Tennenbaum Waterman Fund

Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC is a prominent alternative investment management firm established in 1999, specializing in credit opportunities and special situations. With approximately $5 billion in capital under management, the firm has invested in over 170 portfolio companies through various strategies including debtor-in-possession financing, convertible, and event-driven strategies. Tennenbaum Capital Partners focuses on direct and secondary direct investments in middle market companies across a wide range of industries such as technology, healthcare, energy, and financial services. The firm seeks to address challenges faced by companies through investments ranging from $10 million to $300 million in equity and $10 million to $125 million in debt. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Tennenbaum Capital Partners has additional offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, and New York, maintaining a strong presence in North America while also considering opportunities in Europe.

Hovik Adamyan

Senior Associate

Paul Davis

Chief Financial Officer

Robert DiPaolo

Managing Director

Christian Donohue

Managing Director

Carolyn Glick

Director

Jeffrey Gordon

Senior Associate

Mark Kronfeld

Managing Director

Lee Robert Landrum

Partner

Howard Marshall Levkowitz

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Connor Lockhart

Senior Associate

Chris Lyon

Associate

Kathleen McGlynn

VP

Keon Reed

Senior Associate

Alberto Tani

Associate

Alan Tom

Director

Philip Tseng

Managing Partner

Rajneesh Vig

Managing Partner

Dan Worrell

Managing Director

Eric Yuan

Managing Director and Head Trader

48 past transactions

NERIO

NERIO develops a technology-centric title platform, serving all facets of the mortgage loan cycle, including residential purchase, refinancing, home equity, default and curative services and commercial services. The company is based in the United States.

Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc (OTCPK:AAII.Q)

Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc provides aircraft maintenance and modification services to the United States government, foreign governments, and military customers. Its services include maintenance and modification of military transport, tanker, and petrol aircraft airframes; and aircraft maintenance and modification services, such as complete airframe maintenance and repair, and custom air frame design and modification. The company’s services also comprise scheduled and unscheduled maintenance; interior refurbishment and reconfiguration; lavatory, galley, airstair, and auxiliary fuel tank installations; aging aircraft inspection; structural and accident damage repair; manufacturing and parts fabrication; composite repair; service bulletin and AD compliance; component repair and overhaul; EPA approved stripping and painting; CPCP; non-destructive testing; avionics upgrades and installation; and FAA repair station RJ1R454K. Its principal services performed under military contracts are programmed depot maintenance, aircraft modifications, aircraft stripping and painting, rewiring, parts fabrication, engineering support services, system integration of component upgrades, and modification of fixed wing aircrafts. In addition, the company offers airframe corrosion prevention and control, rewiring, and component overhauls, as well as structural, avionics, and other systems modification services. It provides its services directly as a prime contractor or indirectly as a sub- contractor. The company was formerly known as Pemco Aviation Group, Inc. and changed its name to Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc. in September 2007. Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc was founded in 1983 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. On Nov 3, 2011, the voluntary petition of Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc., along with its affiliates, for reorganization under Ch 11 was converted to Ch 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Feb 15, 2011.

Nextracker

Series B in 2015
NEXTracker offers a significant breakthrough in horizontal tracking, with lower costs, better performance and more flexibility for solar power plants. These benefits increase solar project profits for developers, EPCs and system owners. Leveraging world-class design and installation expertise, NEXTracker has delivered trackers for dozens of projects in sizes exceeding 80MW, across 3 continents. The company is headquartered in California with regional offices in Asia, Europe and South America.

Boiling Water AB

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Established in 2015, Great American Capital Partners is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that targets growth capital, distressed and secured debt financing.

Radnor Holdings

Private Equity Round in 2005
Radnor Holdings manufactures and distributes disposable foodservice products.
fuse, LLC., doing business as NUVOtv, operates an English-language entertainment network for modern Latinos. It offers a range of Latino-inspired entertainment and lifestyle programming. Its network is available in various homes in Hispanic DMAs and the United States markets, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, and New York. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Glendale, California. fuse, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Fuse Media Inc.

Eagle-Picher Inc.

