Julian D. Alexander

Weston Presidio invests in lower middle market growth companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on consumer, industrial growth and business services sectors. It participates in growth financing, recapitalization and MBO transactions with an investment size of USD 10 - 50 million. It also acquires minority stakes.

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MLGP's objective is to generate long-term capital gains, with a primary focus on control-oriented investments in equity, equity-related and similar securities with equity-like returns. Investments typically range in size from $250 million to $750 million, with the flexibility to commit to larger or smaller investments. MLGP makes investments globally, with a primary emphasis on the world's largest economies, including the US, Europe, Japan, China, India, Latin America and Australia, taking a multi-sector approach to identifying attractive investment opportunities. They target investments in high quality, established companies that are recognized brands with industry or regional leadership, defensible market positions, strong cash flow characteristics and seasoned management. They combine comprehensive regional and industry-based in-depth analyses with global approval and management processes. Their approach combines an intensive, bottom-up evaluation process including gaining a detailed understanding of a potential portfolio company's value drivers, management capabilities, cost structure, cash flow characteristics, market position and competitive advantages with a top-down analysis of the attractiveness, growth potential and underlying economics of the industry, competitive environment and exit alternatives. When making an investment, MLGPE takes a control-oriented approach and seeks to structure transactions to ensure the ability to influence critical decisions for a portfolio company, particularly as it relates to specific value-added initiatives. A key element of their transaction negotiation with partners and management centers on contractual rights and board representation that facilitate input into key decisions such as management changes, expansion plans, acquisitions, budgets, debt and equity financings and new initiatives. MLGP implements value creation initiatives such as organic growth alternatives, acquisitions and other strategic initiatives, business rationalization and operational improvements and capital structure improvements in partnership with portfolio company management. They are actively involved in significant portfolio company decisions, including those relating to potential acquisitions, expansion plans, debt and equity financings, changes in senior management and new business initiatives.

BAML Capital Partners focuses on investments in high-quality, market-leading companies in a variety of sectors including: (1) consumer products and retail (2) energy and power (3) financial services (4) healthcare (5) industrials (6) information technology and business services (7) media and entertainment and (8) telecommunications. The firm looks for companies with experienced management teams, sustainable competitive advantages and realistic exit opportunities within 3 to 7 years. BAML does not invest in real estate, project finance, early-stage companies or turnaround situations. The firm looks for opportunities with an enterprise value of $50 million to over $5 billion. Investments typically range from $50 million to $200 million or more. Investments are generally structured as equity or equity-linked securities. BAML participates in MBOs, LBOs, recapitalizations, growth financings and other situations requiring private equity or equity-linked junior capital.