Clearlake Capital Announces New Senior Hires, With a Focus on Bolstering O.P.S.® Team Firm Also Announces Senior-Level Promotions Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies, today announced several senior-level additions to the Clearlake team that particularly bolster the Firm’s O.P.S.® group focused on operations, people and strategy. “Having the right team in place is critical to driving the Firm’s continued growth and global operational reach, and Clearlake is proud to welcome a group of accomplished senior executives while also promoting our talent from within,” said José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clearlake. “As today’s acquisition of MV Credit illustrates, Clearlake is focused on broadening our global capabilities to better serve our investors, and we will continue to add the best talent and resources as we expand.” “We’re proud of the multifaceted team we’ve built, who possess the expertise needed to develop and deploy flexible and creative investment solutions, while managing risk, in today’s dynamic market,” said Behdad Eghbali, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clearlake. “We welcome our new team members and congratulate our long-tenured senior executives on their well-deserved promotions.” https://ow.ly/Cqeo50TevZW Newest additions to the O.P.S.® Team: David Beeston, Karina Sobieski, Madison Steinberg, David Neiman, Rishika Chandrupatla, Cassandra Kays Recent new additions: Naveen Shahani, John C Curran, Mohamed El Fassi, Chris Cooper, David Jacobs Congratulations on their Promotions: Sean Courtney, Dilshat Erkin, Ben Kruger, Kelvin Chang, Marcelia Freeman, and John F. Cannon #privateequity #investment #O.P.S. #Credit
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Founded in 2006, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with experienced management teams by providing patient, long term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake’s operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $80 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 300 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK, Dublin, Ireland and Singapore. More information is available at www.clearlake.com and on Twitter @Clearlake.
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- Financial Services
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- 51-200 employees
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- Santa Monica, CA
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- 2006
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Clearlake Capital to Acquire MV Credit from Natixis Investment Managers, Expanding its Private Credit and Loan Origination Capabilities Worldwide MV Credit will Significantly Enhance Clearlake’s Capabilities in Direct Lending and Private Credit to Sponsors and Other Clients MV Credit Acquisition will Bring Clearlake’s AUM to Over $90 Billion and Clearlake Credit AUM to Over $28 Billion Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies, today announced that it has agreed to acquire MV Credit, a pan-European private credit specialist, from Natixis Investment Managers. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. https://ow.ly/1wu750TcONj #credit #privateequity #investment
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If you’re heading to IPEM Paris, don’t miss the panel on September 11 at 15:00. Clearlake’s Fred Ebrahemi will join fellow panelists Sarah Farrell, Allstate, and Charles F., Edmond de Rothschild, and moderator William Barrett, CAIA, Reach Capital, to look at the short term structural shifts and long-term regulatory changes impacting the industry today. And don’t forget to connect with other members of the Clearlake team who’ll also be at IPEM – Patrick Gilligan, Marcelia Freeman, Ayman Ahmed and Raisa Johnston, CFA. Si vous vous dirigez vers IPEM Paris, ne manquez pas le panel, Réformer le private equity pour le faire passer au niveau supérieur, le 11 septembre à 15:00. @Fred Ebrahemi de Clearlake rejoindra les autres panélistes Sarah Farrell d'Allstate et Charles Foucard d'Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, ainsi que le modérateur William Barrett de Reach Capital, pour discuter des évolutions structurelles à court terme et des changements réglementaires à long terme qui impactent actuellement le secteur. Et ne manquez l’occasion de rencontrer d'autres membres de l'équipe Clearlake qui seront également présents à IPEM – Patrick Gilligan, Marcelia Freeman, Ayman Ahmed and Raisa Johnston, CFA. #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #InvestorRelations #Networking #Global #IPEMParis2024 https://lnkd.in/dhJ9ixXS
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Pretium Packaging, L.L.C. a full-service designer and producer of sustainable packaging solutions for specialized applications, today announced that James Rooney will join Pretium as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. acquired Pretium in January 2020. Mr. Rooney’s industry knowledge and experience complement Pretium’s mission to drive strategic growth and operational excellence. He brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the packaging industry, with a proven track record of strategic growth, manufacturing excellence, and customer-centric focus. Prior to joining Pretium, he served as the CEO of DazPak Flexible Packaging, where he led the integration of six businesses, streamlined operations, and built a high performing commercial organization. Prior to this role, Mr. Rooney led ALPLA Group Corporation’s North American business and held various leadership roles at O-I Illinois and Amcor. “We are thrilled to welcome James to the Pretium executive team. He brings decades of packaging experience as well as a vision that complements Pretium’s service- and sustainability-oriented strategy, and his operating experience aligns well with Clearlake’s O.P.S.® approach,” said José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Arta Tabaee, Partner and Managing Director, at Clearlake. “Pretium is positioned to accelerate its growth and enhance its foundation of operational excellence under James, and we look forward to a successful partnership.” #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #Leadership #SustainablePackaging #Growth #PackagingIdeasIntoYourSolutions https://lnkd.in/gXrHzb4b
