Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Promotes Aaron Perlmutter to Head of Corporate Finance

LOS ANGELES, October 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- We are very pleased to announce that Aaron Perlmutter has been promoted to head the Firm's Corporate Finance Group.  Aaron joined LLCP in 2003 and became a General Partner in 2012.  This promotion reflects his continued advancement in the Firm consistent with his excellent performance.  Mr. Perlmutter has shown outstanding leadership qualities in managing the Corporate Finance Group and has demonstrated extensive expertise in analyzing middle market investments, business due diligence and post-investment monitoring.  For the past several years, Mr. Perlmutter has led the Corporate Finance Group with Kimberly Pollack.  Ms. Pollack has resigned to spend more time with her family.  Ms. Pollack will remain on the board of directors of her portfolio companies and serve as a strategic advisor to the Firm.

Mr. Frankel joined Levine Leichtman Capital Partners as a Director in 2010.  Since that time, Mr. Frankel has led the Firm in several successful transactions including the sale of Luminator Technology Group and a recent recapitalization of Tronair.  Mr. Frankel will continue to monitor LLCP portfolio companies as well as be responsible for deal execution, due diligence and analysis of new investment opportunities. Prior to joining LLCP, Mr. Frankel was a Vice President with American Capital, a publicly-traded leveraged buyout and mezzanine fund.

Mr. Schwartz joined Levine Leichtman Capital Partners as a Director in 2011. Since that time, Mr. Schwartz has led the Firm in several successful transactions including the sale of Santa Cruz Nutritionals and the recent recapitalizations of McKenzie Products and Pacific World.   Mr. Schwartz will continue to monitor LLCP portfolio companies as well as be responsible for deal execution, due diligence and analysis of new investment opportunities. Prior to joining LLCP, Mr. Schwartz was a Vice President at Liberty Partners, a middle-market private equity fund in New York. 

About Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is a Los Angeles, California-based investment firm that manages approximately $7.0 billion of institutional investment capital through private equity partnerships, various debt and leveraged loan funds. LLCP is currently making new investments through Levine Leichtman Capital Partners V, L.P., Levine Leichtman Capital Partners SBIC Fund, L.P., and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Private Capital Solutions, L.P. Prior investments by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners include Santa Cruz Nutritionals, CiCi's Pizza, Hackney Ladish, Jon Douglas Real Estate Group, and Luminator Technology Group.

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