an omnichannel communications platform. It offers various solutions, such as messaging channels, tools for advanced customer engagement, authentication, security, support, and retention. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Vodnjan, Croatia. It has additional offices across Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, and North America. Infobip D.o.o. operates as a subsidiary of Infobip Ltd.

LaserAway

Private Equity Round in 2021
LaserAway is a medical practice offering tattoo removal and skin rejuvenation services.

Apex Clean Energy

Acquisition in 2021
Apex Clean Energy is an independent renewable energy company based in Charlottesville, VA. Since its founding in 2009, Apex has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry. In December 2012, Apex completed the development and construction of the 300 MW Canadian Hills Wind project outside Oklahoma City. The company has a diversified portfolio of wind energy facilities in development around the country and owns several operating solar PV assets. The company’s management team comprises experts from throughout the industry whose collective prior experience includes the development, financing, construction, and operation of over $10 billion in the wind and solar energy facilities now operating in the United States.

Honor

Debt Financing in 2021
Honor Technology, Inc. operates an online platform that connects in-home caregivers with seniors and their families across several states, including California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Ohio, and Michigan. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, the company provides non-medical home care services aimed at helping older adults live safely and comfortably in their own homes. Honor leverages proprietary technology to screen and match caregivers with seniors based on their specific needs. The platform offers features such as the Honor Frame, which informs seniors about their caregivers and arrival times. Additionally, families can monitor caregiver activities and visit durations. By partnering with local agencies through the Honor Care Network, the company enhances caregiver recruiting, training, and scheduling, supporting a reliable and transparent care experience for older adults.

Nuula

Debt Financing in 2021
Nuula is a mobile application that gives small business owners instant access to critical business metrics anytime, anywhere. It allows real-time monitoring of cash flow, personal and business credit activity, and social ratings and reviews. Small business owners know immediately if there’s an issue with their cash, credit, or reputation that requires action. With Nuula, the things that matter most to a small business’s success are always at their fingertips.

Behalf

Debt Financing in 2021
Behalf, Inc. operates as a financing provider which facilitates commerce between business to business merchants and their business customers. The company allows merchant partners to offer business customers instant credit and flexible payment terms at the point of sale. It also provides working capital solutions for small businesses and flexible financing for business purchases. Behalf, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York. The company has additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel

Resource Label Group

Acquisition in 2021
Resource Label Group, LLC is a full-service label company providing custom label design and printing for a wide range of industries. In addition to complete label printing capabilities, our label company offers specialty label customizations. Our experienced team walks you through the label process and ensures you get the right designs, materials and printing methods for your label.

Black Creek Group

Acquisition in 2021
Founded in 1993, Black Creek Group is a Colorado-headquartered real estate firm that specialises in commercial, mixed-use and residential properties across the United States and Mexico.

Landmark Partners

Acquisition in 2021
Landmark Partners is a private equity and real estate investment firm founded in 1989 and based in the United States. It specializes in secondary funds, providing liquidity to holders of interests in various types of limited partnerships, including venture, mezzanine, buyout, and real estate. With a long track record in the industry, Landmark has established 26 funds over the past two decades, with 95% of total capital now committed to secondary products. The firm also engages in co-investment, fund-of-funds, and growth capital programs. Landmark's team consists of seasoned professionals, each with an average of over 22 years of experience, ensuring comprehensive expertise in investment origination, analysis, portfolio management, accounting, and reporting. The firm’s name reflects its history of significant achievements in the private equity and real estate sectors.

Faraday Future

Debt Financing in 2021
Faraday Future is a design and technology company focused on revolutionizing the transportation sector through innovative solutions. The company aims to address the evolving needs of consumers by integrating advancements in energy, artificial intelligence, and shared mobility. By blurring the lines between the automotive industry and technology sectors, Faraday Future seeks to create a global ecosystem that redefines transportation, content, and vehicle ownership. Their approach reflects a response to modern challenges such as urban congestion and changing lifestyles, emphasizing a commitment to developing vehicles that align with contemporary demands.

Altico Capital

Acquisition in 2021
Altico Capital India Limited, a non-banking financial company, engages in the advancing loans and financing business. The company focuses on real estate asset backed lending, senior secured lending, mid-income residential projects, and commercial real estate projects across Mumbai, National Capital Region, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad, India. It also provides structured finance solutions to the infrastructure and other adjacent sectors. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Mumbai, India.

