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Year Founded: 1989

AUM: $70B | Dry Powder: $24.2B

11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90025, US

Founded in 1989, Leonard Green & Partners is a private equity investment firm that focuses on companies providing services such as consumer, healthcare, and business services, as well as retail, distribution, and industrial sectors

Key Contacts

  • Cody Franklin

    Partner & Chief Financial Officer

  • John Danhakl

    Managing Partner

  • Jonathan Seiffer

    Senior Partner

Investment Preferences

  • Preferred Industries

    Commercial Products, Commercial Services, Consumer Durables, Consumer Non-Durables, Healthcare Devices and Supplies, Healthcare Services, Healthcare Technology Systems, Other Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Retail, Services (Non-Financial)

  • Geographical Preference

    N/A

  • Preferred Deal Types

    Buyout/LBO, Debt – General, PE Growth/Expansion, Recapitalization

  • Other Investment Preferences

    Prefers majority stake, Seeks ESG investments, Will syndicate

Investments By Year

Source: Pitchbook

Funds Closed

Green Equity Investors CF II
Vintage: 2022

Size: $NA

Dry Powder: NA 

Details: Buyout fund focused on investments in the US

Green Equity Investors IX
Vintage: 2022

Size: $14.7B

Dry Powder: $14.7B

Details: The fund primarily focuses on consumer, healthcare and business services

Jade Equity Investors II
Vintage: 2022

Size: $3.6B

Dry Powder: $3.6B

Details: Buyout fund located in Los Angeles, California and managed by Leonard Green & Partners

Investments By Industry

Investments By Region

Source: Pitchbook

Key Investments

In October 2022, ECi Software Solutions, via its financial sponsor Leonard Green & Partners and Apax Partners, acquired ES Tech Group for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will expand ECi Software Solutions’ existing e- commerce portfolio, allowing it to expand into new markets. ES Tech Group is a UK-based B2B eCommerce software and services company, serving SME manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers

In March 2022, Pace Analytical Services, via its financial sponsors Leonard Green & Partners, Golub Capital BDC, Aurora Capital Partners and Barton Technology Ventures, acquired EnviroTest Laboratories, a provider of environmental testing services, for an undisclosed amount

In March 2022, Pace Analytical Services, via its financial sponsors Leonard Green & Partners, Golub Capital BDC, Barton Technology Ventures, and Aurora Capital Partners, acquired HydroTechnologies for an undisclosed sum. HydroTechnologies provides environmental testing services and is based in New Milford, Connecticut

In January 2022, Leonard Green & Partners acquired a controlling stake in Pace Analytical Services, a provider of analytical testing and related outsourced scientific solutions to the life sciences industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed

In January 2022, DB Ventures, an operator of a celebrity management company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Authentic Brands Group, via its financial sponsors BlackRock Private Equity Partners, General Atlantic, Leonard Green & Partners, Lion Capital and Jasper Ridge Partners, for £200 million LBO

In August 2021, The heritage brands business of PVH, an apparel store retailer was acquired by Authentic Brands Group, via its financial sponsors BlackRock Private Equity Partners, General Atlantic, Leonard Green & Partners, Lion Capital and Jasper Ridge Partners, through a $223 million LBO

In July 2021, Intrinsic Imaging, a provider of medical imaging service was acquired by WIRB-Copernicus Group, via its financial sponsors Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), Novo Holdings, Leonard Green & Partners and Arsenal Capital Partners, through a $80 million LBO

In December 2020, ClearChoice, an operator of dental treatment centers was acquired by Aspen Dental Management, via its financial sponsors Ares Private Equity Group, American Securities, Candescent Partners and Leonard Green & Partners, through an estimated $1.1 billion LBO

Other Details

Founded in 1989 and based in Los Angeles, California, Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. is a leading private equity investment firm with approximately $70 billion of assets under management. Since its inception, the company has invested in over 120 companies in the form of traditional buyouts, going-private transactions, recapitalizations, growth equity, and selective public equity and debt positions. The firm primarily focuses on companies providing services, including consumer, business, and healthcare services, as well as retail, distribution, and industrials.

The firm’s recent open fund, Jade SA Coinvest, is a co-investment fund managed by Leonard Green & Partners. The fund is located in Los Angeles, California.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ACE & Company, AerSale, AlpInvest Partners, American Funds Insurance Series, aPriori Capital Partners, Ares Credit Group, Ares Management, British Columbia Investment Management, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Gannett Company, Hellman & Friedman, Juggernaut Capital Partners, Ridgemont Equity Partners, SRS Distribution, TPG, York Street Capital Partners are some of the co-investors who invest alongside Leonard Green Partners.

Source: Pitchbook, Company Website, Press Release