About

Stewarding approximately $14.1 Billion of Institutional Capital
Through Structured Private Equity

Founded in Los Angeles in 1984 by Co‑Founders Arthur E. Levine and Lauren B. Leichtman, LLCP is an established middle market private equity firm with nearly four decades of successful U.S. and European Structured Private Equity investing.

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The firm has a global presence with additional offices in New York, Chicago, Charlotte and Miami in the U.S. and London, The Hague, Stockholm and Frankfurt in Europe. The team currently consists of 80 employees, including 44 dedicated investment professionals.

LLCP invests in non-cyclical, less-correlated to GDP sectors through one Structured Private Equity investment strategy with three dedicated platforms:
Flagship Platforms
Middle market Structured Private Equity
Primarily U.S. companies with revenue of approximately $50M to $250M
Lower Middle Market Platforms
Lower middle market Structured Private Equity
Primarily U.S. companies with less than $50M of revenue
Europe Platforms
Lower middle market Structured Private Equity
Primarily European companies with revenue of approximately >€25M
Our History
1984
LLCP founded in Los Angeles, California
1994
Fund Close: Fund I
1999
Fund Close: Fund II
2004
Fund Close: Fund III
2005
Chicago office established
2007
New York office established
2009
Fund Close: Fund IV
2011
London office established
2011
Fund Close: Lower Middle Market Fund I
2014
Fund Close: Europe I
2014
Fund Close: Fund V
2015
The Hague office established
2016
Fund Close: Lower Middle Market Fund II
2018
Charlotte office established
2018
Fund Close: Fund VI
2019
Stockholm office established
2020
Miami office established
2020
Surpassed $11.0 billion cumulative AUM
2020
Fund Close: Europe II
2021
Fund Close: LMM III
1984
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2015
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2019
2020
2021
To date, LLCP has managed approximately $14.1 billion of capital on behalf of a global Limited Partner base of over 175 institutions.