TricorBraun

Acquisition in 2021
TricorBraun Design & Innovation is an award-winning, fully integrated design studio, combining package design and development and custom mold building within one organization. TricorBraun has earned a number of package awards including WorldStar, AmeriStar awards as well as American Packaging Design Award and American Graphic Design Awards.

Exemplar Health Care

Acquisition in 2020
Exemplar Health Care Limited is a provider of residential care services in the United Kingdom, focusing on younger adults with complex physical and mental health needs. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rotherham, the company specializes in caring for individuals with a range of conditions, including physical disabilities like Huntington’s disease and multiple sclerosis, as well as mental health issues such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Exemplar Health Care operates care homes that emphasize person-centered care, aiming to enhance the health and well-being of their residents. The organization is committed to delivering high-quality clinical outcomes for those with diverse challenges, including learning disabilities and neuro-disabilities. It functions as a subsidiary of Exemplar Limited, reinforcing its dedication to providing comprehensive support for individuals with complex needs.

Wunder

Private Equity Round in 2020
Wunder is a Boulder, Colorado-based company that specializes in financing and developing commercial solar projects. Founded in 2013, it provides construction and term financing solutions for various solar initiatives, including traditional power purchase agreements, community solar developments, and projects involving unrated credit offtakers. Additionally, Wunder develops software and collaborates with leading solar organizations and financial institutions to facilitate the construction of large-scale solar projects for businesses, municipalities, nonprofits, and communities throughout the United States. The company is notable for being the first solar entity to participate in the Techstars technology accelerator.

Outfront Media

Post in 2020
Outfront Media is a leading out-of-home media company that specializes in connecting brands with their target audiences through impactful advertising solutions. Renowned for its creative approach, Outfront Media utilizes large-format canvases across North America to enhance brand visibility and engagement. The company emphasizes the effectiveness of intelligent out-of-home advertising, which makes brand messages more relevant and optimizes digital investments. By providing custom media solutions, Outfront Media supports advertisers in fostering engagement, building brand recognition, and establishing trust with consumers.

Ares SSG

Acquisition in 2020
Ares SSG is a private equity firm based in Hong Kong, specializing in middle market, credit, and special situations investments across the Asia Pacific region, with particular emphasis on Greater China, India, Indonesia, and Southeast Asia. Established in February 2009 and previously known as SSG Capital Management Limited, the firm operates additional offices in the Cayman Islands, Singapore, China, Mauritius, and India. Ares SSG is currently managing its third flagship fund, focusing on credit and special situations investments within the region. The firm became a subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation following its acquisition of a controlling interest in SSG Capital Holdings Limited in July 2020.

Swell Energy

Series A in 2019
Swell Energy Inc., based in Santa Monica, California, specializes in energy storage solutions in Southern California. Since its incorporation in 2014, the company has focused on providing homeowners with a comprehensive energy storage service. Its flagship product, EnergyShield, combines solar panels with compact lithium-ion home batteries to deliver backup power during grid failures. Swell Energy designs, installs, and maintains home energy systems, ensuring seamless integration for users. The company also emphasizes consumer education and offers financing options, partnering with local solar and storage providers to facilitate high-quality installations. By fostering the adoption of clean energy technologies, Swell Energy aims to enhance energy security for consumers and contribute to the development of responsive and dynamic energy resources within utility service areas across the United States.

Tikin Media

Series B in 2019
Tikin Media is a forward-looking advertising company that innovates building elevator media. The shareholders are composed of the world's top 500 and well-known media groups. They were successively invested by Baidu Venture Capital, Sequoia China and IDG within one year. Since its inception, the company has positioned itself to be a “high-end commercial building effect media operator”. The company's self-developed and possessed intellectual property elevator projection equipment is a new media form that subverts existing planar communication media, realizes mobile interconnection, and has programmatic ordering and big data analysis functions.

Heelstone Renewable Energy

Private Equity Round in 2019
Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC develops, owns, and operates solar power projects. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants

Private Equity Round in 2019
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants is a company that owns and operates a chain of restaurants, wineries, and tasting rooms across the United States. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Orland Park, Illinois, it offers a casual dining experience complemented by a full-service bar, private dining rooms, and Napa-style tasting rooms. The menu features a variety of dishes, including steak, seafood, salads, and sandwiches, all paired with the company's own wines, which include red, white, sparkling, and dessert options. Cooper's Hawk also runs a wine club, hosts wine trips, and provides catering and online ordering services. Its retail gift store offers wines, gift sets, wine accessories, and gourmet food. With locations in states like Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, Cooper's Hawk aims to bring a wine country experience to local communities.

