Littlejohn & Co.
Overview
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm focused on leveraged buyout
Leveraged buyout
A leveraged buyout occurs when an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage...
transactions, leveraged recapitalization
Leveraged recapitalization
In corporate finance, a leveraged recapitalization is a change of the capital structure of a company, a substitution of equity for debt —e.g. by issuing bonds to raise money, and using that money to buy the company's stock or to pay dividends...
s of middle-market companies and distressed securities
Distressed securities
Distressed securities are securities of companies or government entities that are either already in default, under bankruptcy protection, or in distress and heading toward such a condition. The most common distressed securities are bonds and bank debt...
. The firm focuses on companies requiring an operational turnaround particularly in a variety of industrial and service sectors.
The firm is based in Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
and was founded in 1996 by Angus C. Littlejohn Jr.
In 1996, Angus Littlejohn resigned from Joseph Littlejohn & Levy
JLL Partners
JLL Partners is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions and leveraged recapitalizations of middle-market companies. The firm is headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1987...
(today known as JLL Partners
JLL Partners
JLL Partners is an American private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions and leveraged recapitalizations of middle-market companies. The firm is headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1987...
) to form a new private investment firm, Littlejohn & Co.
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James Cameron (journalist)|James Cameron, in Cameron Country, broadcast on BBC TV, July 12, 1969.