Eagle-Picher Inc. manufactures auto parts. The company was formerly known as Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Eagle-Picher Inc. in August 2003. The company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eagle-Picher Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EaglePicher Holdings, Inc.
Euroseas Ltd. provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. It owns and operates dry bulk carriers that transport bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains, as well as bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. The company also owns and operates containerships that transport dry and refrigerated containerized cargoes, such as manufactured products and perishables. As of April 25, 2014, its fleet consisted of 10 containerships with 262,988 deadweight tons (dwt); and 4 drybulk carriers with 262,074 dwt. Euroseas Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Maroussi, Greece.
Cognate Bioservices is a fully-integrated contract bioservices organization providing the highest level of scientific and management expertise. Cognate provides full development and cGMP manufacturing services to companies and institutions engaged in the development of cell-based products. The combination of highly experienced staff, successful track records and cGMP facilities makes Cognate one of the most qualified contract manufacturers of cell-based products in the world today.

Regional Airline

Regional Airline operates in the aviation sector. Regional Airline is based in United States.

Zonda

Funding Round in 2012
Hanley Wood is the premier information, media, event, and strategic marketing services company serving the residential and commercial design and construction industries.

NERIO

Private Placement in 2018
NERIO develops a technology-centric title platform, serving all facets of the mortgage loan cycle, including residential purchase, refinancing, home equity, default and curative services and commercial services. The company is based in the United States.

Fuse

Venture Round in 2012
Fuse Media is a cross-platform entertainment media brand that creates empowering, music culture-based content and experiences for a multicultural millennial and GenZ audience. The company celebrates talent, activists and creators who break boundaries, celebrate life and fuel hope for a world seeking unity. It does so across the following platforms: the Fuse and FM (Fuse Music) linear and video-on-demand (VOD) channels; Fuse Digital; OTT channels and programming apps; and live events.

Cognate BioServices

Venture Round in 2018
Cognate Bioservices is a fully-integrated contract bioservices organization providing the highest level of scientific and management expertise. Cognate provides full development and cGMP manufacturing services to companies and institutions engaged in the development of cell-based products. The combination of highly experienced staff, successful track records and cGMP facilities makes Cognate one of the most qualified contract manufacturers of cell-based products in the world today.

InMobi

Debt Financing in 2015
InMobi provides mobile advertising services in Asia and Africa. It develops an advertisement serving algorithm that helps in optimizing the ranking of the advertisements served on mobile phones. InMobi also provides campaign management services, such as strategy, designing, executing, managing, and optimizing campaigns, and advertisement creation, format, and targeting services for advertisers. Moreover, it offers monetization strategies to monetize site traffic by using a combination of performance and branding advertisements, and an advertisement serving algorithm to rank the advertisements available based on user targeting and past performance for publishers. Further, InMobi provides advertisers and publishers with access to near real-time reports to monitor the performance of advertisement campaigns and the status of site monetization. Furthermore, it offers InMobi Ad Tracker, a mobile campaign conversion tracking solution; and Lifetime Value Platform, a platform that identifies in-application user groups and provides behavior insight to publishers or application developers. InMobi has a strategic partnership with TalkingData. Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, and Abhay Singhal founded mKhoj Solutions Private Limited in 2006 that became InMobi Technologies in August 2009, with its headquarters in Bengaluru in India and additional offices in New Delhi and Mumbai in India.

Soasta

Debt Financing in 2016
SOASTA is a performance analytics platform that enables digital business owners to gain unprecedented and continuous performance insights into their real user experience on mobile and web devices in real-time and at scale. With more than 10 million tests performed and more than 100 billion user experiences measured, SOASTA is the digital performance expert trusted by industry‐leading companies, including Experian, Gilt Groupe, Hallmark, Intuit, Microsoft, and Netflix. It was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with additional offices in the United States and London.

Cognate BioServices

Private Placement in 2018
Cognate Bioservices is a fully-integrated contract bioservices organization providing the highest level of scientific and management expertise. Cognate provides full development and cGMP manufacturing services to companies and institutions engaged in the development of cell-based products. The combination of highly experienced staff, successful track records and cGMP facilities makes Cognate one of the most qualified contract manufacturers of cell-based products in the world today.