HuangXiaoDi

Series A in 2019
HuangXiaoDi is a new scene of new catering aggregation platform.

Volery Capital Partners

Private Equity Round in 2019
Volery Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, that specializes in growth capital investments. The firm focuses on asset management businesses that generate positive environmental and social impact, particularly those addressing climate change and promoting energy-efficient, renewable, and low-carbon alternatives. By investing in top-performing management teams, Volery aims to enhance their performance and growth while ensuring measurable positive impact alongside market-rate financial returns. The firm provides strategic support to its portfolio companies in areas such as capital raising, corporate development, and impact measurement and management, positioning itself as a value-added partner in the financial services sector.

CoolSys

Acquisition in 2019
CoolSys is the parent company of market-leading operating businesses that provide a full spectrum of best-in-class service experiences and solutions to the retail, commercial, and industrial refrigeration and HVAC industries. The CoolSys corporate brand was developed to unite a growing family of refrigeration & HVAC operating brands into one family while providing strategic guidance and leadership, ensuring that collectively, the CoolSys operating brands are providing great value and a best-in-class experience to each of their customers.

Fadada

Series C in 2019
Fadada.com is an online platform offering services of online electronic contracts signature, electronic documents signature, evidence custody and other related electronic signature SaaS services. The company is third-party electronic contract platform in China, mainly for finance, real estate, automotive, human resources services, education, insurance, third-party payment, tourism, medical, logistics, supply chain, B2B, B2C online trading platform and other industries and government agencies provide electronic contracts, electronic document signing and depositing services, while integrating value-added services such as forensic and lawyer services.

NueHealth

Private Equity Round in 2018
NueHealth is an expert at bringing health systems and physicians together in partnership with surgical facilities. Joint ventures between physicians and health systems establish both new markets and patient access points. As payment reform continues to develop, joint ventures in surgical facilities provide hospitals with alternative sites of service that result in lower-cost surgical care while maintaining high-quality outcomes. Success is assured when physicians and health systems share objectives and vision. NueHealth gives employers and patients more control over healthcare choices and management through bundled payment options and customized benefits plans. Their network includes highly regarded physicians across a variety of specialties in some of the most recognized hospitals and facilities in the region.
LightPoint Financial Technology, Inc. develops and provides SaaS based trading, risk, and analytics technology. Its platform supports clients’ entire workflow, including portfolio management, trade execution, settlement, compliance, reconciliation, finance, risk, administration, and client reporting. LightPoint Financial Technology, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tarrytown, New York.

Paradigm Energy Partners

Acquisition in 2018
Paradigm Energy Partners, a midstream company, designs, builds, and operates gathering, storage, and transport solutions for the Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas. It focuses on the development of custom gathering, storage, and long-haul solutions, which provide crude oil and gas producers with take-away capacity, flow assurance, and multi-market optionality; and access to class one rail facilities and connection to Enbridge’s pipeline system north of Lake Sacagawea.

BC Partners

Debt Financing in 2018
BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm founded in 1986, managing over €23 billion in assets. With offices in London, Hamburg, Paris, and New York, the firm specializes in private equity and has expanded its offerings to include credit and real estate platforms. BC Partners focuses on seven key sectors: media, retail, technology, healthcare, banking, business services, and utilities. The firm seeks to invest in market-leading businesses that demonstrate strong barriers to entry and present significant opportunities for growth and value creation. To date, BC Partners has completed over 113 investments, representing a total enterprise value of €145 billion, and operates as an integrated team across its global network.

Chowsing Live

Series A in 2018
Chowsing Live, based in Shanghai, China, specializes in the online retail of pet products and accessories. The company offers a variety of items, including pet jumbo wipes, cat collars with bells, and flushable cat litter. In addition to its retail operations, Chowsing Live is associated with Shanghai Chowsing Company, which provides a broader range of pet services, including pet food, nutrition, toiletries, cleaning products, and medicine. Established in 2004, Chowsing Live aims to meet the diverse needs of pet owners through its online platform.

