David Miller

H.I.G Capital invests in mid-market companies located in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Middle East with an enterprise value of USD 50 - 1000 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare, technology and manufacturing sectors. It provides financing for acquisitions, corporate divestitures, MBOs, industry consolidations, recapitalizations, turnarounds, public to private and growth stage capital requirements. The firm acquires controlling and minority interests.

Goense Bounds & Partners (GBP) focuses on investments in the building materials and services, consumer products and business services sectors. In the building material and services sector, the firm focuses on residential single-family new construction, contractors serving homebuilders, remodeling companies and manufacturers of value-added products for new construction and remodeling. Within the consumer products sector, GBP invests in hard goods sold primarily through high-growth big box retailers. Their business services investments focus on human resource outsourcing, market research, marketing services, equipment and data management. GBP may also invest in the specialty manufacturing sector. The firm invests in companies located in the US and Canada. GBP specializes in middle-market acquisitions and industry consolidations. They make substantial equity investments in each company and provide additional capital to finance acquisitions and internal growth. The firm invests primarily in privately-held companies and in the subsidiaries and divisions of larger companies. GBP looks for companies with operating profit margins of 10% or more and EBITDA greater than $5 million. Platform companies should be able to exceed $5 million in EBITDA within 12 months. There are no size requirements for add-on acquisitions. Investments typically range from $10 million to $30 million with additional capital available through GBP's limited partners. The firm prefers to make controlling investments and to be the lead investor. They also consider minority investments. Investments may be structured as common stock and preferred stock. GBP seeks to take a seat on their portfolio companies' boards of directors. Their investment horizon in 4 to 7 years.

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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners invests in lower and middle market companies located in the United States with revenues of less than USD 50 million for lower market, revenues of USD 50 - 250 million for middle market, and Europe with revenues of less than EUR 25 million. The fund focuses on companies with operations in the fields of business services, education & training, franchising & multi unit and engineered products. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for acquisitions and growth capital requirements. The fund acquires non controlling positions and makes follow-on investments.

Relativity Capital invests in private companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in LBOs and distressed acquisitions.

Provides brokerage services

Functions as a College/University