Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC Employee Directory
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC is a global middle-market private equity firm that invests across sectors such as Business Services, Franchising and multi-unit, Education and Training, and Engineered Products and Manufacturing. It uses a Structured Private Equity approach, blending debt and equity to provide growth capital in a highly tailored, flexible investment structure that can be an alternative to traditional private equity. Since its founding, LLCP and its affiliates have managed about $18.3 billion across nearly 20 funds and invested in roughly 120 portfolio companies. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, the firm maintains a global footprint with offices in major U.S. and European cities and is led by nine partners who have worked at LLCP for an average of about 20 years. The organization currently oversees roughly $12.6 billion of assets, and a notable 2026 development was the appointment of James Smith as Managing Director in the Investment Management group.