CS Energy

Acquisition in 2018
CS Energy (formerly Conti Solar) is a national EPC, O&M, and energy storage company. CS Energy’s attention to detail, flawless execution and collaborative culture has enabled them to successfully develop and install over 650 MW of solar projects since their early initiatives in 2004. CS Energy’s leverage established partnerships with solar developers, IPPs, utilities, off-takers, suppliers and landowners to streamline project development, design, construction and operations, driving down project costs and creating value across all project stakeholders. Majority-owned by the Ares Infrastructure and Power Group (AIPG) with a minority position retained by the Conti Group, CS Energy is well positioned with a diversified network of industry experts and the financial resources to be a trusted, long-term partner. Learn more at http://www.csenergy.com.

Crazy Dog

Series A in 2018
Crazy Dog began operation in 2014 with the principle of serving the goods at an excellent price and the concept of "making dogs happy, owners reassuring, society assured" to provide the best quality, healthy and reliable product experience for the pet friends, with many brands such as Crazy Puppy, Mai Shi, Van Kec, Beauty (Cat). Products include pet food, pet entertainment, pet clothing, pet health care products, pet daily necessities, etc. After three years of rapid development, the company's "crazy puppy" dog food brand has full coverage of Tmall, Taobao, Jingdong and other online sales platforms and offline pet hospitals, pet stores, etc. It has become the leader in Internet dog food sales. In 2016, the sales exceeded 100 million yuan. In 2017, 618 sales reached 9 million. It is estimated that the annual sales will exceed 350 million yuan, and the average annual growth rate will reach 300%. In the future, they will take the vision of building an Internet pet ecosystem as a vision to lead the brand in the whole network of dog food sales. By 2020, the first brand of pet food category with annual sales of over 1 billion will be formed.

BFS Capital

Debt Financing in 2018
Delivering funding solutions is the reason they're in business They’re experts in the working capital needs of small businesses. Headquartered in South Florida, their technology-enabled financing platform provides up to $2 million in small business loans and merchant cash advances to businesses in all 50 states and Canada, and through their affiliate, Boost Capital, in the United Kingdom. They’ve delivered more than $1 billion in total financing to small- and mid-sized businesses across more than 400 industries, helping entrepreneurs like you to access working capital for any business need. A direct funding source and industry leader since 2002, they have years of experience and firm financial backing from institutional and bank partners, which has helped to solidify their position as the preferred funding source for small businesses. They're proud of their track record of success in supporting the dreams of thousands of customers – 80% of whom are repeat business, resulting in a Better Business Bureau A+ rating.

Convergint Technologies

Acquisition in 2018
Convergint Technologies is a service-based global integrator of Electronic Security, Fire Alarm and Life Safety, Healthcare Technologies, Communications, and Building Automation. They provide professional services that seamlessly combine both their systems and enterprise integration skills to integrate disparate facility systems to meet customer's evolving business requirements. From day one, delivering value through unparalleled customer service and consistent operational excellence has been foundational at Convergint Technologies. Their promise and their number one objective, is to be their customers' best service provider.

Wellem

Series B in 2017
Wellem is an operator of pediatric clinic franchise. United Wellness Pediatric Gubei Clinic (Wellem) is a private clinic that provides care for babies, children, and young adults. They believe in leveraging competition and innovation to create better care, and base their service on the American service standard. They offer general pediatrics, pediatric dental care, specialized childcare, and imported vaccines. And can help children with any issue from physical growth, to nutrition, and language to vision, and even academic skills. Parents can also bring their children for preventative check ups, with little waiting time and simple registration.

DuPage Medical Group

Private Equity Round in 2017
DuPage Medical Group (DMG) was formed in 1999 when three healthcare groups serving the western suburbs of Chicago since the 1960s joined together. Today, DMG has grown into one of the largest and most successful independent multi-specialty physician groups in Illinois. This success is largely based on the informed direction it receives through a physician-governed board. DMG is led by experienced physicians who continually seek innovations through a model of QEA: Quality, Efficiency and Access. Managing such a proactive model of medicine allows DMG to provide quality care, construct the most advanced facilities and implement the latest technology. Through secure access of an electronic health record and our patient portal, MyChart, our physicians and patients stay closely connected on the care that forms the bigger picture of each patient’s health. DMG promotes strong collaboration among its medical staff and solicits helpful feedback from patients. Strong administrative support creates stability for DMG physicians, empowering them to help drive the group forward.