Videology

Debt Financing in 2017
Videology is a digital media advertising technology solutions provider, providing its clients with solutions to connect advertiser brands with consumers who are most interested in those brands. By leveraging the power of consumer data and ad decisioning, we increase accountability, and optimize the performance of video and display advertising campaigns by providing a more relevant, meaningful web experience for consumers who view the ads delivered through our advertising technology solutions.

Edmentum

Private Placement in 2018
Edmentum, Inc. is a leading provider of online learning programs designed to drive student achievement for academic and career success. With more than 50 years of experience driving significant advances in the industry, Edmentum offers a wide variety of innovative learning programs to empower 21st century teaching and learning. Privately owned Plato Learning, the Minneapolis-based provider of online education solutions, acquired publicly traded Archipelago (ARCL) and Oregon-based EdOption.. The new name of all three companies is Edmentum.

InMobi

Debt Financing in 2014
InMobi provides mobile advertising services in Asia and Africa. It develops an advertisement serving algorithm that helps in optimizing the ranking of the advertisements served on mobile phones. InMobi also provides campaign management services, such as strategy, designing, executing, managing, and optimizing campaigns, and advertisement creation, format, and targeting services for advertisers. Moreover, it offers monetization strategies to monetize site traffic by using a combination of performance and branding advertisements, and an advertisement serving algorithm to rank the advertisements available based on user targeting and past performance for publishers. Further, InMobi provides advertisers and publishers with access to near real-time reports to monitor the performance of advertisement campaigns and the status of site monetization. Furthermore, it offers InMobi Ad Tracker, a mobile campaign conversion tracking solution; and Lifetime Value Platform, a platform that identifies in-application user groups and provides behavior insight to publishers or application developers. InMobi has a strategic partnership with TalkingData. Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, and Abhay Singhal founded mKhoj Solutions Private Limited in 2006 that became InMobi Technologies in August 2009, with its headquarters in Bengaluru in India and additional offices in New Delhi and Mumbai in India.
Integra is one of the largest facilities-based providers of communication and networking services in the western United States. We connect businesses of all sizes with advanced networking, communications and technology solutions in 35 metropolitan markets. Integra owns and operates an enterprise-class network consisting of a 6,400-mile long-haul fiber-optic network, 3,000 miles of metropolitan fiber and a nationwide IP/MPLS network. Our fiber network connects directly to more than 2,300 enterprise buildings and data centers. Through our expansive Ethernet-over-copper footprint, we can deliver high-bandwidth services to more than 400,000 businesses.
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, a casino and entertainment company, engages in the operation of casinos and gaming facilities in Canada. As of September 14, 2018, it operated 27 gaming properties with approximately 380 tables, 13,200 slots, 77 restaurants and bars, and 561 hotel rooms in British Columbia, Edmonton, and Ontario, as well as 2 properties in Ontario. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.
Xperience Restaurant Group operates as a casual dining Mexican restaurant company primarily in the United States. The company’s primary restaurant concepts include El Torito, El Torito Grill, Chevys Fresh Mex, and Acapulco Mexican Restaurant. It also operates restaurants under the Las Brisas, Casa Gallardo, El Paso Cantina, Who Song & Larry’s, and Sinigual brand names. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, Real Mex Foods, Inc., procures, develops, manufactures, and distributes Mexican food products to quick service restaurant, casual dining, retail, and foodservice channels; and manufactures, researches, and develops a proprietary line of packaged multi-serve entrees under the Real Mex Foods label for retailers. As of August 15, 2011, it operated 177 company owned and operated restaurants and 22 franchised restaurants. The company is headquartered in Cypress, California.
U.S. TelePacific Corp., doing business as TPx Communications, is as a competitive telecommunications carrier that provides IP, voice, data, and Internet services, as well as business continuity, security, and managed solutions to business customers in the United States. It offers cloud communications services that include hosted PBX, call center, hybrid SIP and UC, business phones, SIP trunking, audio conferencing, and virtual fax; managed IT services that include managed SD-WAN, managed security, managed firewall, endpoint management, managed backups, managed Office 365, managed datacenters, and managed networks; and managed connectivity services that include SD-WAN, MPLS private networks, internet access, ethernet transport, fixed wireless, managed high speed internet, internet failover, and 4G LTE networking. The company serves healthcare, financial services, education, government, legal, retail, and non-profit organizations. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Los Angeles, California. It also has additional offices in Austin, Richardson, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Bakersfield, Camarillo, Fresno, Rancho Cucamonga, Irvine, Napa, Petaluma, Sacramento, San Diego, South San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton, Torrance, Walnut Creek, and Woodland Hills, California; Englewood, Colorado; Las Vegas, Nevada; Manchester, New Hampshire; New York, New York; South Portland, Maine; St. Louis, Missouri; and Waltham, Massachusetts. U.S. TelePacific Corp. operates as a subsidiary of U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp.