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SoLa Impact is hosting In My Dream Backyard, a day devoted to discussing ways to spur private capital investment to solve Los Angeles’ critical need for affordable housing units. Clearlake’s José E. Feliciano will be a keynote speaker at the September 18 event and will be joined by fellow keynotes Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and CalSTRS Investment Director of Real Estate Julie Donegan (she/her). #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #Leadership #CommunityImpact #LA #AffordableHousing #DoingWellByDoingGood To learn more about In My Dream Backyard and to purchase tickets, please visit: bit.ly/3M8Cqys
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BBB Industries, LLC, a leading sustainable manufacturer serving the automotive, industrial, energy storage, and solar markets, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., announced today it has completed its acquisition of All Star Auto Parts. All Star is a growth-oriented provider of alternative automotive replacement parts including both remanufactured OEM and aftermarket lights and wheels. All Star primarily focuses on the U.S. collision repair channel, which it serves through its nationwide distribution network. "All Star will strengthen our electronics offering and will allow us to provide additional product and service options to our customers. We are thrilled to welcome the All Star team to BBB," said Duncan Gillis, BBB’s CEO. "Our goal is to continue to spread the power of sustainable manufacturing at scale to deliver even greater value to the markets we serve, and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead.” https://lnkd.in/dG9ZyyHw #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #Growth #SustainableManufacturer #Automotive #CollisionRepair #AllStar #BBB
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PrimeSource Building Products, a North American provider of specialty branded residential building products backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., announced today that it has acquired Cobra Anchors a provider of branded hollow-wall, universal, and masonry anchors. The transaction is PrimeSource Brands’ fifth acquisition since partnering with Clearlake in December 2020. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Cobra offers a portfolio of over 1,000 SKUs focused on hollow-wall, universal and masonry anchors. The combination with Cobra enhances the PrimeSource Brands portfolio of branded products and expands the Company's reach into the home center, lumberyard and specialty retail channels. "In partnership with the PrimeSource Brands team, we continue to deploy our O.P.S.® playbook to capitalize on the Company's footprint and logistics network and channel reach by expanding the branded product portfolio across residential building product applications,” said José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Colin Leonard, Partner, of Clearlake. “We look forward to continuing our exciting growth trajectory with both organic and acquisition initiatives going forward." #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #Growth #BuildingMaterials #PrimeSourceBuildingProducts #CobraAnchors https://lnkd.in/gtG8biNM
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DigiCert a leading global provider of digital trust backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Crosspoint Capital Partners L.P., and TA Associates Management L.P., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vercara from Golden Gate Capital and GIC Vercara is a leading provider of cloud-based services that secure the online experience, including managed Authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) security offerings that protect organizations’ networks and applications. The acquisition will expand DigiCert’s capabilities to protect organizations of all sizes from the growing number of cyberattacks organizations experience each day. “This strategic acquisition represents an important milestone in our growth vision for DigiCert,” said Prashant Mehrotra, Partner at Clearlake. “Vercara further strengthens the technology DigiCert provides its customers to protect against an increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threat environment, and we believe this additional product offering will accelerate DigiCert’s leadership position in digital trust.” #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #Growth #DigitalTrust #CyberSecurity https://lnkd.in/grZTyK5T
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Clearlake welcomed Vincent V. of Pepperdine University this summer, as part of the 2024 cohort of Jeff Ubben Posse Fellows. Clearlake Co-Founder and Managing Partner José E. Feliciano served as a mentor to Vincent during his fellowship, and we wish Vincent the best as he continues his studies and pursues a career in finance. The Clearlake Impact Initiative is a proud supporter of The Posse Foundation, with Clearlake Partner and Managing Director Arta Tabaee serving on its national board of directors. Since its inception, The Posse Foundation has identified, recruited and trained more than 13,000 public high school students with extraordinary leadership and academic potential, which has led to more than $2.24 billion in scholarships from Posse’s partner colleges. Each year, five outstanding sophomore Posse scholars are selected for prestigious internships hosted by some of the nation’s foremost leaders in their fields. #PrivateEquity #Investment #Acquisition #Leadership #Education #ScholarsInAction #Posse https://bit.ly/46GoOEg
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Thank you, José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group for sharing your inspiring career journey and advice with us during your fireside chat with Moelis’s Co-President and Co-Founder, Jeff Raich.
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