PhiSkin

Series B in 2017
PhiSkin is a skin and laser clinic located in China, specializing in a range of skin care treatments. The clinic offers services that utilize advanced laser technology and skin care techniques to address various skin concerns. By focusing on effective and innovative solutions, PhiSkin aims to enhance the overall skin health and appearance of its clients.

DevaCurl

Acquisition in 2017
After launching over a decade ago at the trendy Devachan salon in New York City, DevaCurl quickly became the most popular curl care products among curly girls seeking to free their inner curl naturally. With the introduction of DevaCurl No-Poo®, the Original Non-Lathering Conditioning Cleanser came the beginning of a CURLvolution! DevaCurl was one of the first hair care brands to replace harsh, damaging detergents with gentle, hydrating ingredients and botanical extracts. Today, DevaCurl offers a complete line of sulfate-, silicone- and paraben-free cleansers, conditioners and styling products that deliver healthy, naturally gorgeous, frizz free curls.
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas primarily in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. At December 31, 2014, our estimated proved reserves were 75.4 MMBOE, of which 56% were proved developed. Our portfolio of oil and natural gas reserves is weighted in favor of oil, with approximately 83% of our proved reserves at December 31, 2014 consisting of oil and natural gas liquids and approximately 17% consisting of natural gas.

Van Hook Gathering System

Acquisition in 2015
Van Hook Gathering System

LendingPoint

Debt Financing in 2015
LendingPoint LLC provides direct lending services. The company owns and operates a cloud-based lending platform to offer personal loans based on its predictive risk algorithms. It provides loans in the areas of debt consolidation, home improvement, credit card refinancing, vacations, medical bills, buying or repairing automobile, moving expenses, wedding, and home appliances. The company also owns and operates LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that offers financing options to merchants, service providers, and medical institutions. LendingPoint LLC was founded in 2014 and is based in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Farrow & Ball

Acquisition in 2014
Farrow & Ball Ltd is a manufacturer and retailer of premium decorative paints and wallpapers, established in 1946 and based in Wimborne, United Kingdom. The company specializes in luxury products that enhance homes globally, utilizing traditional manufacturing techniques that emphasize quality and detail. Farrow & Ball paints are notable for their depth of color and unique finishes, achieved through high levels of pigments and rich resin binders. Their wallpaper offerings are handcrafted using eco-friendly materials and innovative printing methods, resulting in distinctive textures. The products are available online and through a network of showrooms and stockists worldwide, reflecting the brand's commitment to craftsmanship and sustainability.

Energy Investors Fund

Acquisition in 2014
Energy Investors Fund is a private equity fund manager focused on the independent power and electric utility industry.

Infovista

Debt Financing in 2014
InfoVista provides a unified platform for network performance management, application performance management and SLA management that empowers service providers and enterprise IT organizations to holistically and cost-effectively monitor and ensure availability and quality of service on the infrastructure, services and applications they deliver.

National Veterinary Associates

Acquisition in 2014
NVA was founded in 1996 by Stanley Creighton, DVM, with an emphasis on supporting local medical standards as established by individual hospitals and practitioners. He believed that veterinary medicine is best practiced when veterinarians craft their own hospital and community specific strategies for high quality patient care and client services. The vision continues at NVA as we make available the tools and resources for hospitals to achieve their medical goals while avoiding any single standardized national plan that might not be the best fit for an individual hospital. The variety of tools and resources we provide include emerging research and care standards, access to our national medical database, human resource guidance, marketing support, recruiting assistance, tax preparation, and training and education for staff. Managing veterinarians decide what level of medicine they would like their hospital to achieve, and NVA provides the support to get them there. ©

London Square

Acquisition in 2014
London Square is a residential developer and house builder.

BlackBrush

Acquisition in 2014
BlackBrush, founded in 2004, is an independent oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with over 75 employees. BlackBrush currently operates over 160,000 net (360,000 gross) acres extensively throughout South Texas and is active in the Eagle Ford and other shale formations.