Svof/Mm, Llc

Svof/Mm, Llc operates as a subsidiary of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC
Green Biologics is a revenue generating industrial biotech company based in Oxfordshire aiming to become the world's leading supplier of advanced fermentation technologies for conversion of biomass to renewable fuels and chemicals.

VitAG

Private Equity Round in 2014
VitAG Corporation engages in the disposition of municipal biosolids and animal residuals into inorganic fertilizers. Its VitAG recycling technology transforms biosolids into ammonium sulfate granular fertilizers. The company sells its fertilizers through distributors in the United States and internationally. VitAG Corporation is based in Beech Island, South Carolina.
Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level, and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control services. It also offers AC battery storage systems; Envoy communications gateway; and Enlighten cloud-based monitoring service, as well as other accessories. The company sells its solutions to solar distributors; and directly to large installers, original equipment manufacturers, strategic partners, and homeowners, as well as directly to the homeowners and the do-it-yourself market through its legacy product upgrade program or online store. In addition, it offers online and in-person training resources for solar and storage installers, and Enphase system owners through its Enphase University. Enphase Energy, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Green Biologics

Debt Financing in 2015
Green Biologics is a revenue generating industrial biotech company based in Oxfordshire aiming to become the world's leading supplier of advanced fermentation technologies for conversion of biomass to renewable fuels and chemicals.
Contech Engineered Solutions provides site solutions for engineers, contractors, architects, and owners. Their portfolio includes bridges, drainage, erosion control, retaining wall, sanitary sewer, and stormwater management products. Through cost-effective engineered solutions, they help build, support, and sustain land development projects while protecting the environment. Their reputation as an industry leader comes from world-class design, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution. Through their industry-leading sales, marketing, and engineering organizations, they maintain a competitive advantage and sustain relationships throughout the site development ecosystem, including land owners, regulators, contractors, and specifiers. Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio, they have over 1,400 employees and 60 facilities strategically located across North America. Their footprint spans every major U.S. city and all 50 states, allowing us to provide unmatched customer support.
Edmentum, Inc. is a leading provider of online learning programs designed to drive student achievement for academic and career success. With more than 50 years of experience driving significant advances in the industry, Edmentum offers a wide variety of innovative learning programs to empower 21st century teaching and learning. Privately owned Plato Learning, the Minneapolis-based provider of online education solutions, acquired publicly traded Archipelago (ARCL) and Oregon-based EdOption.. The new name of all three companies is Edmentum.
At Anacomp, not only do we provide basic document management and scanning services such as capture, classification, indexing, extraction and secure document destruction, we also enable our customers to expand their business processes with an automated solution customized for their needs. Our highly skilled team can create a compliant workflow, using Lean Six Sigma methodologies, to identify operational efficiencies and cost savings for our customers. We take pride in our expertise, certifications, security clearances and knowledge which reflect a highly capable organization of individuals that are dynamic, efficient, innovative and compliant.
Revere Industries, LLC manufactures and markets custom-engineered plastic and metal components for the aerospace, automotive, appliance, food packaging, lawn and garden, HVAC, military, and related markets. The company offers custom plastic injection molded parts and custom-engineered powdered metal components, including pulleys and bearings, latch bolts, cam caps, ring gears, gears and cams, and valve plates. The company also serves commercial vehicles, electronics, construction, industrial, security, fluid power and power transmission, and consumer products markets. Revere Industries, LLC was founded in 2005 and is based in Westfield, Indiana. The company has manufacturing and technical facilities in Clyde, Ohio; Jeffersonville and Westfield, Indiana; Poplar Bluff, Missouri; Ridgway and St. Marys, Pennsylvania; St. Joseph, Miami; and Brampton, Canada.
Devon Energy Corporation, an independent energy company, primarily engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It operates approximately 3,955 gross wells. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