Ob Hospitalist Group

Acquisition in 2013
Ob Hospitalist Group provides on-site, board-certified obstetrics and gynecology physician services to hospitals across the United States. Founded in 2006 and based in Mauldin, South Carolina, with additional locations in Greenville and Houston, the company focuses on developing and managing hospitalist programs that ensure expectant mothers receive reliable medical care. Its dedicated team of skilled physicians is available 24/7, providing both emergent and routine care in the absence of a private physician. By collaborating with hospitals and medical staff, Ob Hospitalist Group aims to enhance patient outcomes, support healthcare providers, and promote clinical excellence in women's health. The organization is committed to improving the overall standard of care for women and newborns through innovative and financially sustainable healthcare solutions.

Neiman Marcus Group

Acquisition in 2013
The Neiman Marcus Group, LLC is a prominent online retailer specializing in the sale of designer apparel, shoes, handbags, jewelry, and beauty products for women, men, and children. The company offers a diverse range of products, including luggage, travel accessories, grooming items, and home goods such as bedding, bath products, and décor. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a notable location in New York City, the Neiman Marcus Group serves both domestic and international customers. The company underwent a significant restructuring process, having filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in May 2020, and it operates as a subsidiary of Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC.

Smart & Final

Acquisition in 2012
Smart & Final is a truly unique company, for it combines today's state-of-the-art technologies and management practices with the historical perspective of one of the West's pioneer companies.

Insight Global

Private Equity Round in 2012
Insight Global, LLC is an information technology staffing company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in employment solutions for Fortune 500 corporations in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2001, the company offers a range of staffing services, including long-term, short-term, temporary-to-permanent, and direct placement options. It also provides managed services such as IT outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing, project management, and business process outsourcing. Insight Global serves various industries, including aerospace, energy, banking, healthcare, and technology, and completes over 33,000 placements annually through its extensive network of regional offices. The company is dedicated to connecting top talent with opportunities, particularly in sectors like healthcare, finance, and government.

OZNER

Series B in 2011
Ozner Water International Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the water purification, air sanitization, supply chain, and other businesses in the People’s Republic of China. The company’s Water Purification segment sells and leases water purification machines; and provides training services to distributors. The Air Sanitisation segment engages in the provision of air sanitization construction, and related consulting and training services; and sale of air sanitization products. The Supply Chain segment sells micro motor products. The Other segment provides financing services in lending loans to distributors. It is also involved in the development and manufacture of water purification and air sanitization products, as well as micro motor products; and provision of finance leasing/leasing/factoring, and water purifying services. Ozner Water International Holding Limited was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

99 Cents Only Stores

Acquisition in 2011
99 Cents Only Stores is a premier deep-discount retailer that primarily carries name-brand consumable and general merchandise. They are an exciting shopping destination—often the first stop—for price-sensitive consumers, and a fun treasure-hunt shopping experience for other value conscious consumers. Their stores are attractively merchandised, clean, full-service shopping destinations that offer customers significant value on a wide selection of quality products from everyday household items to fresh produce to an exciting assortment of seasonal and party merchandise including decorations, costumes and gifts. Merchandise encompasses name-brand closeouts and regularly available food and beverage products such as produce, deli, and other basic grocery items.
Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. retails hard surface flooring products in the United States. The company offers tiles, stone, wood, laminate and vinyl, decoratives, and installation materials for backsplashes, walls, bathrooms, kitchen, living rooms, and patios applications. It serves homeowners and professional contractors. The company sells products through its stores in Arizona, Louisiana, California, Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Virginia. It also sells products online. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Floor and Decor Outlets of America, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.

BFMA Holding Corporation

Acquisition in 2004
BFMA Holding Corporation operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, manufactures soap, detergent.

House of Blues Entertainment

Venture Round in 2004
The House of Blues grew out of founder Isaac Tigrett's love for the unique American art form known as the "the Blues". Weaned on this music during his early childhood in Tennessee, one of Isaac's goals was to introduce the world to the music of the rural south, including the Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Gospel, Jazz and Roots-based Rock & Roll. The very first House of Blues opened its doors in a converted historical house in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1992 and is home to live music, original folk art, and delta-inspired cuisine. The House of Blues is dedicated to educating and celebrating the history of Southern Culture and African American artistic contributions to music and art.

Maidenform

Acquisition in 2004
In 1922, Ida Rosenthal and Enid Bisset created the original Maidenform® brassiere. It was the first brassiere to give women a natural appearance by shaping the natural contours of the bust. Since then, Maidenform® Brands, Inc. has become a global intimate apparel company with a portfolio of established and well-known brands, top-selling products and an iconic heritage. We design, source and market an extensive range of intimate apparel products, including bras, panties and shapewear. For over 90 years, we have built strong equity for our brands and established a platform for growth through a combination of innovative, first-to-market designs and creative advertising campaigns focused on increasing brand awareness with generations of women.

Speakeasy

Series D in 2004
Speakeasy is one of the nation's leading broadband voice (VoIP), data and IT service providers. Speakeasy helps small businesses succeed by offering simplified voice and data solutions that improve the customer experience, increase employee productivity and help cut costs. Based in Seattle, Speakeasy has provided award-winning customer service since 1994 and joined the Best Buy family of companies in April 2007, working with Best Buy For Business to champion technology for small businesses throughout the U.S.

Speakeasy

Series C in 2002
Speakeasy is one of the nation's leading broadband voice (VoIP), data and IT service providers. Speakeasy helps small businesses succeed by offering simplified voice and data solutions that improve the customer experience, increase employee productivity and help cut costs. Based in Seattle, Speakeasy has provided award-winning customer service since 1994 and joined the Best Buy family of companies in April 2007, working with Best Buy For Business to champion technology for small businesses throughout the U.S.

Creative Planet

Venture Round in 2000
Creative Planet is a prominent provider of business-to-business internet services tailored for creative professionals. The company offers a comprehensive suite of project management applications, production databases, and information services that facilitate the creative process. By concentrating on enhancing efficiencies in the film, television, music video, and commercial production sectors, Creative Planet aims to streamline production workflows. Its industry-standard applications support an end-to-end internet-based production management solution and marketplace, positioning the company as a vital resource for professionals in the creative industry.

Baseline StudioSystems

Series C in 2000
Studio Systems operates an online entertainment industry database and offers information services to the entertainment and media industries on a subscription basis. It offers Studio System, an online information system that allows retrieval of television and film information, including talent, representation, below and above the line credits, projects in various stages of development, contact information, box office, and ratings. The system also provides reports such as client rosters, literary sales, and location start/wrap dates. It offers its information system for international publicity, agency, production, film commission, studio, distributor, and third party vendor clients. It also offers ScriptLog, a script management system to manage the story department; and In Hollywood, which provides film industry professionals with information on films in development, relevant contact information, and the production scenes. In addition, it develops tools that facilitate entertainment companies to manage internal research. Based in Santa Monica, California, Studio Systems, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of The New York Times Company.

Tornado Development

Venture Round in 2000
Tornado Development is a software and services company.

mValue.com

Series B in 2000
Los Angeles-based MVALUE.com, Inc. (www.MVALUE.com) was founded in 1999 to give web surfers privacy, control and cash while offering web retailers access to targeted customers in a privacy-protected environment. The Company's primary application the MVALUE Panel, serves as an on-line companion to consumers—protecting their privacy and enabling them to earn cash when they surf the Net. Consumers are becoming more and more concerned with maintaining their personal privacy and controlling their personal information on the web. MVALUE.com has created a consumer-to-business marketplace where the consumer decides which companies get their data and what value they receive for exchanging it. Marketers are able to obtain online profiles of their actual customers, and their competitor's customers, in a permission based way.

Creative Planet

Series B in 1999
Creative Planet is a prominent provider of business-to-business internet services tailored for creative professionals. The company offers a comprehensive suite of project management applications, production databases, and information services that facilitate the creative process. By concentrating on enhancing efficiencies in the film, television, music video, and commercial production sectors, Creative Planet aims to streamline production workflows. Its industry-standard applications support an end-to-end internet-based production management solution and marketplace, positioning the company as a vital resource for professionals in the creative industry.

Baseline StudioSystems

Series B in 1999
Studio Systems operates an online entertainment industry database and offers information services to the entertainment and media industries on a subscription basis. It offers Studio System, an online information system that allows retrieval of television and film information, including talent, representation, below and above the line credits, projects in various stages of development, contact information, box office, and ratings. The system also provides reports such as client rosters, literary sales, and location start/wrap dates. It offers its information system for international publicity, agency, production, film commission, studio, distributor, and third party vendor clients. It also offers ScriptLog, a script management system to manage the story department; and In Hollywood, which provides film industry professionals with information on films in development, relevant contact information, and the production scenes. In addition, it develops tools that facilitate entertainment companies to manage internal research. Based in Santa Monica, California, Studio Systems, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of The New York Times Company.