V Telecom Investment SCA

V Telecom Investment SCA was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Luxembourg.
EuroDry Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates drybulk carriers that transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains; and minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. As of March 31, 2020, it operated a fleet of seven drybulk vessels, including four Panamax drybulk carriers, one Ultramax drybulk carrier, and two Kamsarmax carriers with a cargo capacity of 528,931 deadweight tons. EuroDry Ltd. was founded in 2018 and is based in Maroussi, Greece.
DeepOcean Group Holding BV is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Conergy Asia & ME Pte. Ltd. develops, designs, and operates solar power plants for commercial and industrial applications. The company was formerly known as Conergy Renewable Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. Conergy Asia & ME Pte. Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Singapore. The company has a representative office in the Philippines and satellite offices in Australia, Japan, and Thailand. Conergy Asia & ME Pte. Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited
Encompass Digital Media, Inc. designs, implements, and operates reliable video solutions that capture, process, and deliver clients’ video and audio content. It offers solutions in the areas of channel playout; content management; disaster recovery; central casting for TV stations; digital media services; digital file transfers via satellite, fiber and IP; video production services/studios; post-production services; and occasional-use businesses. Encompass Digital Media, Inc. was formerly known as Broadcast Facilities, Inc. and changed its name to Encompass Digital Media, Inc. in July 2010. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia with additional locations in London and Woofferton, United Kingdom; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Los Angeles, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; Singapore; Stamford, Connecticut; and Riga, Latvia.
Novasep Holding SAS provides molecule production and purification services for the life science and chemical industries. It offers development and contract manufacturing (CMO) services, process engineering, supply of equipment, and related services to agrochemicals, biopharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, fermentation and chemical commodities, food ingredients, functional ingredients, and pharmaceuticals markets. Novasep Holding SAS was formerly known as Financiere Ginova S.A.S. and changed its name to Novasep Holding SAS in January 2007. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Lyon, France.

SoundCloud

Debt Financing in 2016
SoundCloud, launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, lets people discover and enjoy the largest selection of music from the world’s most diverse creator community. This is made possible by an open platform that directly connects creators and their fans across the globe. Sound creators can use the platform to instantly record, upload and share sounds across the internet, as well as receive detailed stats and feedback from the SoundCloud community.

Globecomm Systems Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Globecomm Systems Inc. provides satellite-based managed network solutions to government, communications service providers, commercial enterprises, and media and content broadcasters in the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates network operation centers (NOC), which monitor customer networks; provide help desk services; respond to customer inquiries; and initiate services, as well as assists its customers in troubleshooting and problem resolution. It also offers access product line that enables data, voice, and video transport services; hosted service application products; and professional services, including advisory and consulting services. In addition, the company provides life cycle support services comprising field installation, network monitoring, help desk, and maintenance services; and infrastructure solutions, such as design, engineering, and installation of ground segment systems and networks, which are used in communications and media delivery networks. Further, it offers fixed satellite terminals under the Summit brand; transportable satellite terminals under the Explorer brand; and network management systems to networks under the AxxSys brand name, as well as systems design and integration products. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York. As of December 11, 2013, Globecomm Systems Inc. was taken private. As of December 14, 2018, Globecomm Systems Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SpeedCast International Limited.

Mesa Air Group

Debt Financing in 2014
Mesa Air Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Mesa Airlines, Inc. that provides regional air carrier services under capacity purchase agreements with the American Airlines and the United Airlines. As of September 30, 2020, it operated a fleet of 146 aircraft with approximately 373 daily departures to 102 cities in the United States and Mexico. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Blueleaf Energy

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Conergy Asia & ME Pte. Ltd. develops, designs, and operates solar power plants for commercial and industrial applications. The company was formerly known as Conergy Renewable Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. Conergy Asia & ME Pte. Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in Singapore. The company has a representative office in the Philippines and satellite offices in Australia, Japan, and Thailand. Conergy Asia & ME Pte. Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited